Gyeonggi Fire Department to Host 'Provincial CPR Competition' on April 22-23

The Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters will hold a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) competition for residents in April.

The Fire and Disaster Headquarters announced that from April 22 to 23, over two days, they will host the "14th Gyeonggi-do Residents CPR Competition" aiming to improve residents' emergency response skills, and will accept competition applications and pledges through local fire stations until April 3.

The Fire and Disaster Headquarters holds this competition annually to help participants experience the importance of first aid during large-scale disasters and to promote the spread of CPR.

Poster for the 14th Gyeonggi-do Residents Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Competition by the Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters

This year's competition will be divided into ▲Student and Youth Division ▲University and General Division ▲Senior and Disabled Division (Special Division).

Each participating team will consist of up to 8 members and will perform CPR demonstrations including emergency response skills within 8 minutes.

Kim Jaebyeong, head of the Fire and Disaster Headquarters, said, "CPR is an essential skill that saves precious lives in emergency situations that can occur at any time," adding, "I hope this competition will spread the importance of CPR to many residents and serve as an opportunity for them to learn and practice it."