Gyeonggi Fire Agency Conducts Comprehensive '119 Medic-One Ambulance Team' Drill at Suwon Sports Complex on the 22nd

The Gyeonggi Province Fire and Disaster Headquarters conducted a comprehensive training exercise for the '119 Medic-One Ambulance Team' on the 22nd at Suwon Sports Complex.

This drill simulated a scenario in which multiple patients sustained severe trauma due to the collapse of scaffolding at a construction site. The exercise thoroughly recreated the entire process—from incident reporting and dispatch orders, to on-site treatment, hospital transport, and patient handover—focusing on rigorously verifying whether response could be carried out without delay.

More than 40 personnel and 6 vehicles from three organizations, including the 119 General Situation Room, Suwon Fire Station, and Ajou University Hospital Regional Trauma Center, were mobilized for the training.

Gyeonggi Provincial Fire and Disaster Headquarters conducted a comprehensive training exercise for the '119 Medic-One Emergency Medical Service Team' on the 22nd at Suwon Sports Complex. Provided by Gyeonggi Provincial Fire and Disaster Headquarters

In particular, the '119 Medic-One Ambulance Team' includes a trauma specialist who accompanies the team to the scene and directly provides advanced care for patients with severe trauma. The training examined a response system that extends beyond simple transport, enabling immediate treatment to begin at the site.

Additionally, the scenario assumed that use of a doctor helicopter was not possible, so a relay transport procedure utilizing a designated transfer point was implemented. The exercise also included high-level interventions such as emergency amputation, and procedures for bypassing the emergency room to transfer patients directly to the operating room, thereby verifying a response system focused on reducing treatment time.

Choi Yongcheol, Acting Head of the Gyeonggi Province Fire and Disaster Headquarters, stated, "The '119 Medic-One Ambulance Team' is not just an organization for patient transport, but a system that initiates treatment directly at the scene," adding, "Minimizing delays at disaster sites ultimately increases survival rates."

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