Jeonnam Fire Department Eliminates Emergency Blind Spots with 'Pumpbulance'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The ‘Pump-ambulance dispatch system’ operated by Jeonnam Fire Department last year has been analyzed to be effective in rapid on-site response and improving survival rates for critically ill emergency patients.

According to Jeonnam Fire Headquarters (Chief Ma Jaeyoon) on the 4th, ‘Pump-ambulance’ is a compound term of fire pump truck (Pump) and ambulance (Ambulance).

When an emergency patient occurs during the absence of ambulance dispatch, the pump-ambulance quickly dispatches to perform basic on-site treatment and supports safety accident prevention activities when dispatched to dangerous areas such as traffic (assault) accidents.

Jeonnam Fire Department’s analysis of the pump-ambulance dispatch system operation last year showed a total of 2,151 dispatches, an increase of 478 compared to the previous year.

Among them, dispatches for critically ill emergency patients were 1,296, accounting for about 60% of the total.

In fact, in August last year, a pump-ambulance patrolling for water accident prevention quickly arrived at a health center in Gwangyang City where a cardiac arrest patient occurred, performing basic life support using an automated external defibrillator. The patient was later revived through secondary advanced resuscitation by the arriving paramedics.

The pump-ambulance dispatch system is an excellent system that can effectively compensate for the weakness of Jeonnam Fire Department, where the average ambulance arrival time on site is 10 minutes.

Due to the regional characteristics where the distance between the 119 safety center and the transporting hospital is far, the effect of the pump-ambulance dispatch system is even greater.

Ma Jaeyoon, Chief of Jeonnam Fire Headquarters, said, “By operating the pump-ambulance dispatch system, we will build a seamless 119 emergency medical service network, minimize blind spots for emergency patients, and do our best to strengthen the professionalism of on-site personnel.”

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