Mokpo Coast Guard Urgently Transfers 80-Year-Old Island Resident with Acute Respiratory Distress

An octogenarian island resident in Imjado, Sinan, Jeollanam-do, who showed symptoms of acute respiratory distress, was urgently transported by the Mokpo Coast Guard. (Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard Station)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] An elderly patient showing symptoms of respiratory distress occurred on Imjado Island, Sinan, Jeollanam-do, and the coast guard urgently transported the patient.

According to Mokpo Coast Guard Station (Chief Jung Young-jin), at 10:42 a.m. on the 6th, a resident A (87 years old, female) living on Imjado Island, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do, showed acute respiratory distress symptoms due to cardiovascular disease, and the head of the health center reported that transportation to a large hospital was necessary.

Upon receiving the report, the coast guard dispatched the coastal rescue boat from Jido Police Substation, boarded the patient at Jinri Pier on Imjado Island, and arrived at Songdo Port in Jido at around 11:32 a.m., handing over the patient to the waiting 119 ambulance team.

Thanks to the coast guard's prompt assistance, patient A was urgently transported to a hospital in Gwangju, where she is undergoing detailed examinations and treatment.

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