SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Fire Agency (NFA) has developed a long-term plan in response to a series of cases where emergency patients failed to reach the hospital in time. According to the NFA, ambulances took over an hour to reach the nearest hospital from the accident site in 16,939 cases last [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The legal grounds for punishing interference with ambulances has been created, the fire agency said Saturday. The National Fire Agency said the revisions to the laws related to relief operations passed the National Assembly last month, which are expected to be made public this month. The revised laws stipulate [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Kakao Mobility said Tuesday it will develop navigation and call guidance services exclusively for ambulances. Kakao Corp.’s transportation unit will develop the service through participation in the “Artificial Intelligence-based Emergency Medical System Development” project supported by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National IT Industry Promotion Agency. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The story of an ambulance driver facing prosecution after a car accident last week caused uproar in South Korea. The private ambulance carrying a two-month-old infant ran a red light, according to police, before colliding with an SUV while traveling from one hospital in North Chungcheong Province to another in [...]