Ambulance needs oxygen in India.

For Ambulance…There are no standard norms.

In India, country where health and related problems are just neglected unless something panicky situation do not comes.

Take examples of ambulance… To securitize the ambulances for their efficiency will be the topic for thesis.

Majority of ambulances are of like show type…To shift an ordinary patient.

There are rules and regulations for Blood banks. Is there any regulatory authority which can have control or supervision like activity on ambulances?

Does anyone see to it whether ambulance is being used for right purpose?

Is provision of emergency oxygen and well trained staff should not be the compulsion for ambulance?

Here also much handy and easy to use, oxygen cylinders are the options…rather than ordinary oxygen cylinders which are commonly used by all.

Need is to think on this health related issue seriously.

Background:

In cases or complaints against doctors for medical negligence or in cases of physical attack on doctor or his property in India, the most common fact is which people in general or media highlight is about oxygen.

1. Oxygen cylinder was empty.

2. Oxygen tubing was connected but with no oxygen.

3. Delay to start oxygen.

4. Patient was transferred without oxygen.

Who are responsible?

Doctors are responsible.

For any above condition the soul responsible is concerned doctor. He though has got decision in favor of him against a case of…empty gas cylinder or delay to start oxygen.

In case of ‘Jacob Mathews verses state of Punjab’ in 2005 the judgment was in favor of doctors. Empty oxygen cylinder or delay to start it not be considered as criminal offence or medical negligence.

As it was not intentional and so was not medical negligence.

But still many other doctors had faced a problem related to it…though not legal problems every time.

It is bitter truth.

Ambulance means the only vehicle to shift the patient …not more than that.

If ambulance is for just shifting the patient…any big vehicle can work as vehicle.

I have seen ambulances …written as cardiac ambulance… with out oxygen cylinder in it.

Ambulance has lost it’s urgency

When I was a boy I had seen road was getting cleared by sound of siren of ambulance by drivers taking their vehicles to side of road.

The ambulance is so much neglected in India…now a days…no vehicle gives chance to overtake…no vehicle intend to give side to ambulance.