On the Rescue- 1122:Quality Enhancement in Emergency First Response
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| Author | Muhammad AsjadAbbasi, Muhammad Daniel Pirzada, Ayesha Hanif |
| ISSN | 2306-708X |
| On Pages | 44-47 |
| Volume No. | 2 |
| Issue No. | 4 |
| Issue Date | ------- |
| Publishing Date | ------ |
| Keywords | Punjab Emergency Services Rescue 1122, OP (Government of The Punjab), RTA (Road traffic accidents), CPR (cardiopulmonary Resuscitation), AED (automated External Defibrillator) |
Abstract
Due to lack inpublic awareness and observation of traffic rules and regulations, the frequency of Road Traffic Accidents (RTA)is increasing in Pakistan with every passing day. This climbing rate of RTAs require an effective and quick emergency response especially for facilitation of ambulances, fire-fighters, bomb disposal squads, anti-terrorist forces etc. as well as a preparatory measure against natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, building collapses. Spontaneous emergency action in Punjab (the most populous province of Pakistan) is mostly provided by “Punjab Emergency Services Rescue 1122”, owned by the Government of Punjab (GOP), Pakistan. Emergency response can be defined as those situations where life, property or the environment is directly jeopardized. Rescue 1122 provides free of cost help in disasters, RTA’s and general emergencies. There is an enormous requirement to enhance protection and quality in this rescue work by imparting awareness and skills to the first responders as well as expand the circle of emergencies to RTA’s involvinghead injuries, strokes, poisons and hazardous materials, CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), AED(automated External Defibrillator) usage, spinal and bone fracture immobilization etc. through regular effective training. In this research we have highlighted the issues related to the emergency response and quality in Emergency First Response in Punjab, Pakistan as well as proposing solutions to address those issues.
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