Gyeonggi Province Steps Up to Strengthen Emergency Medical Response Capabilities

Gyeonggi Province is taking steps to strengthen its emergency medical response capabilities.

On May 28, Gyeonggi Province announced that it had conducted "Emergency Medical Practical Capacity Enhancement Training" at the Gyeonggi Human Resources Development Institute, with more than 70 emergency medical officials from public health centers in 31 cities and counties within the province in attendance.

Recently, the imbalance of essential medical personnel and the deepening gap in medical services between regions have led to increasingly serious issues of emergency medical service shortages within local communities. At the same time, the frequency of various disasters and accidents has also been rising. As unexpected emergencies become more common, securing initial response capabilities at the city and county level is emerging as a key factor for community safety.

Accordingly, Gyeonggi Province organized this training in recognition of the need for regular education to systematically strengthen the practical response capabilities of public health center field staff and to improve understanding of the overall emergency medical system.

This day's session was the first in-person training held since the establishment of the "Gyeonggi Emergency Medical Support Team" in 2024, and covered topics such as major policy trends and issues in emergency medicine, key emergency medical policy projects in Gyeonggi Province, major projects of the Gyeonggi Emergency Medical Support Team and the status of emergency medical resources in cities and counties, as well as the operation and management of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) at public health centers.

Gyeonggi Province is conducting emergency medical capacity enhancement training on the 28th for officials from public health centers in 31 cities and counties within the province.

This training served as a turning point by enhancing public health center staff's understanding of the emergency medical system, strengthening their on-site response capabilities in emergencies, and encouraging cities and counties to recognize the importance of local emergency medicine and participate more actively in policy roles.

Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Emergency Medical Support Team plan to make this training a regular event and to continuously advance the practical content so that cities and counties can respond effectively to emergency medical situations that occur in the field.

Yoo Kwonsu, Director of Emergency Medicine at Gyeonggi Province, stated, "Public health centers are the first to recognize emergency situations and play a critical role in the initial response, so it is most important to have practical response capabilities that work in the field." He added, "Continuous attention from cities and counties and proactive implementation of local-level projects are necessary to establish a regionally integrated emergency medical system."

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