<p>The Maharashtra government has launched a motorbike ambulance service to provide swift medical assistance to patients.<br /><br />Designed as an emergency first responder medical service, the ambulances, available through `108' free helpline, have teams of paramedics providing treatment, especially in places inaccessible to larger ambulances, to patients during the golden hour.<br /><br />As part of a pilot project, 10 motorbike ambulances were launched at Marine Drive in south Mumbai yesterday by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray.<br /><br />"Motorbike ambulances will be useful in Mumbai during peak hours of traffic and in Melghat like regions where 4 wheeler ambulance can't reach," CMO Maharashtra tweeted.<br /><br />Under the first phase of the project, these motorbikes have been deployed in Bhandup, Malad, Mankhurd, Dharavi, Nagpada, Charkop, Goregoan, Thakur Village, Kalina and Khar- Danda. They are being operated by BVG (Bharat Vikas Group), a leading integrated service provider.<br /><br />"After receiving a call at 108 control room, the nearest motorbike ambulance would be pressed into service. After reaching the spot, the paramedic would stabilise the patient till the four-wheeler ambulance arrives to attend him/ her," said a senior executive of BVG group.<br /><br />"The Royal Enfield motorbikes have been converted into ambulances with emergency medical equipment," she said, adding it would be a free-of-cost service.<br /><br />Speaking on the occasion, BVG Chairman H R Gaikwad said, "During the golden hour, when every single second counts, a lot of time is wasted in negotiating traffic and reaching to the patient. Therefore, immediate response will be a key feature of this service."<br /><br />Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took the cognisance of the service and retweeted CMO Maharashtra's tweet to his 3.23 crore followers.</p>
<p>The Maharashtra government has launched a motorbike ambulance service to provide swift medical assistance to patients.<br /><br />Designed as an emergency first responder medical service, the ambulances, available through `108' free helpline, have teams of paramedics providing treatment, especially in places inaccessible to larger ambulances, to patients during the golden hour.<br /><br />As part of a pilot project, 10 motorbike ambulances were launched at Marine Drive in south Mumbai yesterday by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray.<br /><br />"Motorbike ambulances will be useful in Mumbai during peak hours of traffic and in Melghat like regions where 4 wheeler ambulance can't reach," CMO Maharashtra tweeted.<br /><br />Under the first phase of the project, these motorbikes have been deployed in Bhandup, Malad, Mankhurd, Dharavi, Nagpada, Charkop, Goregoan, Thakur Village, Kalina and Khar- Danda. They are being operated by BVG (Bharat Vikas Group), a leading integrated service provider.<br /><br />"After receiving a call at 108 control room, the nearest motorbike ambulance would be pressed into service. After reaching the spot, the paramedic would stabilise the patient till the four-wheeler ambulance arrives to attend him/ her," said a senior executive of BVG group.<br /><br />"The Royal Enfield motorbikes have been converted into ambulances with emergency medical equipment," she said, adding it would be a free-of-cost service.<br /><br />Speaking on the occasion, BVG Chairman H R Gaikwad said, "During the golden hour, when every single second counts, a lot of time is wasted in negotiating traffic and reaching to the patient. Therefore, immediate response will be a key feature of this service."<br /><br />Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took the cognisance of the service and retweeted CMO Maharashtra's tweet to his 3.23 crore followers.</p>