CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Starting with 200 taxis, Gurugram-based Wagon Cab is starting the first ever taxi ambulance service in India. The drivers are have been trained to deal with medical emergencies. The initiative is supported by Das Foundation, an NGO based in Delhi.

Detailed explanation-2: -India’s first emergency ambulance taxi service was flagged-off in New Delhi by the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways.

Detailed explanation-3: -The First Ambulance Service in India An allegedly remarkable step happen in 1991 when the services started focusing on a systematic run and got named Centralized Accident & Trauma Services (CATS).

Detailed explanation-4: -Main Features and Functionality. Check real-time ambulance availability in nearby areas. Check nearby hospital location with direction and emergency support contacts. Request for blood and registered blood donors database from the blood bank. Book instant ambulance with a single click of a button.

Detailed explanation-5: -AP Ranga Rao is credited with first conceptualizing 108 ambulance services in India, having spent 10 years working with the National Health Service in Britain learning about emergency systems.