'108' services touch nearly 23,000 cases

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The ‘108’ Ambulance service run by the State Government with the help of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) has served 22,937 cases till June-end, completing one year of
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The ‘108’ Ambulance service run by the State Government with the help of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) has served 22,937 cases till June-end, completing one year of service.

 In one year, the ambulance service attended to 8,389 road accidents, 3,237 heart related emergencies, and 1854 respiratory related issues, 2,195 unconscious patients, 540 Blood pressure patients, 326 diabetic patients, 776 emergency cases of pregnancies, 181 cancer patients, 666 cases of poisoning, 332 brain haemorrhage cases and 134 burn cases, a statement issued here said.

 During this period, ‘108’ also conducted medical camps and awareness programmes to build awareness in small villages and towns and make people aware of the free services. The camps were organised with the help of local bodies across the district and checked blood pressure, blood sugar, oxygen saturation, and ECG. 108 Ambulance Service tied up with doctors from Primary Health Centres for the medical camp.

 The free ambulance service in Trivandrum is managed by Mumbai-based Ziqitza Healthcare Pvt Ltd. 108 ambulances are equipped with the state-of-the-art equipment to address any kind of emergency.

The service is free and can be availed by calling the toll-free number ‘108.’ On making the call, the company’s Call Centre in Technopark campus using their GPS system will assign the ambulance closest to the location of the call.  ‘’All our ambulances have sterilised interior and are also fire resistant.  Each ambulance is also equipped with Ventilator, Defibrillator, foetal monitor, Pulse Oximeter, Nebulizer, etc for emergency treatment and monitoring. Our 25 ambulances provide 24/7 services across the capital,’’ Said Ziqitza Healthcare’s Project head Ratheesh Velayudhan.

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