Mysore/Mysuru: An ambulance driver attached to Trauma Care Centre, Shankar, has shifted over 1,300 Corona positive patients to various hospitals for treatment in one year. But, he is sad that five to six persons have died in the vehicle before reaching the hospital. Talking to SOM, he, however, regretted that people have failed to understand…
Ambulance Task Force to provide timely service to Corona patients
May 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK)Chairman L.R. Mahadevaswamy, who is in-Charge of the District Ambulance Task Force, said that measures have been taken to provide free ambulance service for timely shifting of Corona infected patients to Hospitals and COVID Care Centres. Addressing the Ambulance Task Force meeting at ZP Hall here yesterday, Mahadevaswamy bemoaned that…
‘108’ Ambulance ready to meet any medical emergency tonight
December 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: No matter whether party buffs have made up their mind to welcome New Year with a big bang but GVK EMRI-Arogya Kavacha ‘108’ Ambulance service is fully prepared to deal with any emergency cases on Dec.31 night. Did you know around 30 to 35 percent of road accidents occur during New Year-Eve celebrations than…
RTO seizes two ambulances with same registration number
September 9, 2020Notices served on owners to produce documents Mysore/Mysuru: The officials of the Regional Transport Office (RTO)-West, on Monday, have seized two ambulances with the same registration numbers. The ambulances with registration numbers KA-03-D-399 and KA-03-D-0399 belong to a private ambulance service company. While one ambulance is given to the COVID Care Centre at Town Hall…
Minister flags off Animal Ambulance in city
September 5, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Co-Operation and District-in-Charge Minister S.T. Somashekar flagged off an animal ambulance in the city this morning. The State Government was providing such ambulances to all districts for treatment of animals. The ambulance consists of a surgery unit, laboratory, scanning devices, a water tank with 250 litres capacity, operation table weighing 200 kg, air conditioning…
Blocking Ambulance should be criminal offence?
September 5, 2020A week ago, the city Police arrested a car driver for deliberately blocking the way of an ambulance carrying an aged person who suffered a heart attack. The patient, 85-year-old Chandrashekar Acharya, was being brought to Narayana Multispecialty Hospital in Mysuru when a Hyundai i20 car moving ahead of the ambulance started driving in a…
Elderly man dies as errant car driver blocks ambulance
September 4, 2020Car driver arrested by V.V. Puram Traffic Police; Court imposes a fine of Rs. 11,000 Mysore/Mysuru: The city Police have arrested a car driver for deliberately blocking the way of an ambulance carrying an aged person who suffered a heart attack. The elderly person was being shifted from Chikkamagalur to Mysuru for speciality care. Sadly,…
Ambulance drivers dodge virus at every step of their way
September 4, 2020By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: In the fight against the outbreak of Coronavirus, not only healthcare workers and doctors are taking the lead but ambulance drivers, who are always on a move to attend medical emergencies, are also in the forefront. Every morning, Sharanappa (name changed on request), an ambulance driver in Mysuru, waits for a…
This ambulance needs a doctor!
June 28, 2018Three persons were seen pushing this ambulance on the busy Sayyaji Rao Road in city this morning. The vehicle had broken down and as the driver requested help, passers-by chipped in to move the vehicle. This picture was clicked by Star of Mysore reader N. Raghavan of Raghulal & Co. Incidentally, when SOM called the…
Police await ambulance as injured woman crying for help lies on road
October 28, 2017Mandya: The video of a grievously injured woman lying on the road crying for help, even as the Police wait for the arrival of the ambulance, has gone viral on social media. The incident occurred on Oct. 23 near Mahadeshwarapura village in Pandavapura taluk. The public have expressed outrage at the behaviour of the Police….
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