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2013-9-29 Transfer of a Patient from Penghu Magong to the Main Island for EMS

  • Release Date:2013-09-29
  • Source:NASC

The 1st team of the 2nd NASC battalion received a notification from the Duty Command Center by phone today (the 29th) at 09:45: A patient of Tri-Service General Hospital Penghu Branch of Ministry of Health Welfare 陳O川 (male, was born in 1965) suffered from acute myocardial infarction needed to be transported to Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital for treatment due to insufficient local medical resources. An EMS transfer was therefore required. 
After received the notification, the NA-107 flight crew turned on the helicopter engine at 09:50, took off from Taichung CCK at 10:02 and landed at Tri-Service General Hospital Penghu Branch at 10:40 to pick up the patient, family member and medical personnel totally 3 people. The helicopter then took off at 10:50 and landed at Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital at 11:20. The patient was then transported to hospital and the mission was successfully completed.  was successfully completed.