Yoon Seok-yeol Promises to Expand 'Doctor Helicopter' Service: "We Will Deploy Them Nationwide"

On the 11th, the sixth 'Seokyul-ssi's Heartthrobbing Promise' Announcement

Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kum Boryeong] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, promised to expand the 'Doctor Helicopter (emergency rescue helicopter)'.

On the 11th, through his sixth 'Seok-yeol's Heart-throbbing Promise,' Candidate Yoon stated, "We will deploy doctor helicopters for emergency patient transport across every corner of the country."

First, the areas operating doctor helicopters will be increased from the current seven locations, including Incheon, Mokpo in Jeonnam, Andong in Gyeongbuk, and Suwon in Gyeonggi. The People Power Party Policy Headquarters explained, "Doctor helicopters are used at a very high rate by patients with heart disease, cerebral infarction, and severe trauma. Analysis shows that patient mortality rates have decreased by about half after the introduction of doctor helicopters compared to before their introduction. However, considering that Japan operates 42 and Germany operates about 80 doctor helicopters, it is clear that the number of doctor helicopters in our country is very low even when taking population and land area into account."

Candidate Yoon also plans to add more points where doctor helicopters can take off and land. To this end, dedicated takeoff and landing pads will be increased, and more locations where helicopters can land to receive patients will be secured.

For island areas, the system will be reorganized to focus on large helicopters. Since flight times to island areas are long, the distance to patients rather than population will be considered.

Candidate Yoon said, "Protecting the lives of the people is the greatest duty of the state. Even the life of a single citizen is difficult to measure in value. We plan to gradually strengthen the doctor helicopter operation system so that all emergency patients across the country can use emergency helicopters in critical situations."

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