Mokpo Coast Guard Transfers 60s Island Resident Complaining of Abdominal Pain

Island Resident Showing Suspected Intestinal Obstruction Symptoms Requests Transfer to Mainland via Health Center

Mokpo Coast Guard is transporting an emergency patient with abdominal pain from Seongnamdo, Jindo-gun. Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] A resident in their 60s who complained of severe abdominal pain in the island areas of Jeonnam was transported to the mainland by the Coast Guard.

According to Mokpo Coast Guard Station on the 7th, at around 9:06 a.m., a report was received from the head of a health center that resident A (female, in her 60s) of Seongnamdo, Jindo-gun, was suspected of having an intestinal obstruction due to severe abdominal pain and required urgent transport.

The Coast Guard dispatched a coastal rescue boat, boarded A at Jodo Changyu Port, and quickly moved to Seomang Port in Jindo-gun, handing her over to the 119 ambulance team at around 9:53 a.m.

A, who was transported to the mainland by the Coast Guard, was transferred to a large hospital in Mokpo, where she is currently undergoing detailed examinations and treatment.

A Mokpo Coast Guard official stated, “We are doing our best to protect precious lives by transporting emergency patients from island areas to the mainland as safely and quickly as possible so that they do not miss the golden time.”

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