LAHORE: The Secretary Emergency Providers Dr. Rizwan Naseer mentioned that Rescue 1122 rescued over 1748255 emergency victims whereas responding to 1536638 emergencies through the 12 months 2022, whereas sustaining its common response time of seven minutes and normal in all districts of Punjab. The information confirmed 21.7 % enhance within the variety of emergencies as in comparison with earlier 12 months 2021.
He was presiding over an Annual Efficiency-2022 evaluation assembly, which was held at Emergency Providers Headquarters right here on Saturday. The assembly was attended by all Head of Wings of Emergency Providers Headquarters & Academy. The Secretary was briefed about all Punjab rescue operations i.e. street visitors crashes, medical, fireplace, Structural collapse, crime, drowning, fall from peak/slip, snake emergencies, supply and others miscellaneous emergencies.
At this event, Provincial Monitoring Cell briefed Secretary Emergency Providers that 369564 Street Visitors Crashes (RTCs) came about throughout the Punjab in 2022, whereas 364030 RTCs had been reported in 2021 with a rise of 1.5%. Equally, 26477 fireplace incidents had been reported in all 36 districts of Punjab in 2022 whereas 20810 instances of fires had been reported in 2021 with enhance of 27 %. Rescue 1122 managed 940591 medical emergencies in 2022, whereas the Service responded to 715191 medical emergencies in 2021 with enhance of 31.5 %. Moreover, the Punjab Emergency Service responded to 37036 crime emergencies in 2022, as in comparison with 34314 in 2021 with enhance of 8 % instances. The Service additionally responded to 1324 instances of drowning, 36545 fall from peak/slip, 972 Structural collapses, 3491 Snake Search Emergencies, 1105 Scorpion Chunk, 1056 Snake Chunk and 26567 miscellaneous incidents.
Provincial Monitoring Officer additional briefed that in final 12 months 174123 victims had been supplied Sufferers Switch Providers freed from price from main healthcare facility to specialised advance healthcare facility. Moreover that Motorcycle Rescue Service responded 346981 emergencies with common response time of 4 minutes in all districts of Punjab in 2022.
Whereas talking the event, Dr. Rizwan Naseer mentioned that over the past 18 years, Rescue Service has emerged as a profitable mannequin of emergency providers supply for South Asian nations. He mentioned that the group of Emergency Providers Academy has grow to be the primary United Nations INSARAG categorised group in South Asia.
Dr. Rizwan appreciated the District Emergency Officers for sustaining the requirements of Emergency Providers in all Districts of Punjab and profitable flood rescue operations in South Punjab in 2022 by rescuing over 80,000 flood affectees and provision of transportation to over 1,25,000 folks to protected areas. He directed all DEOs to make sure group constructing security rules in 50 ft and above buildings, set up Group Emergency Response Groups (CERTs) at village stage and promote street security to develop safer communities in Punjab.