Nothing is more tragic than an accident victim lying unattended on road, possibly bleeding to death. Now, thanks to a city traffic police and Nagpur Municipal Corporation initiative, such persons can have hope. NMC's 30 ambulances will help the traffic police reach accident victims to hospitals.
With these 30, the fleet of ambulances available to traffic police has gone up to 34. Earlier, the city police, in a joint venture with Orange City Hospital and Research Institute, had launched a 24x7 ambulance service called Maharashtra Emergency Medical Services (MEMS) with four vehicles. These have already helped hundreds of accident victims get treatment on time.
Deputy commissioner of police (traffic) Sahebrao Patil confirmed the development. He said, "the first 60 minutes after a victim gets injured is known as the golden hour. Treatment within this time can make a difference of life and death. MEMS helps accident victims get medical care in shortest possible time."
Moreover, many cops have been given training in first aid and they are capable for properly removing the patient from accident spot, a senior PI said.
The four MEMS ambulances are stationed at Wadi Naka, Mankapur square, Kamptee road, Manewada square, Chhatrapati square and Juna Pardi Naka. The NMC ambulances will be at their respective destinations as at present and would respond to emergency calls, said the DCP.
Apart from conventional equipment, NMC ambulances will also carry specialised equipment to retrieve accident victims stuck inside mangled vehicles. The police control will coordinate with NMC control room to ensure that an ambulance reaches the injured persons within 15 minutes of control room receiving the call, said the DCP.
It will be branded and promoted as 102 ambulance service for the number one has to dial to call it. The number can be dialled from any landline or mobile phone directly without prefixing area code, informed the DCP. He said that whenever anybody calls 102, the control room can track the ambulance nearest to the spot and direct it to the place.
With these 30, the fleet of ambulances available to traffic police has gone up to 34. Earlier, the city police, in a joint venture with Orange City Hospital and Research Institute, had launched a 24x7 ambulance service called Maharashtra Emergency Medical Services (MEMS) with four vehicles. These have already helped hundreds of accident victims get treatment on time.
Deputy commissioner of police (traffic) Sahebrao Patil confirmed the development. He said, "the first 60 minutes after a victim gets injured is known as the golden hour. Treatment within this time can make a difference of life and death. MEMS helps accident victims get medical care in shortest possible time."
Moreover, many cops have been given training in first aid and they are capable for properly removing the patient from accident spot, a senior PI said.
The four MEMS ambulances are stationed at Wadi Naka, Mankapur square, Kamptee road, Manewada square, Chhatrapati square and Juna Pardi Naka. The NMC ambulances will be at their respective destinations as at present and would respond to emergency calls, said the DCP.
Apart from conventional equipment, NMC ambulances will also carry specialised equipment to retrieve accident victims stuck inside mangled vehicles. The police control will coordinate with NMC control room to ensure that an ambulance reaches the injured persons within 15 minutes of control room receiving the call, said the DCP.
It will be branded and promoted as 102 ambulance service for the number one has to dial to call it. The number can be dialled from any landline or mobile phone directly without prefixing area code, informed the DCP. He said that whenever anybody calls 102, the control room can track the ambulance nearest to the spot and direct it to the place.
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