Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters Life Keeper Team, Training Like Real Combat!

Simulated Training for Cardiac Arrest Patient Scenarios

The 119 ambulance team of the Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters is performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation using an Ambu bag on a cardiac arrest patient during a simulation training. [Image source=Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Gyeongnam Fire Headquarters conducted a simulated training for cardiac arrest patients targeting 200 teams and 959 members of the Life Keeper Teams in the province from November 22 to the 23rd of this month.

The Life Keeper Teams are citizen-participation emergency response teams created to increase the survival rate of cardiac arrest patients by using automated external defibrillators (AEDs) before the arrival of the 119 ambulance team.

Gyeongnam Province forms teams of up to six members in apartment complexes or villages equipped with AEDs, operating a total of 200 teams by adding 100 teams this year to the initial 100 teams started in 2021.

According to the Gyeongnam Headquarters, this training was conducted to prepare for the winter season when cardiac arrest cases increase, to promote the use of AED-based cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), to enhance the effectiveness of Life Keeper Team operations, and to strengthen their capabilities.

The training proceeded in the following order: ▲119 comprehensive situation room receives cardiac arrest patient report ▲Life Keeper Teams receive SMS messages via the 119 field information sharing portal ▲Life Keeper Teams equipped with AEDs dispatch to the scene ▲CPR using AED is performed until the 119 ambulance team arrives ▲Patient condition and emergency treatment details are handed over after the 119 ambulance team arrives.

Chief Kim Jonggeun stated, “Rapid CPR by witnesses or first responders within the golden time can reduce brain damage in cardiac arrest patients and ultimately save lives. We will strive to increase the survival rate of cardiac arrest patients through active cooperation with the Life Keeper Teams and also promote and expand CPR education for first responders.”

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