Silla University Wins Top Prize at 'Busan General Public CPR Competition'

Department of Aviation Services to Compete in National Tournament Starting on the 29th

Shilla University (President Heo Nam-sik) announced on the 10th that its Department of Aviation Services won the Grand Prize at the '2024 Busan General Public Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Competition' hosted by the Busan Fire and Disaster Headquarters.

At the competition held on the 9th at Busan National University of Education, four students from the Department of Aviation Services (19th class Ha Jun-ho, 21st class Kim Ji-yeon, Kim Geun-hye, and 23rd class Kim Yoon-hee) participated under the team name 'Aviation Emergency Squad' and won the Grand Prize in the university and general division.

The students, guided by Fire Officer Kim Min-gyu of the Busan Sasang Fire Station for about a month, perfectly enacted the scenario of performing CPR on a passenger who collapsed on board after excessive drinking at a travel destination, receiving high praise from the judges.

The Shilla University 'Aviation Emergency Squad' team, which won first place in this competition held as a regional preliminary for the national contest, will participate in the 'National General Public CPR Competition' to be held from the 29th to the 30th.

Ha Jun-ho, a student from the Department of Aviation Services who participated in the competition, said, "I prepared diligently with my juniors in the department, thinking about the future where I will be responsible for passengers' safety as an airline crew member," and added, "I will prepare hard during the remaining period to achieve good results at the national competition as well."

Jung Hee-kyung, head of the Department of Aviation Services and the supervising professor, said, "Thanks to the first aid training conducted with the help of the Busan Sasang Fire Station, we achieved good results in this competition," and added, "We will continue to operate various programs to enhance the field adaptability of students preparing to become flight attendants."

(From the left) Students Kim Yoon-hee (Class of 2023), Kim Geun-hye (Class of 2021), Kim Ji-yeon (Class of 2021), and Ha Jun-ho (Class of 2019) from the Department of Aviation Service at Silla University are posing for a commemorative photo after receiving the grand prize.

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