Mokpo Coast Guard Urgently Transfers 80-Year-Old Gallstone Patient from Sinan Haedo

On the 24th, an emergency patient with gallstones occurred on Haewido Island, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do, and the Coast Guard urgently transported the patient. (Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard Station)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Mokpo Coast Guard urgently transported an emergency patient in her 80s from an island area in Sinan-gun late at night.

According to Mokpo Maritime Police Station (Chief Im Jae-su) on the 25th, at around 11:48 PM on the 24th, a report was received requesting urgent transport to a hospital for Ms. A (83 years old, female) on Haedo Island, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do, who was experiencing abdominal pain and vomiting due to cholelithiasis.

The Coast Guard dispatched a 100-ton patrol vessel and began transport at 11:53 PM from Unggok Dock on Haedo Island, carrying the patient and her guardian. They arrived at Bokho Dock on Anjwa-do, Sinan, at approximately 2:01 AM the next day, where the patient was safely handed over to the waiting 119 emergency medical team.

Ms. A, who was transported with the Coast Guard's prompt assistance, was moved to a hospital in the area for treatment and is reported to be in stable condition.

Meanwhile, the Mokpo Coast Guard, using patrol vessels and coastal rescue boats from local stations, transported a total of 312 emergency patients from island areas in 299 cases last year, dedicating their efforts to protecting precious lives with the mindset of saving their own family members.