SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — While more South Koreans now perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) compared to the past, they still lag behind the U.S., Britain, Japan and other major countries, a lawmaker said Tuesday. Rep. Nam In-soon of the Democratic Party referred to a Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KCDA) report that South Korea’s CPR [...]
SEOUL, June 11 (Korea Bizwire) — With the ongoing pandemic making non-face-to-face education inevitable, a recent study showed that remote cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training is just as effective as face-to-face CPR training. Researchers from the Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital randomly divided 62 students from 28 high schools in Gyeonggi Province into two groups. [...]
CHUNCHEON, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The Gangwon Fire Headquarters announced on Tuesday that it had developed the nation’s first smart cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) manual in a moving picture format as part of efforts to contribute to enhancing the survival rate of cardiac arrest patients as well as to raise public awareness about the four [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A video about cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), titled ‘Heart Racing 100,’ has hit 10 million views on TikTok, the popular short-video platform. The video introduces a variety of dance moves to make CPR fun to learn. Choreographed by South Korean boy band Stray Kids, the dance has been performed by [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Fire Agency (NFA) will hold a week-long “Heart Racing 100″ campaign from Monday to make cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) fun to learn. The campaign will proceed with a “Heart Racing Dance,” which expresses cardiopulmonary resuscitation methods. Users will post short video of themselves dancing on Tik Tok, the [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Fire Agency (NFA) announced on Thursday that it will produce and distribute educational videos on how to provide first aid, including cardiopulmonary resuscitation, to companion animals in critical situations due to fire and other disasters. The first aid video for pets is about eight minutes long and [...]
CHUNCHEON, Mar. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean firefighter received a plate of appreciation from an animal protection agency on Thursday after rescuing and reviving a cat found at the site of a fire. Fire Capt. Park Min-hwa, leader of a rescue team at the Chuncheon Fire Station, received the plate from Cho Hee-kyung, [...]