Editorial photo #13033756 Disaster and Accident
‘K-Safety’: Introducing Korea’s Disaster Response Model
Cho Hang-joo, director of the Regional Trauma Center, briefs foreign journalists on the center's operations and helicopter EMS (Emergency Medical Service) at the rooftop helipad of Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, on November 27, 2025. The center is the largest and most active trauma facility in northern Gyeonggi and works closely with the 119 emergency services. Director Cho wears an aviation suit jacket and backpack instead of a traditional doctor's gown and hand-carried bag, as regular gowns can be caught in helicopter rotor blades. (Photo by Chris Jung/NurPhoto)
