Contribution of the Work of Ambulance Personnel in Society and the Role of National Ambulance Services in India: A Narrative Analysis

Abstract

Background: The emergency medical technicians also known as ambulance personnel who provide instant assistance with medical emergencies, are typically the first responder, who reaches first at the site where the patient needs initial care and managing the time between the incident and reaching up to the hospital for medical care. The consequential role of emergency medical technician is to increase the chances of survival of the patient. Ambulance services in India play a significant contribution to provide pre-hospital medical care to the patient to retrieve life. The major responsibility of ambulance crew is administering emergency healthcare services on life saving timings. The present study will expose the contribution of emergency medical technicians in the society and role of national ambulance services in India. Methods: In this paper the narrative research was conducted with secondary data from health care professionals. Results: The ambulance services are increased by 57.5% from 2012 to 2022.On updating the National Ambulance Services records on website of Ministry of Health & Family Welfare under the department of Health & Family Welfare (Government of India), the particular data on exact number of ambulance services under the scheme as of June 2024 is 15,283 Basic Life Support Units, 3,918 Patient Transport Vehicles and 3,044 Advanced Life Support vehicles. Conclusion: The accessibility of the ambulance personnel services in society is improved from earlier services as they are readily available and present at the location in precise time duration and provides medical assistance instantly to rescue the life of human beings. The existing ambulance services in country were found to have met the norms and standards however there is a need of deployment of well equipped and maintained BLS, ALS ambulance services according to the population and health concern measures in the society. As per standards, appropriate and well trained, experienced EMT’s (Emergency Medical Technicians) are required.