Mokpo Coast Guard Urgently Transfers Consciousness-Impaired 80s Island Resident

On the 30th, an emergency patient with impaired consciousness occurred on Hajodo Island, Jindo-gun, and the coast guard urgently transported the patient. (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 31st that an emergency patient in her 80s with impaired consciousness occurred in an island village in Jindo-gun and was urgently transported.

On the 30th at around 6:30 PM, the maritime police received a report from the head of the health center that resident A (female, in her 80s) in Hajodo, Jindo-gun, had impaired consciousness and was unable to move, requiring transport to a large hospital, and immediately dispatched the coastal rescue boat from the police substation.

The maritime police boarded A and her guardian at Changyu Port in Hajodo, provided emergency treatment using an oxygen respirator, and began urgent transport, handing her over to the 119 ambulance team at Seomang Port, Jindo-gun, at 7:32 PM.

With the help of the maritime police, A was transferred to a hospital in Mokpo and is currently undergoing treatment.

Meanwhile, Mokpo Maritime Police is doing its best to protect precious lives by promptly transporting emergency patients in island villages, which are medical blind spots, who need a helping hand.

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