REPORT EMERGENCY SERVICES ON STATE HIGHWAYS

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1 Created by:- REPORT EMERGENCY SERVICES ON STATE HIGHWAYS BOMBAY GOODS TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION 18, MEHTA CHAMBERS, 2 ND FLOOR, KALYAN STREET, MUMBAI Tel : , Fax: [email protected] Website: IN SERVICE TO THE NATION SINCE 1949

2 EMERGENCY SERVICES ON STATE HIGHWAYS A Joint Venture of Govt.'s Accident Relief Services Department & Expert Medical Practioners & Institutes providing Trauma Care

3 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. Hence, The Roads must be made safe For Ever

4 The Death toll of Road Accidents Disaster has increased since 2004 Average no of Accidents Major Injured Handicapped Deaths 5 Lakhs 15 Lakhs 4 Lakhs 1.20 Lakhs Due to four laning of highways, Roads developed only by 8% But, Vehicle population has increased by 40% in last 3 years

5 Maharashtra State is highest in Road Accident Disaster & Death toll percentage REASONS 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.

6 Motor Vehicle Population in of Maharashtra State

7 Number of People Died, Injured in Road accident in Maharashtra State

8 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 present P.H.C.s

9 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.

10 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

11 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.

12 The organization should have Centrally recognized accident helpline number H E L P L I N E Connected 24x7 with District Police Headquarter and Wireless Dial 100 and Highway Relief Services

13 STAR OF LIFE Aim of organization Ambulance

14 The Panel of Dial Ambulance Service Core 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.

15 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.

16 Dial Helpline Information Boards should be Such as - Displayed at Administration offices, State & National Highways Public Places. - 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.

17 Dial Helpline Road Accident Disaster Control Center Ambulance services core Proved and successful Model project at District & State level 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.

18 Dial Helpline Road Accident Disaster Control Center Ambulance services core Proved and successful Model project at District & State level 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.)

19 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 Medical organizations

20 With Reference to news published in Daily Maharashtra Times dated- 25 th January 2009 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 The paper cutting is attached next..

21 Daily Maharashtra Times 25 th January 2009

22 The Mumbai High Court has set the responsibility on State govt. for preparing and executing an Action Plan to provide the Emergency Medical Help for Road Accidents victims 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

23 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 a Trauma Care Center to provide immediate treatment to the victims.

24 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

25 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 A Model Project for Road Accident Victims

26 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.

27 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 Ambulance core Panel's Medical Institutions

28 Code of conduct for the Model Project with assistance to economically unaffording people; Should be fixed by govt. in coordination with Ambulance Service Core Panel Experts.

29 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... THANK YOU! BOMBAY GOODS TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION.