Mokpo Coast Guard Urgently Transports 60s Respiratory Distress Patient from Island Village

Mokpo Coast Guard is transporting a patient with respiratory distress who occurred on Jodo, Jindo-gun on the 28th. Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] The Coast Guard swiftly transported an emergency patient from an island village in Jeonnam to the mainland.

According to the Mokpo Coast Guard Station on the 29th, at around 6:44 PM the previous day, a report was received that resident A (female, in her 60s) in Jodo, Jindo-gun, was experiencing difficulty breathing and needed hospital transfer. A coastal patrol boat from the local police substation was dispatched immediately.

Upon quickly arriving at the scene, the Coast Guard boarded resident A and her guardian onto the coastal patrol boat, continuously monitoring the patient's breathing, pulse, and oxygen saturation. They arrived at Seomang Port in Jindo and handed over the patient to the waiting 119 emergency medical team.

Thanks to the Coast Guard's assistance, the emergency patient was transferred to a nearby hospital for detailed examination and is currently receiving treatment.

A Mokpo Coast Guard official stated, “We will do our best to ensure the safety of island residents living in medical blind spots and to protect the lives of emergency patients.”

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