Busan City Presents Appreciation Plaque to Bus Driver Who Saved a Collapsed 20-Year-Old with Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Award Ceremony at 10 AM on the 12th, Mayor Park Hyung-jun Presents Appreciation Plaque to Mr. Gwak Dong-shin

Saved the Life of an Unconscious 20s Passenger with Prompt Emergency Care Including CPR

Mayor Park Hyung-jun: "Sincerely Thankful to

On the 12th at 10 a.m., Busan City held an appreciation plaque ceremony in the city hall protocol room, where Mayor Park Hyung-jun personally presented an appreciation plaque to Gwak Dong-shin, the driver of Changseong Passenger Bus No. 583, who saved a man in his 20s who suddenly collapsed on the bus by performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

On December 26th last year, around 5:40 p.m., a passenger in his 20s suddenly lost consciousness and collapsed on the Changseong Passenger Bus No. 583 running through Seomyeon Intersection.

At that time, Gwak Dong-shin, the driver of Bus No. 583, heard passengers shouting "Someone has collapsed," stopped the bus in a place that did not obstruct traffic, asked a nearby passenger to call 119, and immediately performed CPR.

Around 5:40 PM on the 26th of last month, Mr. Gwak Dong-shin, driving city bus number 583, performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation. [Image source=Busan Bus Association]

Thanks to Gwak’s efforts, the collapsed passenger gradually regained consciousness after 2 minutes and was transported to the hospital by the arriving firefighters, eventually recovering health.

Thanks to Gwak Dong-shin’s prompt emergency response, the precious life of the passenger was saved. Gwak is a veteran driver who has been driving buses for over 30 years since 1990 and had learned CPR methods through prior training.

Gwak Dong-shin said, “I only did what was naturally expected of me, but I am grateful to receive this appreciation plaque. I am very happy to have been able to use the CPR I learned through prior training to save a precious life.”

Mayor Park Hyung-jun said, “I sincerely thank driver Gwak Dong-shin for not ignoring a neighbor in a life-threatening situation and saving a precious life of a Busan citizen through quick response. Since emergencies can happen not only to our families but also to neighbors around us, I hope all citizens will take great interest in emergency response education such as CPR so they can respond immediately in emergency situations.”

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