Bike Ambulances Equipped With Medical Kits Launched in Karnataka

BENGALURU: The much awaited two-wheeler ambulance service was launched by Karnataka government recently. The initiative is called as the "platinum ten minutes" aimed at reducing death due to road accidents.

The Chief Minister Siddaramaiah commenced the bike ambulances equipped with medical kits that will be helpful in attainment for the needy in city areas where it is difficult for conventional ambulances to reach on time due to traffic.

"These bike Ambulances will operate in city areas like Bengaluru, Mysuru, Hubballi-Dharwad, Mangaluru and many other district centres. This is a new initiative," Siddaramaiah said speaking at the launch event, reports PTI.

He said with the population in urban areas increasing, there is growing traffic problem and due to these ambulances are not able reach the spots where it is required on time and the bike ambulances "can pitch in at that time."

Officials said presently out of the 30 bike ambulances, 21 would be pressed into public service additionally in the city corporations of Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru, Kalaburagi, Belagavi, Hubballi-Dharwad, Davanagere, Tumakuru, Vijayapura and Shivamogga and other cities.

They said the rider of the bike ambulance will be a trained paramedic, adding, these bikes will reach the spot where it is difficult for conventional four-wheeler ambulance to be on time, and will initiate the resuscitation measures.

The first responder bikes will be equipped with all necessary life saving medicines and equipments like oxygen cylinder, pulse oxymeter, and glucometer. The bike ambulance service is being implemented through GVK EMRI that runs 108 ambulance services.

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