Emergency Transport of a Woman in Her 60s with Hand Deep Laceration on Jeju Biyangdo Island

An emergency patient with a deep thermal injury on the right hand occurred on Biyangdo Island, Jeju, and was urgently transported by the Jeju Coast Guard.

According to the Jeju Maritime Police Station on the 21st, a report was received at around 9:49 a.m. that an emergency patient with a deep thermal injury on the right hand was on Biyangdo Island.

An emergency patient has occurred on Biyangdo Island and is being urgently transported.
[Photo by Jeju Coast Guard]

Upon receiving the report, the Coast Guard promptly transported the emergency patient to Hallim Port using the coastal rescue boat of the Hallim Police Substation and handed them over to the 119 ambulance team.

The emergency patient, Ms. A (female, in her 60s), was injured when her right hand got caught in a machine during food waste grinding work at the incineration site on Biyangdo Island. She visited the Biyangdo Health Center and received emergency treatment.

At around 10:03 a.m., the emergency patient and her guardian boarded the coastal rescue boat of the Hallim Police Substation, and at 10:12 a.m., they were safely handed over to the 119 ambulance team waiting at Hallim Port and immediately transported to the hospital.

Meanwhile, this year, the Jeju Coast Guard has safely transported a total of 33 emergency patients using patrol vessels and other means.

Jeju = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil baekok@asiae.co.kr

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