SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean cardiac arrest patients whose heart function recovered in an ambulance during their transfer to hospitals reached about 3,000 last year. The National Fire Agency said Tuesday that the number of the cardiac arrest patients transferred by 119 rescue workers stood at 27,201 last year. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that roughly 10 percent of cardiac arrest patients who were taken to the hospital by ambulance turned out to have had their heart function restored thanks to the intervention of paramedics. The number of cardiac arrest patients taken to hospitals by paramedics in the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Fire Agency announced on Wednesday that it had issued ‘heart saver’ certificates to 251 citizens responsible for conducting a successful heart resuscitation on emergency patients. Quick emergency measures by witnesses are crucial to saving a patient experiencing cardiac arrest. The agency has been issuing certificates to citizens [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) – Extreme heatwaves are sweeping across the globe, with temperatures in Iraq and Kuwait exceeding 50 degrees Celsius, China’s southern and western regions seeing daily highs over 40 degrees, and Southern California overcome by surging wildfires. Adding to the rising concerns, a team of Korean scientists from Seoul National University [...]