Loud Thud on the Subway... Rookie Officer Saves Collapsed Passenger with CPR [Thank You, Public Servants]

[The Financial News] A newly appointed police officer on her day off was riding the subway home when she saved a collapsed passenger by administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
According to Yonhap News Agency on the 27th, Police Officer Hwang Nam-hee (32) of the Samcheong Police Substation under the Jongno Police Station in Seoul was heading home around 7 p.m. on the 21st, her day off, on Seoul Subway Line 1. Just as she was getting off at Dongmyo Station, she heard a loud thud from inside the train and saw a man collapse.
Hwang immediately got back on the train and checked the condition of the fallen man, identified as Mr. A. He was in critical condition, with his airway blocked by vomit and no signs of consciousness or breathing. Hwang tried to open his mouth to secure his airway, but his jaw joint was so stiff that it was difficult to do so.
She first asked nearby passengers to call 119 Emergency Services. Then she laid Mr. A flat on the floor and began performing CPR right away.
After roughly 15 chest compressions, the vomit blocking his airway was expelled from his mouth, and Mr. A regained consciousness and started breathing again.
At the next stop, Sinseol-dong Station, Hwang got off the train with Mr. A and handed him over to 119 Emergency Services personnel.
Two days later, on the 23rd, Mr. A visited the Samcheong Police Substation with his family to personally express his gratitude to Officer Hwang.
Officer Hwang, who has been on the force for only six months, said, "I have repeatedly trained for emergencies, going over how to respond step by step and receiving constant feedback, so my body just moved on its own."
She added, "When Mr. A and his son thanked me, I felt very proud, and it made me feel an even greater sense of responsibility as a police officer."

sms@fnnews.com Reporter Sung Min-seo Reporter