Mokpo Coast Guard Urgently Transfers Suspected Stroke Emergency Patient from Island Village

An elderly patient in their 70s suspected of having a stroke is being urgently transported from Jodo Island village in Jindo-gun. (Photo by Mokpo Maritime Police Station)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Mokpo Coast Guard Station (Chief Im Jae-su) announced on the 27th that at 10:03 AM on the 26th, they received a report that Ms. A (female, in her 70s) in Jodo, Jindo-gun, was suspected of having stroke symptoms and required emergency transport.

The Coast Guard dispatched a coastal rescue boat from the substation and began transport at 10:32 AM that day, safely handing over the emergency patient Ms. A to the 119 ambulance team waiting at Seomang Port, Jindo-gun, at 11:07 AM.

With the help of the Coast Guard, the emergency patient Ms. A was transferred to a hospital in Jindo and is currently receiving treatment.

Meanwhile, this year, the Mokpo Coast Guard Station has urgently transported 152 emergency patients from island areas and at sea using patrol vessels and helicopters.

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