Got this as a fwd mail. Its true that 108 is doing a great service.
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Dear All
I am sharing my personal experience with “108” (EMRI) on their Quick response.
When I travel from Pondicherry to Coimbatore last Sunday (02-08-09) night by Bus, the bus met an accident with lorry in National Highway nearby “Atthur” Landmark: “Paaventhar college of Arts and Science”.
Two of my co-passenger got injured.
One is lady and second is her baby of 15months old.
The lady had an injury in her hand and the baby was motionless. The First-Aid kit is also missing in the bus.
The accident happened at mid-night 00:57am.
On seeing the condition of the baby and mother, I immediately called 108 at 00:59am. Explained the state of injured persons and location of the place, Village, District & Taluk (assisted by a local person). It took around 3minutes.
At 01:03am (within a minute) I got a call from 108 with a conference to the district level center explained the exact location and condition of the persons injured. It took around 3minutes.
At 01:08am again I got a call from the Ambulance saying that they are on the way to accident spot.
To be surprise, the Ambulance reached the spot at 01:17am and started the treatment. The baby was brought to the active state (may be due to timely attempt by 108-EMRI) and medicines given for injured lady. At the end of their treatment both of them came to normal.
The EMRI 108 Ambulance reached the spot within 15minutes from the receipt of information to them
Here I would like express one thing that except me, none of the co-passengers were not aware of 108.
As I am aware of 108 through training given for EMERGENCY EVACUATION DRILL conducted in June ’09, I could help the co-passengers.
Kindly share this experience, so that the people can make use of wonderful service provided by EMRI – “108” in TamilNadu.
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I too have had a similar experience. I am used to go home late in the night and it was saturday. Needless to say, was returning home at around 11:30 - 12:pm on Velachery ByePass road. There was a group of people surrounding a couple of accident victims. They were lying on the median. Bike was lying nearby. It seemed like the accident had taken place not less than 5 mins before. I parked my bike some distance away on the road side and came to the spot.Immediately heard a siren. And it was 108 ambulance service. They took the victims to a nearby hospital. Both in the same van. Only when this ambulance was about to start Appolo Ambulance was reaching the spot. Don't know which one was called first, i was really astonished (shock aaiten) to see a Govt aided service reacting at this pace.
Should say 'Really Great Service for Saving one's Life'.
108 - Jai Ho :)
Friday, August 7, 2009
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Thanks for the kind words and support.
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Srivatsan
Operations Head (TN) - GVK EMRI 108
Hi,
ReplyDeleteCame across this post and referred to this post in my blog. Hope you do not mind. Very useful info to know that it actually works :). Thanks
http://a-peep-into-my-world.blogspot.com/2009/10/equipped-for-emergency.html
@LavanyaSriram
ReplyDeletePleased to know that you too are spreading the message. Thanks. I wrote it in the interest of the public. Happi that people are reading.
@Vatsan
that was my pleasure writing abt EMRI. On behalf of those two victims i have mentioned I thank you for the kind of service you guys are doing.
Siram thaazhndha vanakkangal matrum nandri. :)