"Day and Night Emergency Rescue"... Three Island Patients Urgently Transferred to Mainland

Mokpo Coast Guard Responds to Emergencies on Gwanmaedo, Dallido, and Hauido Islands

250 Emergency Patients Transferred This Year

24-Hour Maritime Emergency Transport System in Operation

The Mokpo Coast Guard has made every effort to protect the lives of island residents and tourists by urgently transferring three emergency patients from island areas in Gwangju Metropolitan City, Jeollanam-do to the mainland, with operations spanning from daytime to early morning hours.

According to the Mokpo Coast Guard, at around 3:40 p.m. on August 5, a report was received that a female tourist in her twenties, referred to as Ms. A, had suffered a severe right ankle injury and was unable to move on Gwanmaedo Island, Jindo County. The Coast Guard immediately dispatched a coastal rescue boat from the Jindo substation, transported Ms. A to Seomang Port, and safely handed her over to the 119 emergency medical team.

A scene where Mokpo Coast Guard is transporting an emergency patient. Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard

The emergency patient transfer operations continued through the night.

At approximately 11:17 p.m. the same day, a report was received from Dallido Island in Mokpo City regarding Mr. B, a man in his sixties, who was unable to move due to severe abdominal pain.

The Coast Guard deployed a coastal rescue boat from the Namhang substation to quickly transfer Mr. B to the Mokpo Coast Guard's dedicated pier, where he was handed over to the waiting 119 emergency medical team.

Soon after, at around 12:38 a.m. on August 6, an emergency report was received from Hauido Island in Shinan County regarding Mr. C, a man in his eighties, who developed symptoms of vomiting and abdominal pain and was suspected of having a gastric ulcer. A Coast Guard patrol vessel, which was on duty nearby, immediately moved to the scene and safely transported Mr. C to Bokho Port on Anjwado Island.

Thanks to the swift cooperation between the Coast Guard and the fire authorities, all three patients transferred to the mainland were reported to be in stable condition, with no life-threatening injuries.

Choi Won-sik, Chief of the Mokpo Coast Guard, stated, "For emergency patients in island areas and at sea, an initial response and rapid transfer are of utmost importance," adding, "We maintain a 24-hour on-call response system."

Meanwhile, the Mokpo Coast Guard has played the role of ‘lifeguard on the sea’ by urgently transferring a total of 250 emergency patients from islands and maritime areas to mainland medical institutions so far this year.

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