DOI: 10.36347/sjebm.2019.v06i02.001

Pages: 83-87

Background: Today 108 Ambulances are providing integrated Emergency Response services and promptly respond to millions of emergencies and save lives of thousands of people. Aim & objectives: Aim of the study is to evaluate the performance of 108 ambulance service and its effectiveness in the hilly city of north India. Material and methods: The present study was done at Indira Gandhi medical college, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) using secondary data for analyzing and interpretation for first quarter (Month Jan to March) for the year 2018. Data entry was done in Microsoft Excel and descriptive statistical analysis was done in Epi Info 7. Results: A total of 748 emergency patients was carried by 108 ambulance patients during the study period .Among them 55.08% were male and 30.88% were in the age group of 21-40 years. Maximum number of incidence occurred at home. Most common emergency type was abdominal in nature18.98% while commonest presenting symptom was difficulty in mobility 51.60%. Conclusion: Every citizen of the state is very much proud for the services rendered by the Himachal Pradesh government, towards welfare of the people through 108 ambulance services.