Daedong Hospital Nurse Saves Life of Choking Local Resident Using Heimlich Maneuver
Daedong Hospital (Director Lee Kwang-jae) announced that Head Nurse Park Yoo-young saved the life of a local resident who lost consciousness due to choking on rice cake by quickly performing the Heimlich maneuver, and received a letter of appreciation from the Busan Dongnae Police Station (Chief Yang Young-seok).
On August 17th at around 1 p.m., Head Nurse Park Yoo-young, after her duty shift, was returning home by village bus when she heard people murmuring outside the window. Turning around, she found an elderly man sitting unconscious. The man’s face was grayish and he was drooling, while the people around him were in a state of panic.
Head Nurse Park immediately got off the bus to check the man’s condition. Although he was unconscious, she felt a strong pulse. Seeing a leftover package of injeolmi (rice cake) nearby, she suspected airway obstruction and promptly applied the Heimlich maneuver to provide emergency care. After the rice cake was dislodged, the elderly man gradually regained consciousness. Soon after, a 119 ambulance arrived, and the man, having regained full consciousness, stabilized and returned home.
The Busan Dongnae Police Station evaluated that the precise emergency treatment played a major role in saving the elderly man’s life and awarded Head Nurse Park Yoo-young a letter of appreciation.
Head Nurse Park Yoo-young of Daedong Hospital’s Nursing Department said, “Thanks to my extensive clinical experience and continuous training to strengthen my skills, I was able to act within the golden time. This incident reaffirmed the importance of emergency procedures such as the Heimlich maneuver. Above all, I am relieved that the elderly man regained consciousness. Any medical professional would have acted as I did, and I am grateful to receive this letter of appreciation.”
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Daedong Hospital operates a BLS (Basic Life Support) center certified by the Korean Association of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation to contribute to community health and to ensure perfect initial response in emergencies. Regular emergency treatment training is conducted for all staff members.
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