Jeju Coast Guard Urgently Airlifts Emergency Patient from Chujado by Helicopter

Emergency Patient with Dyspnea Due to Edema and Swelling

Jeju Coast Guard urgently airlifts emergency patient by helicopter from Chuja Island on the 28th. Photo by Jeju Coast Guard

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] The Jeju Regional Maritime Police Agency (Chief Kim Seongjong) dispatched a Jeju Coast Guard helicopter and conducted an emergency transport operation after a patient emergency occurred on Chujado Island in the northern sea of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province.

According to the Jeju Coast Guard Agency, at around 7:28 a.m. that day, a resident of Chujado, Mr. A (male, 53 years old, Chuja-eup), reported breathing difficulties due to ascites and edema through the Chuja Health Center, and an emergency transport request was made to the Coast Guard situation room.

Upon receiving the report, the Jeju Coast Guard promptly dispatched a helicopter to check the patient's condition and provide emergency treatment, then urgently transported patient Mr. A and two guardians to a hospital near Jeju city at around 8:38 a.m.

Meanwhile, the Jeju Regional Maritime Police Agency has urgently transported 73 emergency patients this year using vessels and aircraft in island areas and at sea.

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