Hope Gets a Number ; a Non-Profit Initiative Takes Emergency Care to New Places As More and More States Seek to Adopt the 108 Service That Offers Immediate Medical Assistance.

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What's 108? Ask this question in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Uttarakhand and the response is immediateit's the free ambulance service.

The toll-free 108, accessible from all networks, landlines as well as cellular, has emerged as a popular number for medical, police or fire emergencies. It has its share of false alarms too, yet genuine calls are helping save many lives as victims are rushed to a nearest hospital within the first hour of an accident.

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Hope Gets a Number ; a Non-Profit Initiative Takes Emergency Care to New Places As More and More States Seek to Adopt the 108 Service That Offers Immediate Medical Assistance.

That there is a need for the service cannot be disputed. At least four of every five deaths take place in the first hour of admission to hospital. A McKinsey study reveals that India witnesses three lakh emergencies daily.

These include medical crises (2.4 million health-related deaths), traffic accidents (one lakh deaths a year), de...

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