Mokpo Coast Guard Transfers 2 Emergency Patients from Island Village Amid Bad Weather Conditions

Doing Our Best to Transport Emergency Patients to Land Through Wind and Rain

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Amid rain caused by the influence of Typhoon Songda, two emergency patients occurred consecutively in island villages of Jeonnam, and the Coast Guard transported them to the mainland.

According to the Mokpo Coast Guard Station on the 1st, at around 7:09 a.m. that day, a report was received that resident A (male, in his 80s) in Seongnamdo, Jindo-gun, showed suspected symptoms of cerebral infarction and needed hospital transfer, and a coastal rescue boat from the police substation was dispatched.

The Coast Guard, arriving quickly at the scene, boarded Mr. A onto the coastal rescue boat, braved the rain and wind, arrived at Seomang Port in Jindo, and handed over the patient to the waiting 119 ambulance team.

Earlier, at around 1:45 a.m. on the same day, the Coast Guard received a report that resident B (male, in his 40s) in Sinui-do, Sinan-gun, was suspected of acute appendicitis, and dispatched a patrol ship on duty at sea to transport him to the mainland.

Thanks to the Coast Guard's assistance, the emergency patient was urgently transferred to a hospital in Mokpo, underwent detailed examinations, and is currently receiving treatment.

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