The Railways on Friday launched country’s first travel medical emergency app with vital features like route Hospital Finder. The RailYatri.in would bring medical information which travellers may need when an emergency arises while on a train journey.
Medical Emergency feature will enable the users to check for vital information regarding medical facilities in the vicinity of their location. “Healthcare has been a longstanding problem for travellers. Thousands of medical emergencies arise during train journeys in India yet no one has really thought about solving the problem. It is heartbreaking to see the loved ones suffering due to lack of information and facilities. Now, it’s time to take charge of you and your loved ones’ health during a journey,” said Manish Rathi, CEO and co-founder, RailYatri.in.
The RailYatri app considers location of the user and provides list of healthcare facilities at the upcoming stations. The information provided through the app is not just limited to hospital names, but also provide direction from station, contact numbers of hospitals and ambulance services one might require during an emergency.
Usually, if an emergency arises on a train, the patient has to suffer a lot due to lack of information and proper facilities at the right time. This is largely due to the over-dependence on authorities and lack of route specific healthcare information.
RailYatri app provides the users the power of such information essential during a medical emergency, with this feature. RailYatri.in is the brainchild of experts from IITs and IIM with over 20 years of engineering experience.