Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon Meets Subway Good Samaritan: "A Positive Influence and Role Model"

Invitation of Heroes for Emergency Patient Rescue and Safety Accident Prevention
Expressing Gratitude and Promising a 'Safe Seoul City'

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon invited five 'subway heroes' who contributed to emergency patient rescue and facility safety accident prevention in the subway this year to express his gratitude.

On the 23rd, Mayor Oh invited them to his office at Seoul City Hall to convey his thanks and promised that Seoul City would establish a more systematic safety system in the future.

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon met with the five "2024 Seoul Subway Heroes" on the 23rd and took a commemorative photo. (From the bottom row, left to right: Yoo Seon-chun, Jo Jin-ho, Bae Sang-hyun, Choi Yoon-min, Kim Han-na) Photo by Seoul City

Earlier, on the 13th, Seoul Metro, which operates subway lines 1 to 8, selected and commended nine '2024 Subway Heroes' who actively worked for passenger safety. Those present at the event arranged by Mayor Oh included Kim Hanna, Bae Sang-hyun, Yoo Seon-chun, and Jo Jin-ho, who rescued emergency patients, and Choi Yoon-min, who witnessed and promptly reported cracks in the glass ceiling at a subway entrance.

Mayor Oh listened in detail to the situations the five heroes experienced in the subway. Pharmacist Yoo Seon-chun, who saved an elderly person who collapsed at Anguk Station, said, "After helping an elderly person who collapsed in my neighborhood before, I regretted not having a CPR certificate, so I immediately obtained one. Thanks to that, I was able to make appropriate judgments and respond properly in the subway. Although my coat and clothes were all wet, I think I would step forward again if faced with such a situation."

Bae Sang-hyun, who found a collapsed patient at Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station and took the initiative to secure the airway and provide emergency aid until 119 arrived, contributing to the patient's recovery of consciousness, said, "Just a few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to study cardiopulmonary resuscitation while watching TV with my children, which was a great help in assisting the patient." Mayor Oh responded, "It must not have been easy to step forward so readily, thank you."

In addition, emergency medical technician Kim Hanna, who performed bleeding control and other measures for a patient at Hapjeong Station; university student Jo Jin-ho, who performed CPR on a patient who collapsed at Dunchon-dong Station; and office worker Choi Yoon-min, who reported signs of damage to the glass ceiling at Cheongnyangni Station entrance and prevented further harm, all said in unison, "Anyone would step forward if faced with such a situation." Lastly, Mayor Oh said, "Your good influence in helping those who collapsed in the subway without hesitation and quickly reporting facilities that could have led to accidents will be a model and driving force that gradually changes our society. I give you a big round of applause for your courage, and Seoul City will continue to strive to create a safer and more secure subway environment."

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