Motor-bike ambulance: Providing accessibility to health services 

How vital is the quickness in case of medical emergency? In some congested areas, conventional ambulances do not fit very well to provide emergency care for many reasons. The solution is the motorcycle ambulance. Providing accessibility to health services in India’s remote regions

According to team at Saurabh Ambulance Service, the bikes, also referred to as first responder vehicles, include a portable oxygen cylinder, a first-aid kit and dressing materials, air-splints, foldable transfer sheets, ambo bags, glucometer, pulse oximeter, a portable manual suction machine and a communication device.

Bike ambulance service was launched in India to better reach emergencies in heavy traffic. Or where the interior roads are not well connected and they are used to provide the initial first aid and transfer the patient to Ambulance in the closest proximity. These ambulances are fitted with a side-carriage for the comfort of the patient and are equipped with medicines and a functional first-aid kit to meet emergency needs. The ambulances are operated by skilled drivers adept in providing first-aid. The concept has already seen much success in African countries.