"It's an Emergency!" Off-Duty Nurses Form "Dream Team" to Save Man in Cardiac Arrest

A man in his 50s who collapsed in cardiac arrest near Songnae Station in Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, narrowly escaped a fatal outcome thanks to the prompt first aid provided by two off-duty nurses.

According to the Bucheon Fire Station on Tuesday (July 22), at around 11:22 PM the previous day, a man in his 50s identified as Mr. A was found collapsed in a state of cardiac arrest with no pulse or breathing on a train running near Songnae Station on Gyeongin Line (Seoul Subway Line 1) in Bucheon.

Nurse Oh Kyung-min of Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, who was on the train at the time, moved Mr. A to the Songnae Station platform along with other passengers.

Nurse Oh immediately began cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) joined by Nurse Cho Ye-bon of Inha University Hospital, who happened to witness the situation while waiting for a train on the platform, and continued emergency measures using an automated external defibrillator (AED) stationed inside the station.

It was reported that the two off-duty nurses immediately recognized the emergency situation and stepped in to rescue him.

Mr. A recovered spontaneous circulation through their emergency treatment and was transported to a hospital by 119 emergency paramedics, where he is currently receiving treatment.

Choi Jun, head of the Bucheon Fire Station, said, "CPR performed before 119 paramedics arrive creates the most critical golden time," adding, "We will continue to conduct education so that any citizen can perform CPR and use an automated external defibrillator."

(Photo: Yonhap News / Provided by Gyeonggi Bucheon Fire Station)
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