REPORT EMERGENCY SERVICES
ON STATE HIGHWAYS
Created
by:-BOMBAY GOODS TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
18, MEHTA CHAMBERS, 2ND FLOOR, KALYAN STREET, MUMBAI –
400009. Tel :- 23775415,23719882. Fax:- 23728681 Email :- [email protected] Website: www.bgta.in
EMERGENCY SERVICES ON STATE
HIGHWAYS
A Joint Venture of Govt.'s Accident Relief
Services Department
& Expert Medical Practioners & Institutes
providing Trauma Care
• Maximum Importance should be given to
Road safety to Achieve Eternal Development.
• Roads are the Basic medium in the development of
Individuals, Families, Communities and Nation.
The Death toll of Road Accidents Disaster
has increased since 2004
Average no of Accidents 5 Lakhs Major Injured 15 Lakhs
Handicapped 4 Lakhs
Deaths 1.20 Lakhs
Due to four laning of highways, Roads developed only by
8%
But, Vehicle population has increased by40%
in last 3 years• Increased Population
• Increased No of Motor Vehicles.
• Major Gap in needs and available Remedial rescues. • Interruption of the people.
• Lack of coordination in Government Agency.
• Dearth of Expert Manpower in Government Agency. • Lack of estimated Funds for Road Safety.
• Lack of Road Safety public Awareness.
Maharashtra State is highest
in Road Accident Disaster & Death toll percentage
Motor Vehicle Population in 2005-2007 of Maharashtra State
Number of People Died, Injured in Road accident in Maharashtra State
To Reduce Road Accident Death Toll
All accident Victims should get Proper Medical Help Immediately Golden Hour very Important period for saving the lives of Injured
There are major flaws in existing Govt. system in reaching emergency help to rescue seriously injured accident victims As per the scope of National & State highways, the Civil
hospitals & P.H.C. centers unable to provide trauma care facilities Experts providing trauma care are not available 24 hours in
If the Road Accident Death toll is to be reduced &
The accident victims should get good emergency medical help To achieve this objective of government then ...
Govt’s Road Accident management service &
Trauma care providing Private Medical Organizations Should work in coordination
Therefore,
A Helpline number should be created to take care of the Dial Helpline Ambulance Services Core Project at State level.
The organization should implement Road safety
development action plan on basis of Nationwide research for root cause of Road accident disaster
For NO ACCIDENTS...
• Surveys of Accident prone zones & Road engineering Submitting report to P.W.D. & Police Dept.
• Society is not getting educated about road safety through routine Education
•Therefore, organization should create the Road safety syllabus, Pictorial Slogans & Variety of Literature material
• Students !.. 'Accept the paternity of Road safety' !!
Free distribution of Road safety books & Quiz competition State level campaign should be organised by the organization. • Drivers Training Programme & Road Safety Campaigns
should be Organized continuously.
The organization should take hard efforts to implement the centrally sponsored project in Maharashtra state for Drivers Training.
The organization should have
Centrally recognized accident helpline number
Connected 24x7 with
District Police Headquarter and Wireless Dial 100 and Highway Relief Services
STAR OF LIFE
• The Expert Medical practitioners providing Trauma Care
• The Medical practitioners / Experts in the state of Maharashtra Highway Police’s network.
• District Civil Hospital & Govt. Road Accidents service
• Ambulance Core Panel should be activated in coordination of the organization.
Dial Helpline Ambulance Service Core Panel should contain
• Medical Institutions of members of panel & their Ambulances
• Ambulances of Civil Hospital and Primary Health Centers.
• The organization should be executing a network for providing Emergency medical help Controlled by DIAL helpline
(Accident Disaster Control Center)
• The Network of Govt.’s Road Accident Services & a huge no. of hospitals should be connected to this Dial Ambulance Service.
Such as
-- District Police superintendent’s office -- Highway Police Center
- Police stations in the district - Civil Hospital
- District disaster management centers - Zilla Parishad
- Rural Hospitals and PHC’s - Tahasil / Taluka Offices
- Panchyat Samiti Offices - Hotels / Dhabas
- Petrol Pumps on Highways - Octroy & Toll posts
- News papers Broadcasting centers - Media Offices - Municipal Corporation & its offices - PWD offices
- Road Development Corporations Offices - Social organizations etc.
Dial Helpline Information Boards should be
Displayed at Administration offices, State & National Highways Public Places.
• The scope of National Highways are limited within state
but state highways has its wide networks throughout each state.
• The State and Central Governments Depts. are law bound to shoulder the responsibility of Road Accidents Services.
Dial Helpline
Road Accident Disaster Control Center Ambulance services core
• In accordance with the scope of National and State highways,
It will prove helpful to coordinate the modernized medical organizations providing accidental & trauma care with the government’s health centers
• Therefore, Central & State Govt. should create such organizations
as a Public-Private Partnership Project (P.P.P.) Dial Helpline
Road Accident Disaster Control Center Ambulance services core
To saves lives of Accident victims & Reduce Death toll
• Provide life saving support to any accident victim to protect human lives
• Victims should get appropriate medical aid in right time. • Economically unable victims would also be treated
• Therefore, Govt. should fix the code of conduct for the organizations for coordination with Govt. & Private
The Model Project for the safety of Road accident victims should be presented to the Mumbai High Court bench of
Justice Jay Narayan Patel and Justice K.K. Tated
on behalf of Central and State governments With Reference to news published in Daily Maharashtra
Times dated- 25th January 2009
Daily
Maharashtra Times 25th January 2009
With the aim to Reduce the Accident Death Toll
The organization should be working & have plan for a Model Project ie.
‘Dial Helpline Ambulance Service Core’
Govt. Should create such organizations as these projects is really needed for society & govt. as well
The Mumbai High Court has set the responsibility on State govt. for preparing and executing an Action Plan to provide the
Plots should be allotted to the organization on National Highway To conduct the following activities
- Accident Disaster Control Center - Ambulance Brigade Training Center
- Refresher Training Center for Heavy Vehicle Drivers. - Medical Checkup and Health center facility
Under the scheme of the
National Highways Accident Relief services scheme
With these facilities the organization should develop
To minimize Road accident Death Toll..
To Reinforce and Support the govt. responsibilities …
Central & State Govt. Should create
The Ambulance Service Core - Model Project
‘Dial Helpline – Accident Disaster Control Center
To minimize the Road accident Death Toll & Save lives of Accident Victims
Victim should get right medical help in right time Govt. Should give priority to this
Our Demand Towards State Government...
State Govt. Should Create a committee
as Coordinator Institution for creating organizations for Dial Helpline Ambulance Service Core
• State Highway Police Control Help Room & District Police Dept. Should give immediate intimation of Accident to Dial
Helpline Ambulance Service.
Govt. Should forward their orders
• State Govt. Should give recognisation to Helpline A.S.C. Ambulance Service Core Panel medical institutions
providing Trauma Care.
• State Govt. should provide expenses to Medical institutions for providing Emergency life support / First aid to Accident Victims.
• For Accident Victims... Trauma care centers should be
established on Major state highways & National Highways at
every 30 kms. in reserved lands of central Road transport dept. & PWD for amenities development.
• Primary Health Center / Trauma centers should be
established on highways & it's Management responsibility should be given to A.S.C. Ambulance Service Core Panel Institutions.
• Present District level P.H.C.s & Rural health centers Should be modernized & equipped as Trauma center for Accident services under Public Private Partnership projects with
Code of conduct for the Model Project
with assistance to economically unaffording
people;
Should be fixed by govt.
in coordination with
To Control Road Accident Disaster & To Minimize Accident Death Toll...
Heavy Vehicle Drivers Training, Health Development, AIDS Awareness & Control, Road safety Development
Training programmes should be done on regular basis. It should be sanctioned by State Transport Authority &
State Govt. with land Availability...
