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EMRI Green Health Services (GHS), which operates 108 ambulances successful the State nether the Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project, volition reposition its fleet of ambulances for swift effect successful presumption of Deepavali.
The repositioning oregon ‘hotspot restructuring’, which is done based connected erstwhile years’ data, volition alteration ambulances to scope the exigency determination wrong 5 to 7 minutes arsenic against the accustomed six to 8 minutes taken successful municipality areas. This statement volition beryllium effectual connected October 19, 20 and 21.
According to S. Jayakumar, determination manager of EMRI GHS for Coimbatore region, a full of 424 ambulances, including archetypal responders (two-wheeler) are operational successful the portion comprising Coimbatore, the Nilgiris, Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Tiruppur, Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Ariyalur, Perambalur, Karur and Tiruchi.
As portion of hotspot restructuring, 108 ambulances volition beryllium repositioned to accident-prone zones and to areas wherever ample crowds are expected. They are usually stationed astatine authorities hospitals and superior wellness centres.
According to EMRI GHS, astir calls received astatine the 108 State Headquarters during Deepavali past twelvemonth were related to pain injuries and fire-related emergencies. Taking this into account, each 108 ambulances are present equipped with first-aid medicines and pain attraction kits. In addition, the paramedics person been trained to grip pain victims and supply contiguous archetypal assistance astatine the country earlier transporting them to the hospital. Prompt on-site attraction importantly reduces the severity of pain injuries.
As the fig of exigency calls typically doubles during Deepavali festival, EMRI GHS volition deploy other unit to respond promptly.
“The mean fig of emergencies handled by 108 ambulances per time successful Coimbatore territory is astir 250. The numbers went upto 400 per time during Deepavali solemnisation days past year,” said K.J. Ramkumar, programme manager of EMRI GHS for Coimbatore and the Nilgiris.
Additionally, each authorities and aesculapian assemblage hospitals person been provided with dedicated mobile numbers for pre-arrival intimation. When a 108 picks up a patient, the unit volition instantly alert the nearest aesculapian assemblage oregon GH utilizing these numbers, allowing the hospitals to assemble the indispensable aesculapian squad and arrangements earlier arrival.
The nationalist tin usage ‘Avasaram 108’ app to interaction 108 power room, without needing to explicate their location. The app automatically shares the determination of users with the 108 power room, enabling contiguous despatch of the nearest ambulance. Users tin besides way the approaching ambulance existent clip connected the app.
As 108 is present integrated to screen police, medical, and occurrence work emergencies, the nationalist tin interaction it arsenic the azygous exigency fig to get contiguous assistance.
