Doctor-turned-politician Shin Hyun-young (Opposition) says, "Maintaining golden time at Itaewon site is difficult... Preventive measures needed"
Doctor-turned-politician Shin Hyun-young: "Maintaining the golden time at the Itaewon site was difficult"
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[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] Shin Hyun-young, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, said on the 31st regarding the Itaewon disaster that caused a large number of casualties, "It is difficult to resuscitate in large-scale crush accidents, so there is a regret that the government should have had measures focused on prevention."
In an interview with TBS Radio's 'Kim Eo-jun's News Factory' on the morning of the same day, Shin said, "It is very difficult to maintain the golden time when such a large-scale crush accident occurs." Shin had provided medical support at the Itaewon accident site as part of the Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) in the early hours of the 30th.
Shin said, "Most golden times are known to be about 4 minutes," adding, "Access to the site was difficult, and it took considerable time to secure passageways or remove people who were trapped. Most experts on site and emergency responders testified that 'traumatic cardiac arrest due to asphyxiation had already occurred, so there were not many people with a chance of resuscitation.'"
He explained, "The problem was that there were numerous people in a narrow alley, and the crush incident happened suddenly in a short time," adding, "At that time, a large number of people were trapped, and because they were not rescued quickly, the number of deaths increased sharply."
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He also pointed out regrets regarding the roles of the police and local governments. He mentioned, "Looking at the accident site, there were limitations in accessibility due to narrow alleys, and there was no visible pre-control system or role of the police, so there are regrets about the role of local governments in these aspects."
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