Emergency Transport of a 60-Year-Old Patient Working Offshore near Seogwipo

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] An emergency patient in his 60s occurred on a fishing vessel operating in the southern sea of Seogwipo, Jeju, and was urgently transported by the Seogwipo Coast Guard.

According to the Seogwipo Maritime Police Station on the 13th, a report was received that at around 8:49 p.m. the previous day, on fishing vessel A (nearshore longline, 35t, Seongsan-registered, 9 crew members) operating about 314 km south of Seogwipo, Korean crew member B (male, in his 60s) complained of headache, vomiting, and fever and requested transport.

Upon receiving the report, the Seogwipo Coast Guard dispatched a patrol vessel southward and requested fishing vessel A to head north. At around 1:59 a.m. that day, about 227 km south of Seogwipo, the patient and guardian were transferred to the patrol vessel.

The Coast Guard used a remote medical system to perform emergency treatment on patient B according to the doctor's prescription instructions while heading north, and at around 10:17 a.m., handed him over to the 119 ambulance team waiting at Seogwipo Port.

At the time of transfer to the 119 ambulance team, B was conscious and in a stable condition, and was reportedly transported to a medical institution located in Seogwipo.

Meanwhile, the Seogwipo Coast Guard has transported a total of 25 emergency patients this year.

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

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