Mokpo Coast Guard Urgently Transfers 2 Emergency Patients from Island Areas

Suspected Myocardial Infarction and Stroke Patients Transported to Land via Coastal Rescue Boat

Mokpo Coast Guard is transporting an emergency patient from Bigeumdo Island, Sinan County to the mainland. Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Mokpo Coast Guard transported two emergency patients from island areas to the mainland.

According to the Mokpo Maritime Police Station on the 21st, at around 6:33 a.m., a report was received that resident A (male, in his 70s) in Jodo, Jindo-gun, showed suspected stroke symptoms.

The Coast Guard dispatched a coastal rescue boat from the local police substation to the scene, boarded resident A and his guardian, and swiftly transported them to Seomang Port in Jindo-gun while continuously monitoring the patient's health condition.

Earlier, at 7:08 p.m. on the 20th, the Coast Guard received a report that resident B (male, in his 80s) in Bigeumdo, Sinan-gun, was complaining of severe chest pain, and transported him to the mainland using a coastal rescue boat from the substation.

The two emergency patients who were urgently transported with the help of the Coast Guard were moved to a large hospital in Mokpo, where they are undergoing detailed examinations and receiving treatment.

A Mokpo Coast Guard official said, “We are doing our best to promptly transport emergency patients from island areas to the mainland,” and added, “We will make every effort to maintain a state of immediate response so as not to miss the golden time for emergency patients.”

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