[Itaewon Tragedy] "Fourth Cardiac Arrest Patient Arrived" Vlog Posted by 'Crazy' Nurse

Controversy Over Filming Emergency Treatment of Itaewon Accident Patients
Working at Major Seoul General Hospital... Video and Channel Now Set to Private

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyunjung] A current nurse at a major general hospital in Seoul is causing controversy for filming videos of the victims who died or were injured in the Itaewon crush accident in the emergency room and uploading them to her YouTube channel.

According to a report by Chosun.com on the 30th, Nurse A uploaded vlogs (a combination of 'video' and 'blog,' referring to video content capturing one's daily life) to YouTube every time a patient was transported to the emergency room. She showed the medical staff, including herself, performing emergency treatment while saying things like, "This is already the fourth patient in cardiac arrest" and "It's very unfortunate that we couldn't save them." Moreover, she even added subtitles of her remarks at the bottom of the videos.

Nurse A's videos sparked outrage among netizens. The fact that a nurse, who deals with life and death in an urgent situation, filmed videos during work at the workplace was already shocking, but people heavily criticized her professional and ethical awareness for even editing the videos by adding subtitles.

Viewers of the videos expressed anger, saying things like, "Don't they think about the victims' families?" and "Did she really have the presence of mind to edit and upload videos in such a situation?" Some even said, "I will report her to the hospital where she works" and "I will post a review after reporting to the hospital." Along with this, so-called 'doxxing' was carried out to find out the name of the hospital where the nurse works, as well as the nurse's name and gender.

As the situation worsened, Nurse A made both the videos and her channel private at noon on the 30th. Meanwhile, when Chosun.com called the hospital known to be Nurse A's workplace for confirmation, they received an answer that she is indeed a nurse employed at the hospital. When asked about the circumstances under which she took down the videos and whether disciplinary action would be taken, the hospital stated, "It was her own decision to take down the videos, not a hospital request," and added, "No decision has been made regarding disciplinary action."

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