Srinagar: Alarmed by the number of road accident deaths in Jammu and Kashmir, a group of US based Kashmiri doctors is all set to provide fully equipped critical care ambulances. "In the absence of emergency service in the ambulances, the US-based group of Kashmiri doctors have launched a programme to provide fully-equipped ambulances with paramedics and junior doctors on board," the group of doctors said in a statement on Wednesday. The gesture has been prompted by the number of road related deaths and injuries, showing an alarming rise in Jammu and Kashmir. "In such cases, the absence of pre-hospital care often makes it difficult to provide timely treatment to the patients. As a result, several lives are lost almost on a daily basis." To save such lives, a group of Kashmiri doctors named "Kashmera" based in US in collaboration with the state government and few NGOs, have launched a programme to provide ambulances to ferry the injured to the two premier hospitals in Srinagar. The … [Read more...] about US-Based Kashmiri Doctors To Launch Critical Care Ambulance Service In Valley
