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After the Itaewon disaster, it feels like my story, and there are people who say it hurts more because it feels like my family's work.

Our society as a whole is going through a great emotional shock, and now is the time to get sick together and comfort each other.



Take a look at the report by Dong-Chan Cho, a medical reporter who covered this topic, and find out more about your questions.



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Seoul Soonchunhyang University Hospital is the closest to the site of the Itaewon disaster.



79 ambulances came through the hillside and were seen by dozens of hospital workers.



[Lee Mi-jong / Soonchunhyang University Hospital Public Relations Team Leader: Come all the way here and go through the front door down there...

Emergency room, hospital team, general affairs team, security team, and restaurant staff (witnessed)]



This hospital employee, Mr. Kim, is experiencing trauma.



[Mom Kim / Staff of Soonchunhyang University Hospital: I can't sleep at night, and as I lose my appetite, I also throw away some meals.

After that, it gets a little difficult to concentrate.]



Most witnesses to the disaster suffer from depression, fear, and sleep disturbances.



It's called acute stress disorder, and people usually recover within a month.



However, if not, it worsens into post-traumatic stress disorder, which accounts for 80% of victims' families and 15% of simple witnesses.



Stories that remind you of the situation at that time should be avoided.



[Mr. Kim / Soonchunhyang University Hospital staff: When you ask me if I'm okay, that makes me more difficult as I think about it repeatedly.]



You have to tell the survivors and rescuers who blame themselves, 'It's not your fault'.



[Hwang Jae-wook/Professor of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Hospital: I should not have gone there, but those who blamed themselves and rescued them are likely to blame themselves for whether I would have helped them better if I had done this.]



Sleeping pills And alcohol is rather dangerous.



[Hwang Jae-wook/Professor of Psychiatry, Soonchunhyang University Hospital: When taking sleeping pills such as zolpidem, it appears that post-traumatic stress progresses more, so taking these sleeping pills requires some caution.]



Trauma does not heal itself over time, and , commemorating the victims and comforting each other aids recovery.



(Video coverage: Jeon Gyeong-bae, video editing: Kim Ho-jin)



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Q. The Itaewon disaster, more shocking to women in their 20s and 30s?



[Cho Dong-chan/Medical reporter (specialist): A psychiatrist who treats patients with high suicide risk such as depression is now called an emergency



. : It means that the suicide rate of women in their 20s and 30s has risen since Corona, which means that they are in a bad state.

(20s and 30s) Seeing this incident, I can't live completely shaken, I'll have to die.

I am very worried that I will think like this.]



[Cho Dong-chan / Medical reporter (specialist): The Itaewon disaster is giving everyone a sense of emptiness.

However, it can be fatal, especially for those in their 20s and 30s, who have had many victims, and those who have a weak will to live, so more careful consideration is needed.]



Q. How to overcome the sense of emptiness?



[Cho Dong-chan / Medical reporter (specialist): You should not remember the Itaewon accident scene, but it is important to remember the Itaewon disaster itself and establish the cause and countermeasures for the accident.

Let's hear it directly.]



[Jeong Woon-sun / (Sewol Ferry) Student Mental Health Support Center: In order for the death to not be in vain, something needs to develop there, and there has to be something to gain from it. And

we can go in a more positive direction.]



[Cho Dong-chan/Medical Reporter (specialist): The World Health Organization has also stated that clear investigation into the cause and responsibility of the accident is helpful in overcoming the aftereffects. ]



Q. Horrible video trauma, how to deal with it?



[Cho Dong-chan / Medical reporter (specialist): It is important not to be exposed to terrible images even from now on.

Psychiatric Association specialists.

It is said that for at least a week, you should refrain from shocking videos as well as similar horror movies or dramas, and it is better to be with family or friends than to be alone.

Still, if scenes of cruelty keep coming to mind, and if you cry enough to interfere with your daily life, or if you become sensitive, it would be better to seek treatment.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare is operating a crisis hotline, so it would be a good idea to use it.]