Mokpo Coast Guard, Emergency Transport of Critical Patients in Island Areas

Rapid Dispatch of Patrol Vessels, Safe Transfer to Land

Mokpo Maritime Police Station (Chief Kwon Oh-seong) swiftly transported an emergency patient from an island area to the mainland.

According to Mokpo Maritime Police on the 15th, at 5:19 PM on the 14th, a report was received from the Gageodo Health Center in Sinan-gun about patient A (in their 60s) who had a finger fracture and tendon injury.

Mokpo Coast Guard is receiving an emergency patient from a private marine rescue vessel.
[Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard Station]

The maritime police dispatched a patrol vessel to the scene, provided emergency treatment to the patient, and coordinated with a private marine rescue ship and a coastal rescue boat to hand over the patient to the 119 ambulance team at Seomang Port in Jindo around 12:30 AM.

A Mokpo Maritime Police official stated, “We will maintain a constant state of readiness to protect the precious lives of island village residents.”

Meanwhile, until February, Mokpo Maritime Police transported a total of 29 emergency patients to the mainland using patrol vessels and helicopters, working diligently to save the lives of island residents in medical blind spots.

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