Jeonnam Fire Department Launches Dedicated Ambulance Team to Combat COVID-19 Spread

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Jeonnam Fire Headquarters announced on the 4th that it will fully operate a dedicated COVID-19 ambulance team to respond to the rapidly increasing spread of Omicron.

The dedicated ambulance team consists of 86 paramedics and 18 COVID-19 dedicated ambulance vehicles, and will be responsible for COVID-19 transport duties alongside the existing ambulance teams.

With the reinforcement of this dedicated ambulance team, it is expected to partially alleviate the workload of frontline ambulance teams that have been responding to COVID-19 so far and greatly help establish a stable ambulance transport system.

So far, the Jeonnam Fire ambulance teams have actively responded to COVID-19 by transporting 5,244 confirmed patients and handling 13,890 transport consultations for home treatment patients and others.

A representative of the Jeonnam Fire Headquarters said, “The operation of this dedicated ambulance team is expected to actively respond to the surge in COVID-19 confirmed cases,” and added, “We will continue to do our best for the precious daily recovery of the residents.”

Meanwhile, last month, Jeonnam Fire reinforced the team with 86 dedicated paramedics qualified in emergency medical care, and after conducting preliminary job training, deployed them to the 119 Safety Centers and the 119 Comprehensive Situation Room on the 2nd.

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