"Protecting Colleagues' Lives"... Gwangjin-gu Provides CPR Training for On-the-Job Workers

Customized Training for Field Workers with Frequent Outdoor Tasks... Aiming to Enhance Rapid Response Skills in Emergencies
Combining Theory and Practice in CPR, Automated External Defibrillator Usage, and Safety Education to Maximize Training Effectiveness

Gwangjin-gu (District Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) conducted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training for 620 field workers who frequently work outdoors due to the nature of their duties.

With rising temperatures in summer, the incidence of acute cardiac arrest is also increasing. In particular, if blood supply is interrupted for 4 to 5 minutes during cardiac arrest, it can lead to permanent brain damage, making prompt and accurate action essential.

Accordingly, the district prepared this CPR training program to prevent major industrial accidents and to enhance the response capabilities of on-site workers in emergency situations.

The training was conducted 10 times throughout August. Targeting workers from 29 departments and 59 workplaces, the program combined theory and practice to improve training effectiveness, covering ▲ CPR methods ▲ use of automated external defibrillators (AED) ▲ Heimlich maneuver.

Additionally, due to the record-breaking heatwave this summer, customized on-site safety education was also provided, including prevention of heat-related illnesses and action guidelines for heat illness occurrences.

Kim Kyung-ho, Mayor of Gwangjin-gu, said, “We conducted CPR training for field workers to protect the lives of precious colleagues and create a safe working environment. Going forward, Gwangjin-gu will continue to listen to workers’ voices and develop and operate customized safety education programs that are essential on-site.”

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