Ambulance drivers sensitised to Model Code of Conduct rules in Vellore, nearby districts

Emergency Medical Technicians (EMI) and drivers of ‘108’ ambulances successful Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur, and Tiruvannamalai districts were sensitized astir the Model Code of Conduct rules for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.

Officials of Emergency Management and Research Institute (EMRI), which runs the work successful the State, said that 25 guidelines person been fixed by the organisation to travel till April 23, the polling day. “Apart from creating consciousness among staff, including drivers, connected the guidelines, we are besides monitoring immoderate violations successful adhering to the predetermination rules,” S. Kannan, territory officer, Vellore (EMR), told The Hindu.

Ambulance drivers should cooperate with Static Surveillance Teams (SST) during conveyance checks.

However, if the predetermination squad insists connected checking the ambulance, a squad subordinate could question successful the ambulance to the nearest hospital. The conveyance should beryllium checked lone aft shifting the diligent successful the ward. “This is chiefly to debar losing the aureate hr successful redeeming patients’ lives. Many ambulances are operated successful hilly and tribal areas successful the portion wherever authorities hospitals volition beryllium respective kilometres away. So, immoderate stoppage enroute to the infirmary volition beryllium risky,” Mr. Kannan said.

At present, Tiruvannamalai has the highest fig of ambulances (49), followed by Vellore (25), Tirupattur (24), and Ranipet (19). In presumption of fig of exigency calls, Tiruvannamalai gets astatine slightest 200 calls per day, followed by Vellore and Tirupattur (100 calls each) and Ranipet (70 calls).

On an average, ambulances scope wrong 11 minutes of receiving the exigency telephone successful the region. Around 40% of cases are related to pregnancy, followed by roadworthy accidents that signifier 30% of the full calls. EMRI officials said that CCTV cameras were besides fixed successful ambulances arsenic portion of wide surveillance. It is besides monitored from a centralized power country for unrecorded information and exigency purposes.