"Please Let There Be Two Cardiac Arrests at Nursing Homes, One Childbirth in Subway"... Temporary Paramedic Posts on SNS

Fire Authorities Provide Special Training to Employee
No Separate Disciplinary Action Taken Considering Work Record

SNS post uploaded by a substitute worker for a paramedic. Photo by Yonhap News Agency

Fire authorities have identified the individual who wrote and posted inappropriate content on social networking services (SNS) from an office at a 119 Safety Center and have taken measures such as providing education.

According to Yonhap News Agency and the Incheon Fire Headquarters on October 27, the person who posted the unreasonable message, "Please let there be two cardiac arrests at nursing homes," on a personal Instagram account last month was confirmed to be Mr. A, a temporary substitute worker for a paramedic at a 119 Safety Center under the Namdong Fire Station.

The photo showed three people in fire department uniforms sitting in the paramedic center office, accompanied by the message, "Please let us be dispatched to more than 15 cases today. Please let there be two cardiac arrests at nursing homes. Please let there be one childbirth in a subway restroom. All the gods in heaven, I ask for your help."

According to the investigation, Mr. A stated, "There was no malicious intent. I wrote the post in the office and uploaded it as a joke." It was also reported that after the incident became public, Mr. A felt burdened and had taken leave until recently.

The fire authorities, who received a complaint through the National Petition System, judged that the incident had damaged the organization's image and provided Mr. A with special training, including SNS ethics guidelines. However, considering his usual work attitude and relationships with colleagues, they did not impose any disciplinary action.

The Incheon Fire Headquarters plans to provide education using materials such as the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's SNS guidelines for public officials to 18 temporary paramedics and approximately 600 paramedics who are civil servants by the end of this month to prevent similar incidents.

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