"Helicopter Emergency Medical Service"

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28 November 2025

Kang Dae-hoon, chief of the Gyeonggi Northern Fire and Disaster Headquarters, briefs foreign journalists on the operation of the Northern 119 Control Center in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, on November 27, 2025. The center integrates command, intelligence, and call operations with 94 personnel working in four teams on a two-shift system, alongside four police captains. It also provides 24-hour teleconsultation with emergency medicine specialists for overseas Koreans, a system introduced by Kang to reduce delays caused by language barriers.

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28 November 2025

Daechan, a search-and-rescue dog from the Gyeonggi-northern Fire & Rescue Headquarters' Special Response Unit, performs a rescue demonstration with Fire Lieutenant Oh Yong-il at the Capital Region 119 Special Rescue Unit in Byeollae, Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, on November 27, 2025. Daechan previously locates a missing man in his 70s within about 30 minutes during a search operation in Yeoncheon County, on September 13, 2025, showcasing Korea's advanced disaster-response capabilities.

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#13033794

28 November 2025

Daechan, a search-and-rescue dog from the Gyeonggi-northern Fire & Rescue Headquarters' Special Response Unit, performs a rescue demonstration with Fire Lieutenant Oh Yong-il at the Capital Region 119 Special Rescue Unit in Byeollae, Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, on November 27, 2025. Daechan previously locates a missing man in his 70s within about 30 minutes during a search operation in Yeoncheon County, on September 13, 2025, showcasing Korea's advanced disaster-response capabilities.

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#13033795

28 November 2025

Daechan, a search-and-rescue dog from the Gyeonggi-northern Fire & Rescue Headquarters' Special Response Unit, performs a rescue demonstration with Fire Lieutenant Oh Yong-il at the Capital Region 119 Special Rescue Unit in Byeollae, Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, on November 27, 2025. Daechan previously locates a missing man in his 70s within about 30 minutes during a search operation in Yeoncheon County, on September 13, 2025, showcasing Korea's advanced disaster-response capabilities.

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28 November 2025

Daechan, a search-and-rescue dog from the Gyeonggi-northern Fire & Rescue Headquarters' Special Response Unit, performs a rescue demonstration with Fire Lieutenant Oh Yong-il at the Capital Region 119 Special Rescue Unit in Byeollae, Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, on November 27, 2025. Daechan previously locates a missing man in his 70s within about 30 minutes during a search operation in Yeoncheon County, on September 13, 2025, showcasing Korea's advanced disaster-response capabilities.

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28 November 2025

Daechan, a search-and-rescue dog from the Gyeonggi-northern Fire & Rescue Headquarters' Special Response Unit, performs a rescue demonstration with Fire Lieutenant Oh Yong-il at the Capital Region 119 Special Rescue Unit in Byeollae, Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, on November 27, 2025. Daechan previously locates a missing man in his 70s within about 30 minutes during a search operation in Yeoncheon County, on September 13, 2025, showcasing Korea's advanced disaster-response capabilities.

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#12785202

22 September 2025

A Seoul Fire Department Eurocopter AS365 N2 Dauphin helicopter (registration HL9448) performs a medical evacuation drill during the 2025 Seoul Disaster Response Safe Korea Exercise at Yeouinaru Station in Yeongdeungpo District in Seoul, South Korea, on September 22, 2025.

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#12785203

22 September 2025

A Seoul Fire Department Eurocopter AS365 N2 Dauphin helicopter (registration HL9448) performs a medical evacuation drill during the 2025 Seoul Disaster Response Safe Korea Exercise at Yeouinaru Station in Yeongdeungpo District in Seoul, South Korea, on September 22, 2025.

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22 September 2025

A Seoul Fire Department Eurocopter AS365 N2 Dauphin helicopter (registration HL9448) performs a medical evacuation drill during the 2025 Seoul Disaster Response Safe Korea Exercise at Yeouinaru Station in Yeongdeungpo District in Seoul, South Korea, on September 22, 2025.

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#12307514

27 April 2025

The ADAC rescue emergency doctor helicopter Christoph 15 stands on the helipad at St. Elisabeth Hospital in Straubing, Bavaria, Lower Bavaria, Germany, on April 26, 2025. Christoph 15 operates by ADAC Luftrettung with an Airbus Helicopters H135 for emergency medical air services.

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#12013959

3 February 2025

A DRF Luftrettung emergency doctor helicopter lands on an open field with firefighters and emergency responders attending to a medical emergency situation in Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, on April 23, 2022. An emergency rescue vehicle is parked nearby, providing support.

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#12013960

3 February 2025

A DRF Luftrettung emergency doctor helicopter lands on an open field with firefighters and emergency responders attending to a medical emergency situation in Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, on April 23, 2022. An emergency rescue vehicle is parked nearby, providing support.

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#12013961

3 February 2025

A DRF Luftrettung emergency doctor helicopter lands on an open field with firefighters and emergency responders attending to a medical emergency situation in Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, on April 23, 2022. An emergency rescue vehicle is parked nearby, providing support.

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3 February 2025

A DRF Luftrettung emergency doctor helicopter lands on an open field with firefighters and emergency responders attending to a medical emergency situation in Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, on April 23, 2022. An emergency rescue vehicle is parked nearby, providing support.

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#11903999

30 December 2024

A military medical helicopter lands at Muan International Airport in Jeollanam-do, South Korea, where a Jeju Air passenger plane collides during landing on December 29, 2024. Jeju Air Flight 7C2216, a Boeing 737-800 carrying 181 people, skids off the runway and collides with a wall, triggering a devastating explosion. Only two crew members seated near the rear emergency exit survive. With 179 confirmed fatalities, this tragedy becomes the deadliest domestic passenger plane crash in South Korean history. Muan International Airport is located approximately 300 km southwest of central Seoul.

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#11431266

24 July 2024

An air ambulance (LPR) Eurocopter helicopter is being seen at Lech Walesa Airport (EPGD) in Gdansk, Poland, on April 1, 2024.

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