Mokpo Coast Guard Urgently Transfers Emergency Patient from Island Village at Night

Mokpo Maritime Police Station (Chief Kim Hae-cheol) urgently transported two elderly emergency patients from island villages to the mainland at night on the 27th.

Mokpo Coast Guard is transporting an emergency patient from an island village.
[Photo by Sinan-gun]

According to Mokpo Maritime Police on the 28th, at around 9:08 PM on the 27th, they received a report of patient A (in his 80s) on Jangsan-do, Sinan-gun, showing symptoms of chills accompanied by vomiting, and quickly transported him to the mainland using a coastal rescue boat.

Earlier that day, at around 8:21 PM, patient B (female, in her 80s), who was experiencing severe pain and lower limb paralysis on Sangtaedo, Sinan-gun, was transported to Jindo Shimi Port using a patrol vessel and handed over to the 119 emergency medical team.

Meanwhile, it is known that the two patients transported with the help of the maritime police received treatment at a large hospital located in Mokpo.

A Mokpo Maritime Police official stated, “We will maintain a state of readiness to ensure that island residents in medical blind spots are not isolated from medical services.”

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