Penghu Coast Guard dispatches late-night emergency evacuation to people on outlying islands

The Penghu Coast Guard was dispatched late at night to evacuate people on the outlying islands in an emergency manner. (Provided by Penghu Coast Guard)

Penghu outlying islands have limited medical resources, and air and sea evacuations have been carried out for two consecutive days since yesterday (4th). The 13th Patrol Area of Jinma-Peng Branch of the Coast Guard received a notification from Wangan Clinic that an elderly man had a high fever due to pneumonia and was urgently evacuated to Magong for medical treatment. Today (5th), a 70-year-old man from the Penghu Branch of the Third General Hospital in Penghu suffered from traumatic subdural hemorrhage. He urgently requested a Penghu resident medical helicopter and was evacuated to Kaohsiung Rongzong to save his precious life.

The Penghu Coast Guard's investigation pointed out that it received a notification from the Wang'an Clinic yesterday afternoon that a 66-year-old man had a high fever due to pneumonia and was assessed to need to be evacuated to Magong for medical treatment. However, air evacuation was not permitted. The patrol area immediately notified the Eighth (Penghu) Coast Guard to dispatch the online PP-10071 boat to the co-ordination office, and simultaneously notified the Magong Security Inspection Station and the Fire Department of the Seventh Coast Patrol of the Kinmapeng Branch to cooperate.

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After boat 10071 docked at Wang'an at 6:18 p.m., it assisted the health room staff to complete the connection between patients and nursing staff, and then sailed back to Magong Port. At 7:28 p.m., it arrived at Magong Public Transport and was taken to the Ministry of Penghu Hospital for medical treatment by fire department ambulance.

In addition, a man in his 70s was evacuated today with suspected traumatic subdural hemorrhage. After being properly handled by the Penghu Branch team of the Tri-Service General Hospital, the evacuation mechanism was activated through the idling evacuation telemedicine consultation platform of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and he was transferred to Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital for further treatment. Chen Shujuan, director of the Penghu County Health Bureau, emphasized that medical resources on the outlying islands of Penghu are relatively insufficient. If people suffer from severe or major emergency injuries and illnesses, air referral can effectively buy golden time for rescue.

Penghu-based helicopter Lingtian Airlines urgently evacuated the patient to Kaohsiung Rongzong for rescue. (Provided by Lingtian Airlines)