Gwangju Dong-gu Office Official Saves Unconscious Elderly Man with CPR

A heartwarming story has recently come to light about a district office public official nearing retirement who saved a customer who collapsed in a restaurant by performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

According to Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, on the 15th, a man in his 70s dining alone at a restaurant in Jeju Island lost consciousness with his head bowed.

At the time, Byeon Miyong, a 60-year-old administrative officer, was visiting Jeju Island for a retirement sabbatical and was having a meal.

Finding the situation unusual, Officer Byeon approached and discovered that food was blocking the man's airway, and he was already in cardiac arrest.

Officer Byeon removed the food from the man's mouth and applied abdominal thrusts using the Heimlich maneuver. When the man did not regain consciousness, she immediately laid him on the floor and began CPR.

Officer Byeon continued CPR for about 10 minutes until the 119 emergency responders arrived at the restaurant.

The man, who was transported to the hospital, was able to regain consciousness thanks to Officer Byeon's prompt actions.

Officer Byeon said, “Having received emergency treatment training at the district office, I was able to perform CPR without panic,” adding, “I feel very proud to have contributed to saving a life at the end of my long public service career.”

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