Fire Agency Strengthens 119 Counseling Staff and Emergency-Focused Transport... "Doing Our Best to Prevent Medical Gaps"

Fire Agency Posts Medical Institutions Capable of Treatment on Each Fire Headquarters Website

The National Fire Agency announced the '119 Emergency Medical Service Activity Measures' on the 19th to ensure that there are no disruptions in the transportation of emergency patients in preparation for collective actions by the medical community opposing the government's plan to increase medical school quotas.

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First, the National Fire Agency will reinforce the call reception and consultation personnel in anticipation of a surge in 119 calls due to hospital inquiries. On-site, transportation will focus on 'patients in critical condition,' and to minimize delays in emergency patient transport, the 119 Emergency Medical Situation Management Center will select the hospitals for transport. Accordingly, severe and emergency patients will be transported to regional emergency medical centers or large hospitals, while mild and non-emergency patients will be transported to local emergency medical institutions or nearby clinics and hospitals.

Fire headquarters across all provinces and cities nationwide plan to identify medical institutions capable of providing treatment within their jurisdictions and provide guidance through various methods, including posting this information on each fire headquarters' website, to minimize public inconvenience. Additionally, the National Fire Agency urged non-emergency patients to refrain from calling 119.

Nam Hwa-young, Commissioner of the National Fire Agency, stated, "We will do our best to ensure that the lives and safety of the public are not threatened due to medical service gaps."

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