Long Ambulance delays due to traffic have become the cause of more deaths

Problem Description:

• Increase in medical ailments has led to the rise in hospitals and emergency medical services assisting patients who require emergency medical assistance at critical moments helping them to reach the hospital on time thus saving their life. Ambulance services play a vital role in saving lives and in non-emergency services.

• Lets talk about few statistics, According to a report published by Times of India about 146,133 people were killed in road accidents in India in the year 2016. Unfortunately about 30% of deaths are caused due to delayed ambulance

• Another Indian government data shows that more than 50% of heart attack cases reach hospital late, which can constitute unavailability of ambulances too but majority of it is due to patients stuck in traffic.

• Frontline workers like traffic police officers are in direct contact of emergencies but they get to know about the situation when the ambulance arrives at that location.

• Traffic police officers are not quite aware of the situation and that’s why they’re unable to clear the traffic or make a desired distinct lane on time for the ambulances to pass and the delay in arrival at the patients’ location or the place of treatment can worsen a their condition.