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Significant Increase in Patient Transport Time of Emergency Rescue Squad Over Last 3 Years

SEOUL, March 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the time taken to transport patients to the hospital following emergency calls has increased significantly. The National Fire Agency reported that its emergency rescue squad transported patients in 1.99 million cases last year, an increase of 7.3 percent from 2019. The duration [...]

Emergency Call Center Operators Get New Manual

CHUNCHEON, Jul. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Rescue workers in Gangwon Province have developed a manual that will help guard emergency call operators against prank calls and other non-urgent calls made to emergency rescue centers. The province’s fire department said that it had published a “protective manual,” a first in the nation. The measure comes as [...]