Teenage Sisters Who Saved Fallen Neighbor... The Education They Questioned, "Where Would This Be Useful?" Shined

Prompt emergency treatment after a neighbor collapses in an elevator

Teenage sisters who saved a neighbor who collapsed in an elevator by performing CPR received Heart Saver certificates.

Sisters moving a fallen neighbor in his 60s, Mr. A, and reporting to 119. [Image source: Provided by Daejeon Seobu Fire Station]

On the 26th, the Daejeon Western Fire Station awarded 'Citizen Heart Saver' certificates and badges to Lee Hyemin (16) of Seodaejeon Girls' High School and her younger sister Lee Youngmin (14) of Doma Middle School. The Citizen Heart Saver award is given to citizens who revive cardiac arrest patients using CPR or defibrillators.

Earlier, at around 8:32 a.m. on the 11th of last month, a man in his 60s, Mr. A, a neighbor in Doma-dong, Seo-gu, suddenly collapsed in front of an apartment elevator. The teenage sisters, with help from their father who was in the parking lot, moved Mr. A outside the elevator and immediately called for help.

At first, Mr. A was conscious, but soon lost consciousness as his body went limp. Hyemin immediately checked Mr. A’s pulse. Finding no pulse, she began CPR right away. After 1 to 2 minutes, fortunately, Mr. A started breathing and regained consciousness. The sisters handed Mr. A over to the 119 paramedics who arrived just in time. It was reported that Mr. A recovered his health. This was a moment when the CPR training the sisters had received at school a month earlier proved invaluable.

Hyemin told Yonhap News, "When I received CPR training at school, I thought to myself, 'Where would I ever use this?' But when this situation actually happened, I remembered practicing on a mannequin," adding, "This experience made me realize that I should continue to learn and remember CPR well." At the time, her younger sister Youngmin helped by massaging Mr. A’s hands, arms, and legs beside her sister.

Youngmin said, "I learned CPR at school, but I never thought I would actually experience something like this," and recalled, "At first, I was so shocked that I couldn’t think clearly, but I just did what my sister told me to do."

A representative from the Daejeon Fire Headquarters said, "The most important thing for a cardiac arrest patient is how quickly CPR is performed," and added, "We deeply appreciate the courage of the sisters who saved a precious life at a critical scene requiring immediate emergency care."

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