Wando Coast Guard Transfers Multiple Emergency Patients During Hangul Day Holiday Period

Emergency patients occurring during the Hangul Day holiday period are being urgently transported by the Wando Coast Guard. Photo by Wando Coast Guard

[Wando=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando Maritime Police Agency announced on the 12th that they urgently transported emergency patients who consecutively occurred near Maemuldo in Wando-gun and Nohwa-do during the Hangul Day holiday period on the 11th.

According to Wando Maritime Police, at around 8:20 a.m. on the 11th, Mr. A (male, 67 years old, resident of Yeosu) sustained a palm laceration due to his hand getting caught in a rope while docking a workboat about 1.4 km south of Maemuldo. On the same day at 11:50 p.m., Mr. B (male, 40 years old, resident of Nohwa) with an ankle fracture emergency was urgently transported from Nohwa-do.

Upon receiving the accident report, Wando Maritime Police immediately dispatched patrol boats and patrol cars for urgent transport and safely handed over the patients to the 119 rescue team. Both are currently receiving hospital treatment with no life-threatening conditions.

Earlier, on the 9th, Wando Maritime Police also supported the transport of an emergency patient Mr. C (male, 39 years old, resident of Nohwa) who sustained a head laceration on Soan-do by using a doctor helicopter.

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