Pregnant Woman Airlifted From Koh Tao to Samui
A critically ill 32-year-old pregnant Myanmar woman was airlifted from Koh Tao to Koh Samui Hospital late Wednesday after suffering severe preeclampsia at 38 weeks gestation, with authorities braving rough seas to complete the emergency tra
Authorities dispatched a patrol boat late Wednesday night to urgently transfer a critically ill pregnant woman from Koh Tao Hospital to Koh Samui Hospital amid rough seas. Lt. Cmdr. Natthaphon Sinphunphon, deputy director of the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) in Surat Thani, received a request from the Naresuan Gulf Emergency Medical Centre on Koh Samui to transport a 38-week pregnant woman suffering from high blood pressure and abdominal pain. Due to strong winds and waves at sea, authorities deployed Patrol Boat Tor 268 with officers from the Surat Thani branch after approval from Vice Adm Thepparit Lapphlue, commander of the Royal Thai Navy's Second Area. The patient, War War Cho, a 32-year-old Myanmar national, was in critical condition with severe preeclampsia. She was safely transferred to Koh Samui Hospital for further treatment.
