60s Man with Arm Torn by Brush Cutter on Workday, Sacheon Coast Guard Quickly Transports... No Threat to Life

Sacheon Coast Guard is guiding a rescued person with a skin burn injury to an ambulance.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] At around 7:45 a.m. on the 26th, a man in his 60s, Mr. A, who suffered a skin laceration accident caused by a brush cutter in Tongyeong-si, Gyeongnam, was urgently transported to a hospital by the Coast Guard.

According to Sacheon Coast Guard Station, Mr. A was visiting Yangji-ri, Neungyang Port, Saryangdo for vacation from Chungju that morning. While resting, he was trimming trees and cutting grass near a villa with an acquaintance when he was seriously injured by the brush cutter blade.

Mr. A sustained lacerations from the back of his right hand to his wrist and elbow, with severe bleeding.

After receiving a report from his spouse, Mrs. B, the Sacheon Coast Guard dispatched the patrol vessel P-81 Jeong to transport him to the hospital.

During transportation, the Coast Guard activated a remote emergency medical system using communication devices, allowing medical institutions to diagnose and treat the patient while heading toward Maekjeonpo Port.

The two were transferred by ambulance to a nearby hospital at around 8:34 a.m. that day, and it was reported that the patient's life was not in danger.