CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa unveiled the country’s first integrated air ambulance service. ICATT, a team comprising emergency medical service experts, and Kyathi, an aviation technology firm, have come together to start integrated air-ambulance service.

Detailed explanation-2: -ICATT- KYATHI launches India’s first integrated “AIR AMBULANCE” services. It is South India’s first fixed wing air ambulance, to be stationed at Bangalore equipped with ISOLATION POD for safe transport of COVID-19 patients.

Detailed explanation-3: -UPSC Mains Q. Which Indian state has launched the first integrated Air ambulance service of South India? Notes: The Chief Minister of Karnataka B.S. Yediyurappa has recently launched an Integrated Air ambulance service.

Detailed explanation-4: -Government of Andhra Pradesh in Public Private Partnership with GVK EMRI launched the 108 Emergency Response Service on 15 August 2005 (GVK Press Release). This system was introduced nationwide by former Union Health Minister, Dr.

Detailed explanation-5: -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).