Jeonnam Fire Department, Average of 466 Ambulance Dispatches Per Day Last Year

174,029 Dispatches and 95,588 Transfers... Ambulance Statistics Released

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Last year, Jeonnam Fire Department recorded an average of 466 emergency medical dispatches per day.

According to the emergency activity statistics announced on the 11th by Jeonnam Fire Headquarters (Chief Kim Joil), the number of emergency dispatches last year was 170,429, an increase of 11.8% (18,024 cases) compared to 152,405 cases in the previous year (2021).

The number of transported patients was 95,588, up 14.4% (12,018 cases) from 83,570 in 2021.

This is analyzed to be due to a surge in dispatches for disease patients during the Omicron outbreak from March to May last year, an increase in travel volume during the vacation season in July and August, and the beginning of a COVID-19 resurgence, which led to an increase in the number of transported patients.

In fact, the number of COVID-19 related transports last year increased about 5.9 times from 1,144 in 2021 to 6,748, accounting for a large portion of the overall increase in emergency dispatches.

By type of patient transport, disease patients such as acute and chronic illnesses were the most at 63,654 (66.6%), followed by accidents and injuries at 18,996 (19.9%), traffic accidents at 9,648 (10.1%), non-traumatic injuries (1,615), suspected crimes (522), and others.

Specifically, among accidents and injuries, dispatches due to falls were the highest at 10,592 cases. For traffic accidents, the order was drivers and passengers (5,282), motorcycles (1,658), pedestrians (1,066), and bicycles (771). For non-traumatic injuries, poisoning (544), smoke inhalation (122), and airway obstruction (116) were the most common.

Among cardiac arrest patients transported by ambulance, the pre-hospital return of spontaneous circulation rate was 9.8%. Of approximately 1,400 cardiac arrest patients, about 10% or 140 patients (122 in 2021) recovered spontaneous circulation after emergency treatment by paramedics.

Chief Kim Joil said, “We will reflect the analysis results of last year’s 119 emergency activities in this year’s emergency policies and do our best to protect the lives of the residents.”

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