Emergency Transfer of a 70s Patient with High Fever from Chuja Island, Jeju

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] On the 9th, an emergency patient complaining of dizziness accompanied by high fever was urgently transported in Chuja-myeon, Jeju City.

According to the Jeju Maritime Police Station on the 10th, at 1:29 PM the previous day, a report was received from the Chuja Health Center in Chuja-myeon, Jeju City, that an emergency patient A (female/70s/resident of Chuja) who visited with a high fever over 40℃ and dizziness symptoms needed to be transported to a large hospital in the city.

The Jeju Coast Guard, due to bad weather conditions across Jeju waters with storm warnings and advisories (northwest wind, 18~20m/s, waves 3~4m), urgently dispatched a 3000-ton patrol vessel performing patrol duties in nearby waters and arrived at a location 1.5 km offshore from Shinyang Port, Chuja-myeon at 4:52 PM.

At 5:11 PM, using a high-speed boat that entered Shinyang Port, they received the emergency patient and one guardian from the Jeju Coast Guard Chuja Police Substation, then boarded them onto the 3000-ton patrol vessel at 5:25 PM.

They arrived at Jeju Port at 7:36 PM and safely handed over the patient to a 119 ambulance waiting nearby.

Meanwhile, this year, the Jeju Coast Guard has safely transported a total of 40 emergency patients, including 28 from Chuja Island, using patrol vessels and other means.

Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil panax33@asiae.co.kr

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