AMBULANCES – SHOULD IT RUN AMOK?
Outrunning Death Sirens wailing, lights flashing, ambulances zip through traffic as if nothing else exists in their way. Mortals admire his ability to turn traffic chaotic and even negotiate through it. It seems that his heroics alone, in carting the afflicted to hospitals at lighting speeds, is enough to prevent ‘the end’ and ensure survival of the patient. To us the public, he our saviour can outrun death. What happens in the hospital at the emergency room or casualty is something different. Lightning speeds and driver’s daredevilry notwithstanding, the patient becomes one amongst many medical emergencies and receives a very informed and calibrated response, often mistaken by the near and dear ones as heartless apathy and callous complacency. Hailing Ambulances Ambulances are used to evacuate accident victims or patients in emergency. It is common belief that, if a patient is ‘somehow’ ferried to the intended hospital fastest, survival and recovery stand bet...