Emergency Transport of a 50-Year-Old Patient Working at Hwasun Port, Jeju

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] An emergency patient in his 50s occurred on a fishing vessel operating off Hwasun Port, Jeju, and was urgently transported by the Seogwipo Coast Guard.

According to the Seogwipo Maritime Police Station on the 22nd, at around 6:52 p.m. the previous day, a report was received that a Korean crew member B (male, in his 50s) on fishing vessel A (large trawl, 139t, registered in Yeosu, 15 crew members), operating about 111 km southeast of Hwasun Port, was hit in the face by a wire during work and was bleeding heavily, requesting urgent transport.

The Seogwipo Coast Guard immediately dispatched a 3,000-ton patrol vessel and requested fishing vessel A to head north. At around 8:30 p.m. the previous day, about 87 km south of Hwasun Port, the patient and guardian were transferred to the patrol vessel.

Using a remote medical system, emergency treatment was administered to patient B under the doctor's instructions while heading north, and at 12:27 a.m. on the day, the patient was handed over to the 119 ambulance team waiting at Hwasun Port.

At the time of handover, B’s breathing and pulse were both normal, and he was transported to a medical institution located in Jeju City via the 119 ambulance team.

Meanwhile, the Seogwipo Coast Guard has transported a total of 33 emergency patients this year.

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

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