A professor from AIIMS Delhi welcomed the 10 -minute ambulance service from Blinkit, calling him a “health care revolution that India is waiting for”. Deepak Agrawal, professor of neurosurgery, described how the service offered vital emergency care to a patient in trauma in an article which sparked a large discussion online.
In a LinkedIn post, Agrawal detailed the emergency response provided by Blinkit’s ambulance personnel before the patient arrived at the Aimims traumatology center.
“Today, Aiims Trauma Center has received a patient brought by Blinkit Ambulance Services. The paramedical staff came and gave the hand. The nurse was EMT, “he wrote, sharing a list of interventions:
1. Cpine C stabilized with a hard cervical necklace
2. Suction for excessive secretions
3. Start on NRBM for low oxygen saturation
4. Lower right -up reached for a suspected fracture
5. Tranexamic acid administered for low blood pressure
6. Lactate of 1l Ringer given
7. Patient placed on a spine board
This is the type of service we have used and see in developed countries and is the health care revolution that India was waiting for, ”added Agrawal.
His article has attracted the appreciation of several users, stressing how vital these services are. A user commented: “The first aid of the first stakeholders are crucial. The detailed care and preparation demonstrated by the ambulance Blinkit team are really laudable. Another wrote: “Our national highways need such services. If victims of accidents can be taken to hospital during the golden hour, many lives could be saved. »»
Some users have questioned media threshing, with a remarkable: “Why everyone acts like invented ambulances of Blinkit or something?” An answer said: “It is not a question of invention. This is an emergency action – something that the public wants to see implemented. »»
Blinkit launched its 10 -minute ambulance service on January 2 as part of its initiative aimed at improving emergency medical access. Ambulances are equipped with vital devices, including oxygen cylinders, DEAs, monitors and emergency drugs, with paramedics, assistants and trained drivers.
