To provide emergency medical help and transport patients to nearest hospitals the GVKEMRI 108 emergency ambulance services has deployed 48 ambulances on the Char Dham Yatra route.
The state head of the ambulance service Manish Tinku said that apart from deploying ambulances at various points of Yatra route, the 108 service has also placed four highly experienced Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) at temporary medical relief points on Gaurikund- Kedarnath bridle path.
These EMTs would be equipped with first aid kits to provide emergency medical help to the pilgrims. Tinku said that apart from 40 ambulances placed usually on various points of Yatra route eight more ambulances are pressed into service. These ambulances are stationed at Badrinath, Pandukeshwar, Basukedar, Phata, Soneprayag, Brahmkhal, Harshil and Syanchatti areas.
Tinku informed that the 108 service has provided First Responder Training (FRT) to 260 personnel of police, SDRF and paramedical staff of health department.