Yeongam Fire Station Implements Emergency Measures to Prepare for Heatwave

To prepare for heat-related illnesses caused by summer heatwaves, a heatwave response 119 ambulance team will operate for about five months until September 30. (Photo by Yeongam Fire Station)

[Yeongam＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Jeonnam Yeongam Fire Station (Chief Im Dong-hyun) announced on the 1st that it will operate a heatwave response 119 ambulance team for about five months until September 30 to prepare for the occurrence of heat-related illnesses caused by the summer heatwave.

According to the 2020 national statistics, last year, heat-related illnesses occurred most frequently in people in their 60s, 50s, and those aged 80 and above, and by disease type, heat exhaustion accounted for 386 cases (56.3%), heatstroke 111 cases (16.2%), and heat syncope 98 cases (14.3%).

Accordingly, Yeongam Fire Station designated five ambulances as heatwave ambulances and organized five pump ambulances as standby units for heatwave patient response, equipping the ambulances with nine types of heatwave response equipment including ice vests, ice packs, and normal saline.

Chief Im Dong-hyun stated, “With the early start of the heatwave and forecasts predicting prolonged heat, an increase in heat-related patients is expected,” adding, “We will take proactive measures to ensure the safety of the residents and protect lives from the heatwave.”

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