Mokpo Coast Guard Urgently Transfers Patients from Island Villages One After Another

On the 4th, a fall patient occurred on Daedun Island, Heuksan-myeon, Sinan-gun, and the coast guard urgently transported them. (Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard Station)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Mokpo Maritime Police Station (Chief Im Jae-su) announced on the 5th that it received a report on the 4th at 2:02 PM about a resident A (female in her 60s) in Daedun-do, Heuksan-myeon, Sinan-gun, who suffered a rib fracture and severe pain due to a fall.

The maritime police dispatched a coastal rescue boat from the police substation, boarded the patient and her guardian at Daedun-do, and quickly transported them to Heuksan Port, arriving around 2:53 PM. They then moved her to Heuksan Health Center for treatment and arranged transport via a passenger ship.

Earlier, at 9:44 AM on the 4th, the maritime police received a report that resident B (male in his 70s) in Jodo, Jindo-gun, fell while cutting grass near his home and complained of severe back pain. They dispatched a coastal rescue boat from the substation and transported him to Seomang Port, Jindo-gun, handing him over to the waiting 119 ambulance at around 10:39 AM.

With the help of the maritime police, B was urgently transported to a hospital in Mokpo and is currently receiving treatment.

Meanwhile, this year, Mokpo Maritime Police Station has protected the precious lives and property of the public by transporting 133 emergency patients from island areas and at sea using patrol vessels and other means.

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