Masan Fire Station Promotes Hospital Selection Based on Severity Classification

Securing the Golden Hour and Maximizing Treatment Effectiveness

The Masan Fire Station in Changwon Special City, Gyeongnam, has called for public interest and cooperation, emphasizing the importance of selecting the appropriate hospital for patient transport by 119 paramedics according to the pre-hospital severity classification system (Pre-KTAS) before hospital transfer.

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The severity classification system categorizes a patient's condition into five levels, from Level 1 (emergency) to Level 5 (non-emergency), and selects the most suitable medical institution based on the severity of the patient's condition before hospital transfer.

This system ensures that patients are transported not to the nearest hospital, but to a hospital capable of providing the appropriate treatment for their condition. By doing so, it helps secure the golden hour, maximizes treatment effectiveness, and enables prompt and accurate emergency care.

Transporting emergency patients directly to a hospital capable of providing specialized treatment according to the patient's condition, rather than simply to the nearest hospital, is crucial for saving lives. If citizens actively cooperate with paramedics' hospital selection guidance, the efficiency of severity classification and patient transport is expected to improve.

Additionally, the order of medical treatment after arrival at the emergency room is determined by hospital medical staff based on the severity of each patient's condition. Even if a patient arrives at the hospital by 119 ambulance, the actual order of treatment may vary depending on their condition.

Jang Changmun, Chief of Masan Fire Station, stated, "The 119 paramedic team selects hospitals based on objective and professional criteria using the severity classification system," and added, "If you respect and cooperate with the paramedics' decisions, faster and more accurate emergency medical services can be provided."

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