Mokpo Coast Guard, Consecutive Emergency Patient 'Urgent Transport'

Two Elderly Patients Transferred to Land via Coast Guard Patrol Vessel

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Two emergency patients with hypertension occurred consecutively in the island areas and offshore of Jeonnam, and the Mokpo Coast Guard conducted emergency transport to the mainland.

Mokpo Coast Guard is transporting an emergency patient who occurred on the morning of the 12th on Sangtaedo, Sinan-gun.
[Photo by Mokpo Maritime Police Station]

According to the Mokpo Maritime Police Station (Chief Kim Hae-cheol) on the 13th, at around 8:32 a.m. on the 12th, a report was received that resident A (female in her 80s) in Sanggando, Sinan-gun, was experiencing severe dizziness and was unable to move, and a patrol vessel was dispatched urgently.

The Coast Guard boarded resident A and her guardian onto the vessel at the scene, continuously monitored the patient's condition, and swiftly moved to Seomang Port in Jindo-gun, handing over to the 119 ambulance team at 1:02 p.m. that day.

Earlier, at 6:27 p.m. on the 11th, the Coast Guard urgently transported crew member C (male in his 70s), who showed hypertension symptoms on LPG carrier vessel B sailing about 30 km west of Jaewondo, Sinan-gun, to Jinri Pier in Imjado via patrol vessel.

The two individuals who were urgently transported to the mainland by the Coast Guard were moved to large hospitals in Jindo and Mokpo, respectively, where they are currently receiving treatment after detailed examinations.

A Mokpo Coast Guard official said, “We will always maintain a state of immediate response to prepare for emergencies occurring in island areas and offshore, and do our best to protect the precious lives of the people.”

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