SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) — For the first time, more than 30% of cardiac arrest patients in South Korea received cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from bystanders before emergency personnel arrived—marking a milestone in public health efforts to improve survival outcomes outside of hospital settings. According to data released Wednesday by the Korea Disease Control and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Fire and Disaster Headquarters said Thursday it had established a partnership with KT Linkus, the operator of public pay phone networks, to raise public awareness about cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). As part of this collaboration, KT Linkus will set up an automated CPR training system at various [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A person experiencing a heart attack has twice the likelihood of survival if they receive immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), a government survey showed Wednesday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) conducted a survey of 17,596 individuals who had heart attacks and were transported to a hospital. The [...]
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, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The recent deadly crowd crush in Seoul sparked widespread interest among South Koreans in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) that can help save lives during cardiac emergencies. Videos from Saturday’s accident during Halloween festivities in Itaewon, which left 155 dead, showed not only rescue workers but also ordinary people desperately giving [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A new education program to teach cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has introduced a virtual reality (VR) platform to adjust to the pandemic era. Asan Medical Center in Seoul said Tuesday that it introduced the country’s first VR-based training program for CPR to cope with contact restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. [...]
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, 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, 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 [...]