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

Mokpo Coast Guard is handing over Mr. A, who complained of abdominal pain on Gageodo Island in Sinan County, to a civilian marine rescue vessel at sea. (Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Emergency patients, including a child complaining of abdominal pain, have occurred one after another in island villages of Jeonnam, prompting the Coast Guard to conduct urgent transfers.

According to Mokpo Coast Guard Station (Chief Im Jae-su) on the 10th, at 12:32 PM on the 9th, a boy identified as A visited the health center in Gageodo, Heuksan-myeon, Sinan-gun, due to severe abdominal pain. However, the health center director recommended a transfer request for detailed examination at a large hospital.

The Coast Guard dispatched a patrol vessel and requested cooperation from a civilian marine rescue ship (Captain Im Jong-jae of New Gyeongjin) residing in Gageodo to transfer A and his guardian to the nearby sea of Gageodo.

Then, A and his guardian boarded the patrol vessel at sea, and the Coast Guard swiftly transported them, arriving at Seomang Port, Jindo-gun at 4:20 PM, where they were handed over to the 119 ambulance team and transferred to a hospital.

Earlier on the same day, at 10:48 AM, a woman in her 60s, identified as B, in Hajodo, Jindo-gun, requested urgent transfer due to severe dizziness and vomiting symptoms. The Coast Guard dispatched a coastal rescue boat from the police substation and transferred her to Seomang Port, Jindo-gun at 11:45 AM, handing her over to the 119 ambulance team.

Thanks to the Coast Guard's assistance, A and B were transferred to hospitals located in Mokpo and Jindo, respectively, and received treatment.

Meanwhile, the Mokpo Coast Guard Station has transferred 138 emergency patients this year using patrol vessels and other means in island areas and at sea.

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