By IANS, [RxPG]
New Delhi, Oct 8 - The capital city is all set to have 150 new fully equipped ambulances and 20 responder - vehicles in efforts to boost its emergency medical services, the state cabinet decided Wednesday.
'The government is committed to provide pre-hospital emergency medical response services of international standards to Delhi citizens, with at least one ambulance per lakh - population, which is the recommended norm,' Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit told reporters after a cabinet meeting.
The government has undertaken an exercise to explore the feasibility and modalities of expanding ambulance services in the city, she added.
Since 1991, pre-hospital medical emergency transportation and ambulance services have been provided through Centralized Accidents and Trauma Services -, a Delhi government organisation under the Societies Registration Act 1860.
The cabinet has decided to deploy a total of 150 ambulances out of which 141 would be basic life support ambulances and nine would be advanced life support.
In addition to this, another 20 first responder - ambulances would be deployed to reach difficult and congested areas, a government official said.
The services would be branded and promoted as '102 Ambulance Service - Government of Delhi' and would be restricted to the territory of Delhi.
'It would be ensured that the ambulance reaches the patients/sites within 15-20 minutes. It would also be ensured that the patient is shifted to the nearest hospital within 20 minutes. This would go a long way in overcoming casualties,' the official added.
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