This is the most important function of Rescue 1122 as over 97% emergency calls are
related to Emergency Ambulance Service. The Service has so far rescued millions
of victims of road traffic crashes, medical emergencies and disasters while maintaining
an average response time of 7 minutes and standards in all Districts & Tehsils of
Punjab.
The Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) was initially started as an Emergency
Ambulance Service on 14th October 2004 as a pilot project from Lahore. After the
success of this pilot project, Emergency Ambulance Service was established in 12
major cities of Punjab and subsequently in all Districts of the Punjab province
with a population of over 80 million. In spite of the fact that Rescue & Fire Services
were also established subsequently, over 97% emergency calls are still related to
Emergency Ambulance Service. The main beneficiaries of this Service have been the
victims of road traffic accidents whom earlier people were afraid to help due to
medico-legal reasons.
It was for the first time that emergency medical technicians were trained for this
emergency ambulance service and emergency ambulances of international standards
were manufactured in Pakistan. This training and indigenous fabrication of ambulances
made the project cost effective and sustainable resulting in success of Rescue 1122.
As most of the beneficiaries of this Service include young bread-winners of the
society hence it has had a favorable socio-economic impact.
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