Gyeonggi-do Fire Department, First Birth in 119 Ambulance of the New Year

Firefighters Ryoo Mi-deok, Koo Ja-yeon, and Choi Seung-tae (from left) of the Bucheon Fire Station 119 Ambulance Team Photo by Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters

[Asia Economy (Bucheon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Although rare, news of newborn deliveries in 119 ambulances was heard again in the New Year of 2023, the Year of the Black Rabbit.

The 119 ambulance team of Bucheon Fire Station, affiliated with the Gyeonggi-do Fire and Disaster Headquarters, promptly responded on the early morning of the 4th to a report of a pregnant woman bleeding in Chunui-dong, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon City. Fire Sergeants Ryu Mi-deok, Gu Ja-yeon, and Firefighter Choi Seung-tae quickly rushed to the scene.

The pregnant woman, at 37 weeks gestation, was experiencing contractions every 5 minutes, and during transport to a nearby hospital, the baby's head began to appear.

Despite the critical emergency, veteran Fire Sergeant Ryu Mi-deok, with 16 years of experience, calmly guided the emergency delivery under medical supervision, and rookie Firefighter Choi Seung-tae assisted according to the on-site emergency treatment standard protocol to help the mother deliver the baby healthily.

Fire Sergeant Gu Ja-yeon, who is more familiar with the local geography than anyone else, also transported the 119 ambulance quickly and safely to the nearby hospital despite the urgent situation.

A Bucheon Fire Station official stated, "Thanks to the prompt response of the ambulance crew in this emergency, the mother was able to give birth healthily inside the 119 ambulance for the first time in the New Year."

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