Rush hour, in particular, is said to be the most dangerous time to be on the roads. Statistics put out by the Indian Government shows that nearly 35 per cent of all road accidents occur between 3-9 pm. As visibility drops post 6pm, and people are rushing to get home, perhaps, this could be among the reasons for accidents during the rush hour. And it is during this period, that transportation of a patient to the nearest hospital is truly troublesome, amid peak traffic.
Intelligent ambulance placement for maximum efficiency. As a solution, emergency medical service providers have developed various strategies for ambulance placement to reduce the response time, thus making optimum use of the Golden Hour. The time after an accident can be optimally used to make a difference between a life saved and life lost, if recovery actions are able to take place in time. However, routing problems and traffic congestion is one of the major factors hampering speedy assistance. By identifying sites where the possibility of accidents are higher and the closest spot for ambulance placement, the response time can be greatly reduced.
In order to operate efficiently as well as effectively, ambulances should be deployed in areas where there is maximum demand and the vehicle should be able to reach the victim within a drive time of five minutes. Heavy traffic zone is more prone to accidents. Going by the flow of traffic at varying times of the day, study observed that positioning an ambulance in the opposite direction of vehicular flow, will reduce the response time significantly.
Manish Sacheti
CFO – Ziqitza Healthcare Ltd
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