– Operation of the nation’s first emergency medical control tower, ‘Gyeongsangnam-do Emergency Medical Situation Room’
– Direct demonstration of the final hospital treatment process in the event of an emergency patient
Gyeongnam Province (Governor Park Wan-soo) held a signboard opening ceremony for the emergency medical situation room, which will become the control tower for emergency medical services in Gyeongnam Province, on the 6th and announced that it would begin full-scale operation for the first time in the country.
The ‘Gyeongsangnam-do Emergency Medical Situation Room’ serves as a control tower to strengthen the emergency medical system, responsible for everything from on-site transportation to final treatment such as medical treatment and surgery. Through this, the safety of the residents is secured by quickly disseminating the situation and coordinating the medical response through a collaboration system between 119 emergency rescue and medical institutions.
The emergency medical situation room, which is the first in the country to operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, has 4 people in 12 teams (8 support teams, 4 firefighters) working in rotation, and golden time for emergency patients is secured through collaboration between the emergency medical system, which was previously divided into transport and medical institutions. It is expected to be able to respond effectively to emergency situations.
Gyeongnam Province plans to build a Gyeongnam-type integrated platform next year to upgrade the system of the emergency room and emergency medical situation room. Once the integrated platform is completed, it is expected to develop into a system that works with the residents of the province by understanding the occurrence and reporting of all emergency patients, hospital selection and transfer at a glance, and guiding emergency patient guardians to transfer hospitals.
Governor Park Wan-soo said, “We opened a situation room as an emergency medical control tower with the idea that there should be no hit-and-run cases in emergency rooms in our province.” He added, “We will build an integrated system that can share the status of emergency room medical personnel in real time, and help residents in emergency situations. “We will strengthen cooperation with hospitals to ensure timely treatment,” he said.
Lee Sang-don, director of Yangsan Pusan National University Hospital, said, “Gyeongnam has many areas vulnerable to emergency medical services, and we are grateful for the interest in the emergency medical field at the provincial level.” He added, “We expect that the emergency medical system will be improved through the establishment of a Gyeongnam-type emergency integrated platform and strengthened support for medical personnel.” “I look forward to it, and the hospital will do its best to provide treatment in the event of an emergency for residents of the province,” he said.
At the emergency medical situation room opening ceremony on this day, the operation of the emergency medical situation room was introduced to the heads of general hospitals and related organizations in the province, including Lee Sang-don, director of Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital and Ahn Seong-ki, director of Gyeongsang National University Hospital.
At the opening ceremony, Gyeongsangnam-do Governor Park Wan-soo, Provincial Council Culture and Welfare Committee Chairman Kim Jae-woong, officials from the Gyeongnam and Changwon Fire Departments, and hospital directors of emergency medical institutions in the province attended the opening ceremony. They introduced the emergency medical situation room, explained future plans, and even directly explained the hospital selection process in the event of a serious emergency patient. demonstrated.