Goa plans to introduce two-wheeler ambulances from July

Panaji : The Goa Health department is planning to introduce two-wheeler ambulances from July to help people meeting

 with accidents in tourist spots across the state.

Para-medics will ride the two-wheeler ambulances mounted with essential medical equipment which can reach the accident or casualty spots quickly, according to Health Minister Vishwajit Rane.

All equipment required to provide preliminary care to the patient would be mounted on these vehicles, Rane said after reviewing the working of '108' ambulance services in the state.

Rane said such an ambulance service is already in place in Karnataka and Goa would be the second state to do so.

"Twenty two-wheeler ambulances would be procured in July and would be pressed into services immediately," he said.

"Facilities like oxygen cylinder, injections which are required to stabilise the patient would be mounted on these two-wheelers," Rane said.

Also, 10 new four-wheeler ambulances would be procured and provided with equipment needed to stabilise a person suffering from cardiac arrest.

"The cardiology department of Goa Medical College is preparing a protocol required to be followed while treating such patients in these new ambulances," he said.