Mokpo Coast Guard Urgently Transfers 2 Emergency Patients from Island Village at Night

Two Island Residents Quickly Transported via Patrol Vessel After Coast Guard Emergency Treatment

Mokpo Coast Guard urgently transported two emergency patients from island areas to the mainland overnight.

The Mokpo Coast Guard Station (Chief Kim Hae-cheol) announced on the 25th that at 9:01 PM on the 24th, they quickly transported patient A (in his 30s), suspected of having a fracture due to a traffic accident on Haedo Island, Sinan County, to the mainland using a patrol vessel.

Mokpo Coast Guard is transporting an emergency patient from the patrol vessel to the land.
[Photo by Mokpo Maritime Police Station]

Later, at 11:12 PM on the same day, a report was received of patient B (female in her 70s) suspected of appendicitis on Heuksando Island, Sinan County. The patient was transferred via a coastal rescue boat and patrol vessel to the 119 ambulance team at Seomang Port, Jindo.

Both patients are known to have received treatment at a large hospital located in Mokpo.

Meanwhile, the Mokpo Coast Guard has played a vital role as an ambulance at sea by transporting a total of 170 emergency patients using patrol vessels in 2023 so far.

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