100K First Response initiative launched

In India every year 7.2 Lakh Cardiac Arrests occur. Only one percent of the victims survive. With citizen involvement the survival rates can be improved up to 40 per cent.

‘CallAmbulance’, an Emergency Response Mobile App is building a network of 100K First Responders in city to help save lives in medical emergency even before ambulance arrives.

Addressing the press conference here in city on Tuesday, Umashankar Adi Kotturu, CO and Co-Founder and Jagadish Vishwanadtham, COO and Co-Founder of CallAmbulance said, “Only one per cent of the victims survive.

This is because immediate care is not provided to the victim. As per studies the chances of survival decrease with delay in care gradually by an average of three per cent to four per cent per minute.

The main causes of delay include delay in recognising the emergency, delay in raising alarm for emergency help, late arrival of Ambulance but importantly lack of Citizen Involvement in stabilizing the victim.

With Citizen Involvement the survival rates can be improved up to 40 per cent.”

“Developed countries like Israel, over the years, have trained thousands of citizens and created a volunteer network of First Responders.

They were able to save a lot of lives by responding to emergency victims in less than 5 mins. The training starts from High School level in quite a few developed countries,” he added.

100k First Response initiative will train one lakh citizens and create a volunteer network of First Responders.

To participate in the First Responder training, send a WhatsApp message mentioning “<your Name> for FR” to 8106173902.