For the first time in Punjab, the Punjab Government launched Air Ambulance Service under the leadership of CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif. This service is the only revolutionary service that provides quick medical transport for critically ill patients from the remote South and North Punjab areas to specialized hospitals. An air ambulance has been set up at Rawalpindi, Mianwali and Multan, Bahawalnagar under this initiative so transport time would be reduced and lives of patients requiring transport would be saved.
An Air Ambulance Service uses equipped JET planes or helicopters to take patients between locations. Air Ambulance Service moves patients who need urgent care to next-level healthcare facilities by using air-capable medical aircraft. The services help patients reach hospitals quickly because land travel is too sluggish and hard to arrange. This service provides timely availability of healthcare in Punjab generally and in far-flung areas from significant cities or hospitals in particular. Punjab has good health facilities for air ambulance service with medical equipment and trained health care specialists. The patients will be moved quickly and get high-quality care by air ambulances, saving lives.
Benefits of Air Ambulance Service in Punjab
Timely Transport of Critical Patients
Emergency patients need urgent medical attention regardless of available treatment hours. Hospitals receive medical emergencies faster through air ambulances because of road traffic issues and territorial barriers. People needing advanced medical care beyond what can be provided in local facilities need urgent hospital transport.
Access to Remote Areas
The rural area in Punjab, particularly the South and North regions, has sparse healthcare facilities. Indeed, air ambulances will eliminate this gap because they will ensure that patients in remote villages are quickly handled to hospitals well-equipped in the larger cities. The effect will be to improve survival rates because medical interventions will be given in time.
Aerial Surveillance during Natural Disasters
During disaster management events, air ambulances fulfill vital missions. Air ambulances provide quick knowledge of disaster locations to deliver immediate support during floods or natural disasters. The aircraft helps rescue teams deliver aid better and faster to save patients sooner.
Quick Deployment of Rescue Teams
Be it an earthquake, flood, or industrial accident, air ambulances can instantly bring medical personnel, supplies, and materials to the affected zone, which is a great help in other emergencies.
Transporting Specialized Care
The patient needs advanced medical attention, which is unavailable in his local area. The fast emergency air medical services enable quick transport to medical centers that provide specialized procedures and advanced treatments while providing swift and efficient movement of patients to facilities near the best medical care.
How to Obtain Air Ambulance Services?
It is easy for the people of Punjab to call an air ambulance in Punjab in case of an emergency.
The air ambulance helpline provides distress calls where in the family members and medical professionals can call the same when in a life threatening situation. The service runs 24/7 to provide medical transport on an immediate basis.
Medical professionals get a call and assess a patient’s condition to know if there is a need for air transport.
The ones that require quick medical intervention under critical conditions will be prioritized.
Once the assessment is complete, the nearest available air ambulance will be dispatched.
The Punjab government has stationed air ambulances in Rawalpindi/Mianwali and Multan/Bahawalnagar to reach affected areas in time.
Transport of The Patient to a Specialized Hospital: The patient is then taken to the nearest hospital to care for them.
Air ambulances allow medical staff and equipment to be available during the journey together with the patient to ensure the patient receives continuous medical care.
Criteria for Contacting Air Ambulance
Some specific criteria should be met before requesting air ambulance services.
In any Severe/life-threatening conditions, air ambulances are primarily utilized.
Air Ambulance Accessible to Remote Regions with Poor Road Infrastructure or distance from the Main Roadway System due to Natural Disasters:
Some regions are hard to access except through the air. Specialized Medical Care:
Air ambulances are also useful in cases of a need for specialized care may not be available locally but the patient needs it and the situation being such that the patient is in imminent danger and, therefore, a quicker method of delivery to a specialized medical care center should be exercised.
As an example, a time sensitive situation like failed organ, severe injuries or breathing issues will need an air ambulance transportation to rush a patient as quickly as possible to closest or best equipped medical facilities.
FAQs about Air Ambulance Service
Around how long does it take an air ambulance to respond?
Given the proximity of the nearest base, air ambulances may reach the site within minutes, depending on the aircraft’s speed. This is much faster than a traditional ground ambulance, especially in remote areas.
Is air ambulance service available 24/7?
Though this means having air ambulance services available 24/7, patients still receive timely care no matter the time of day.
What cost do we need to pay when we avail air ambulance services?
The Punjab government’s air ambulance service takes care of the cost depending on the distance and level of care required, but it takes care of the cost for critical emergency care patients. However, there will be a charge for cases that are not emergencies.
Can anyone use air ambulances for other than emergency transfers?
These air ambulances are meant for emergencies. In some cases, though, certain services will allow nonemergency transportation solely based on the medical condition and need of the patient for a specific type of care.
Conclusion
The launch of the new Air Ambulance Service by the Punjab Government is a first of its kind in the province and would be a game changer in healthcare. The service provides rapid transport of critically ill patients to provide people who live in remote areas with the best medical care without unnecessary delay.
The service works for patient transfers, disaster response, and emergency monitoring activities, enabling quicker rescue operations. The Punjab Government aims to protect people and enhance medical facilities through this move. Punjab health care reaches new standards through advanced air ambulance equipment that gets patients fast from expert medical teams.
