Highway Emergency Response and Accident Mitigation Service (HERAM) – A Field Report

Authors

  • Balaji Utla
  • Shailendra Kumar B. Hegde
  • Sri Ranga Prasad Saride
  • Ramanuja Chary Kandaala
  • Sridhar Upadhya
  • Anukrati Saxena

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v8i1.6587

Abstract

This paper describes a cross-sectional analysis of data pertaining to accidents that occurred on the National Highway between Hyderabad and Vijaywada, over a period of one year. A fully equipped trauma ambulance was despatched to the site as soon as a call comes on 1033. The victim was attended to by well-trained paramedics in the ambulance and transported to the nearest health care facility. This service attended to 60% of the accidents in the service area. Incidence of fatalities was 5.63%. This service can be established at the national level to provide emergency ambulance care service to accident victims on National Highways.

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Published

2016-03-24

How to Cite

Utla, B., Hegde, S. K. B., Saride, S. R. P., Kandaala, R. C., Upadhya, S., & Saxena, A. (2016). Highway Emergency Response and Accident Mitigation Service (HERAM) – A Field Report. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v8i1.6587

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Poster Presentations