Seongdong-gu Smart Shelter AED Installation Transforms into a 'Safe Shelter'

Seongdong-type Smart Shelter Plays a Vital Role as a Safe Shelter with Installation of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)

Proactive Installation of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) at 12 Smart Shelters with High Foot Traffic

Simple Usage Allows Even the General Public to Easily Operate, Serving as Guardians of Resident Safety

Seongdong-gu (Mayor Jung Won-oh) has installed automated external defibrillators (AEDs) at 12 Seongdong-type smart shelters to protect the lives and safety of its residents.

An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a device that delivers a strong electric shock in a short moment to patients suffering from ventricular fibrillation, a condition where the heart beats irregularly and cannot properly contract to circulate blood throughout the body, thereby restoring normal heart rhythm.

According to the Emergency Medical Services Act, AEDs must be mandatorily installed in certain public places and multi-use facilities; however, smart shelters are not included in this requirement. Nevertheless, Seongdong-gu has classified smart shelters as public facilities and installed AEDs at 12 smart shelters with high foot traffic, including those near Seongdong-gu Office and Seoul Forest.

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), typically performed on emergency patients, has the limitation that only those trained can assist patients promptly. However, the greatest advantage of AEDs is their simple usage, allowing even untrained members of the general public to operate them easily. Instructions are clearly printed on the device’s surface, enabling anyone to take immediate action.

The Seongdong-type smart shelter, first installed in August 2020, is the nation’s first future-oriented bus stop that has been consistently loved by users. It features heating and cooling functions, provides real-time traffic information, and is equipped with wired and wireless chargers, emergency bells, and is currently operating at 52 locations.

Seongdong-gu continues to develop smart shelters designed for transportation-vulnerable groups. Selected for the 2022 Seoul City Testbed Project, the district secured 320 million KRW in city funds and installed framed hearing loop systems at 45 smart shelters in July. The hearing loop is a wireless broadcast transmission system that helps improve hearing by allowing people with hearing impairments to hear clear sounds without surrounding noise.

Jung Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, said, “We are pleased to provide services closely linked to residents’ safety through the installation of AEDs,” and added, “We will further advance the Seongdong-type smart shelters to create a safer city.”

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