"Safe and Secure Store" Emart Conducts CPR and Safety Training

CPR and Heimlich Maneuver Training for Executives and Supervisors
Emergency First Aid Training for All Employees, Deployment of 260 Automated External Defibrillators

Emart headquarters executives, including President Kang Hee-seok (first on the right), are receiving CPR training on the 10th (Photo by Emart).

Emart will conduct first aid education and training for headquarters executives and supervisors (team leaders).

Emart announced on the 10th that it will provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and Heimlich maneuver education and training for headquarters executives and team leaders until the 17th.

Emart stated, "This training is organized under the principle that the safety of customers and employees is the top priority, aiming to establish a safe shopping and working environment," adding, "The goal is to improve the ability to respond to emergencies such as acute cardiac arrest."

Recently, with the aging population, the number of acute cardiac arrest patients has increased, raising the importance of CPR. According to the '2021 Acute Cardiac Arrest Survey' conducted by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the incidence rate of acute cardiac arrest in Korea in 2021 was 64.7 per 100,000 people, marking a record high. In particular, the incidence rate increased with age: 199.2 per 100,000 for those in their 70s and 513.5 for those aged 80 and above.

Accordingly, the importance of CPR is also growing. When CPR was performed by laypersons, the survival rate of acute cardiac arrest patients was 11.6% in 2021, more than twice as high as the 5.3% survival rate when CPR was not performed.

Recognizing the importance of CPR, Emart has installed 260 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) across 170 business sites. CPR education is provided not only to Emart store employees but also to partner company workers employed at Emart. Emart educates all employees at least twice a year on how to respond to emergency patients and how to use emergency equipment. For CPR training, practice tools similar to human models are provided at each store, and internal training is conducted. This is to ensure that all employees working at Emart acquire CPR skills and can promptly assist emergency patients in case of acute cardiac arrest.

An Emart official said, "We will continue to do our best to improve our ability to respond to safety crisis situations and create a safer Emart."

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