Mokpo Coast Guard Urgently Transfers 80s Respiratory Distress Emergency Patient from Island Village

An elderly island resident in their 80s, who had difficulty moving and showed symptoms of respiratory distress, was urgently transported by the Coast Guard from Jodo, Jindo-gun. (Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard Station)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] An elderly man in his 80s who was experiencing breathing difficulties in an island village in Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do, was urgently transported with the help of the Coast Guard.

According to Mokpo Coast Guard Station (Chief Im Jae-su) on the 4th, a report was received on the 3rd at around 3:32 PM that resident A (84 years old) in Jodo, Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do, was showing symptoms of difficulty moving and breathing problems and needed to be transported to a hospital.

The Coast Guard dispatched the Jindo Police Substation coastal rescue boat, boarded A and his guardian at Jodo Changyu Port in Jindo-gun, and quickly moved to Seomang Port in Jindo, handing them over to the waiting 119 ambulance team at around 4:33 PM.

A is a patient who usually takes medication for hypertension, and it is known that he requested transport after suddenly becoming unable to move easily and experiencing breathing difficulties.

With the help of the Coast Guard, A, who was urgently transported, is currently being treated and hospitalized at a hospital in Mokpo.

A Mokpo Coast Guard official said, “Due to the aging of island residents, the number of emergency patient transports is increasing every year,” and added, “We will do our best to respond quickly in emergency situations and protect the precious lives of the people.”

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