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The 119 Emergency Medical Service Activity Competition Held in the Republic of Korea

On the 30th, the National Fire Agency announced on the 31st that four individuals?Firefighters Yang Dong-yeop, Kang Tae-jin, and Hwang Chi-heon from the Jeju Fire Safety Headquarters, and Fire Sergeant Hong Ji-hyun from the Chungbuk Fire Headquarters?received the Minister of the Interior and Safety Award at the 5th Korea 119 Emergency Medical Service Competition held at the Daegu Exhibition and Convention Center. Additionally, 12 firefighters including Firefighter Song Dae-woon from the Chungnam Fire Headquarters were awarded the Commissioner of the National Fire Agency Award.

Hosted by the National Fire Agency, the Korea 119 Emergency Medical Service Competition, now in its fifth year since its inception in 2018, is a nationwide event designed to strengthen the on-site response capabilities of emergency medical technicians by evaluating emergency patient assessment, specialized treatment, and record-keeping skills, while fostering a culture of self-directed learning.

The biggest change in this year’s competition was allowing individuals to participate rather than teams. Previously, the competition was conducted with teams of four representatives from each city and province, but starting this year, individual emergency medical technicians were able to compete and demonstrate their emergency medical skills. As a result, 194 emergency medical technicians nationwide participated, competing in emergency treatment, patient classification, and emergency activity log recording skills.

In the competition results, Firefighter Yang Dong-yeop from the Jeju Fire Safety Headquarters achieved the highest score with 1,578 points out of 1,600. Following him, Firefighter Kang Tae-jin from Jeju Fire Safety Headquarters, Fire Sergeant Hong Ji-hyun from Chungbuk Fire Headquarters, and Firefighter Hwang Chi-heon from Jeju Fire Safety Headquarters were honored with the prestigious Minister of the Interior and Safety Award.

The outstanding recipients of the 'Commissioner of the National Fire Agency Award' included Firefighter Song Dae-woon from Chungnam Fire Headquarters, Firefighter Yoon Dong-hyun from Gyeonggi Fire and Disaster Headquarters, Fire Lieutenant Lee Jeong-hoon from Jeonbuk Fire Headquarters, Firefighter Kim Yoo-jin from Chungbuk Fire Headquarters, Firefighter Go Hyun-soo from Chungnam Fire Headquarters, Fire Sergeant Go Soo-hyun from Gyeonggi Fire and Disaster Headquarters, Firefighter Park Jun-hyun from Busan Fire Safety Headquarters, Firefighter Ji In-seon from Chungnam Fire Headquarters, Fire Sergeant Yoo Jong-soo from Gangwon Fire Headquarters, Fire Corporal Min Kyung-hoon from Daejeon Fire Headquarters, Fire Sergeant Choi Yong-jun from Chungbuk Fire Headquarters, and Fire Corporal Park Young-cheol from Daegu Fire Safety Headquarters, totaling 12 awardees.

Kim Jo-il, Director of the 119 Response Bureau at the National Fire Agency, congratulated the awardees of the emergency medical service competition and stated, “I am grateful to all emergency medical technicians who have illuminated the competition with their professional dedication and expertise as emergency medical personnel.” He added, “Many citizens will remember the dedication and gratitude of emergency medical technicians who work closest to the public on the front lines, striving to provide better services. We ask that you continue to make efforts to further develop Korea’s 119 emergency medical services through prompt on-site emergency treatment and accurate emergency record training.”

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