'1-Minute Miracle' Public Officials Save Collapsed Civil Petitioners with CPR

An Octogenarian Collapses at Wolsan 4-dong Center, Nam-gu, Gwangju

CPR Administered Immediately After 119 Call... Breathing Restored

"Even in the moment of great shock, I only thought about doing something immediately to save him."

At the Wolsan 4-dong Administrative Welfare Center in Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, public officials immediately performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation when an man in his 80s collapsed on the afternoon of the 8th.
[Photo by Nam-gu, Gwangju]

Civil servants saved an elderly man in his 80s who collapsed while walking to take a number ticket at an administrative welfare center in Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, by performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

According to Nam-gu on the 8th, at around 3:20 p.m. that day, citizen Oh (82), who had come to the Wolsan 4-dong Administrative Welfare Center in Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City to issue a family relation certificate, suddenly lost consciousness and collapsed.

When Mr. Oh fell with a 'thud' sound, the civil servants immediately stood up without hesitation and checked his condition. It was a tense situation as his breathing was barely detectable.

Han Ho-gyeong and Yoon Seon-mi, officials who were assisting civil complaints right in front, immediately called 119 and took turns performing CPR. Other civil servants brought an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) and prepared it.

The time from the incident to the start of CPR was less than a minute, and fortunately, Mr. Oh regained consciousness within 2 to 3 minutes after CPR was performed.

Afterward, they wiped Mr. Oh, who was sweating heavily, with a wet towel, and he was safely transported to the hospital by the arriving 119 emergency medical team, where he was reported to have stabilized.

Han Ho-gyeong, the Wolsan 4-dong Administrative Welfare Center official who immediately performed CPR that day, said, "The emergency first aid training I had received before was really helpful," and added, "I hope the grandfather recovers quickly and stays healthy in the future."

Previously, Nam-gu provided training on CPR and the use of automated external defibrillators to 683 public officials a total of 17 times from November last year to January this year, conducted by experts from the Department of Emergency Medicine at Chosun University and the 119 Disaster Response Team of the Southern Fire Station.

The training was arranged under the special directive of Nam-gu Mayor Kim Byeong-nae to protect the precious lives of residents in emergency situations, and voices are emerging that the skills developed through this training played a crucial role in the recent incident.

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