Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 20: In the present scenario of COVID-19 Pandemic in the union territory of J&K, the 108 Ambulance service is working day and night to deliver emergency services to the general population.
Till date 1653 COVID suspects have been shifted to hospitals for treatment and lives of 4350 COVID patients have been saved due to timely evacuation to hospitals and after provision of pre hospital care during shifting of the these critical COVID patients. 108 Ambulances have been deployed in every district of the UT to evacuate COVID patients to nearby designated COVID Health Institutions.
These Ambulances are having essential drugs to deal with any medical emergency and are fitted with critical life saving equipments like Transport Ventilator, Monitors, Defibrillator and most importantly Oxygen Delivery System (ODS) with specialized stretchers for shifting critical patients in and out of the Ambulance and trained Emergency Technicians (EMT)s to monitor the vitals of the patient and provide pre hospital care to the patients. These EMTs are in constant touch with Emergency Response Physicians sitting in the call centre who guide the EMTs as per the condition of the patient till he/she is admitted safely in the Hospital.
Here, it is pertinent to mention that J&K Emergency Medical Services (108-102 Ambulance Service) is an initiative of the Government of J&K in Public Private Partnership with BVG India Limited. It is a free of cost service for the general public.
This programme was launched in the UT of J&K on March 24, 2020. The fleet of 108 consists of 139 Ambulances which have been stationed across the UT of J&K and since the launch of this programme, 54396 Emergency Patients have been shifted to various Health Institutions saving many a precious life.
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