Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday launched first ever “Bike Ambulance” service to reduce the ambulance response time in congested areas and JJ clusters.
Delhi Government has initiated a Pilot Project through CATS for First Responder Vehicles (FRVs) with a fleet of 16 FRVs (Bike Ambulances) in East Delhi (East, North East and Shahdara District).
Notably the project was approved by the Council of Ministers vide Cabinet Decision No. 2554 dated 23.02.2018 and funds of Rs 40.00 lakhs has been sanctioned.
Launching the ambulance, Kejriwal said that it was difficult for four-wheeler ambulances to enter narrow lanes. “If there’s a medical emergency in narrow bylanes, bike ambulance can go there and immediately provide its service to patients.”
Kejriwal said the number of bike ambulances would be increased in the coming days. “This is a big step in the health sector.
Everybody knows that the Delhi Government is doing good works in education and health sectors,” Kejriwal said, adding that it would also be good from the traffic point of view.
The Government in a statement said that Centralised Accident & Trauma Services (CATS) purchased 16 bikes which are fabricated and medically equipped.
Among the facilities available in FRV include a portable oxygen cylinder, a first aid kit and dressing materials, air-splints, foldable transfer sheets, ambu bags, glucometer, pulse oxymeter, a portable manual suction machine, a GPS device and a communication device.
These FRVs are manned by trained ambulance manpower. Against the sanctioned funds of Rs 40 lakhs, the project is completed in Rs 23 lakhs, the statement stated.