Incheon Yeonsu-gu, 179 Cardiac Arrest Cases in 2021... Activation of CPR Training

by Park Haesook

Published 06 Mar.2023 10:09(KST)

Yeonsu-gu, Incheon announced on the 6th that it will promulgate and enforce the "Ordinance on the Activation of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Education and Emergency Medical Support" to establish an emergency medical support system to protect the lives and health of residents.

According to the Acute Cardiac Arrest survey by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, the number of acute cardiac arrest cases has been steadily increasing, and the number of cardiac arrest patients in Yeonsu-gu reached 179 in 2021, the highest figure in the past seven years.

In addition, the number of cases where laypersons (excluding paramedics and medical personnel) perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (AED, CPR) on acute cardiac arrest patients has been increasing annually, and the survival rate when CPR is performed has been found to have approximately doubled.

Especially following the Itaewon tragedy last year, there has been growing social demand for the expansion of automated external defibrillator installation and strengthening of CPR capabilities.

Accordingly, Yeonsu-gu enacted the "Ordinance on the Activation of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Education and Emergency Medical Support," which focuses on expanding support for AED installation and management, promoting emergency treatment education such as CPR, and conducting publicity activities to raise awareness of the necessity of emergency medical care.

With the enforcement of the ordinance, the district plans to accelerate the creation of an emergency medical environment capable of rapid and immediate response in all emergency situations by activating CPR education for residents.

A Yeonsu-gu official urged, "Please actively participate in emergency treatment education such as CPR to protect the golden time of the precious lives of family and friends in emergency situations."