Gwangju Bukbu Fire Department Conducts Tactical Training Evaluation for Paramedics

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Gwangju Northern Fire Station will conduct the second half tactical training evaluation for paramedics three times starting from the 3rd.

The paramedic tactical training evaluation is a firefighting tactical assessment conducted twice a year, in the first and second halves, targeting paramedics to strengthen specialized emergency treatment capabilities at emergency sites and provide better emergency medical services.

This second half evaluation will be conducted in teams, and the evaluation item is smart medical guidance for cardiac arrest patients.

The golden time for cardiac arrest patients refers to within 4 minutes after cardiac arrest occurs; after 4 minutes, brain damage begins, and after about 10 minutes, irreversible damage occurs.

To prevent such damage, oxygen must be supplied quickly to the brain and heart through cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other methods.

Smart medical guidance is an active and professional treatment activity that transmits real-time on-site situations to doctors at base hospitals via video calls on smartphones, etc., to increase the survival rate of cardiac arrest patients by receiving specialized medical guidance and administering drugs.

Joo Sun-mi, head of the 119 Disaster Response Division, said, “Paramedics are doing their best to improve their specialized emergency treatment capabilities for citizens through continuous education and training based on feedback after tactical training evaluations and to provide the best emergency medical services.”

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