Emergency first responders on two wheelers launched
Manipal Hospitals has launched a fleet of bike ambulances in Bengaluru to navigate heavy traffic and narrow roads during medical emergencies. These first responders are equipped with life-saving medical devices to provide immediate care before a standard ambulance arrives.
Why it matters
This initiative addresses critical urban infrastructure challenges in emergency medical services, potentially reducing mortality rates in congested cities.
Taking into account how Bengaluru’s long traffic snarls can be a patient’s worst nightmare during a medical emergency, Manipal Hospitals has introduced Emergency First Responders on Two Wheels, enabling first responders to reach areas of the city with narrow roads or heavy traffic that are often inaccessible to conventional ambulances.
The bike ambulances have been deployed across major high-traffic zones, including Old Airport Road, Indiranagar, Domlur, Halasuru, Hebbal, R.T. Nagar, Nagawara, Whitefield, Varthur, Marathahalli, Sarjapur Road, Yeshwanthpur, Rajajinagar, Malleshwaram, Vasanth Nagar, Yelahanka and Hennur.
The bikes are equipped with life-saving equipment, first-aid kits, portable oxygen cylinders, trauma supplies and advanced portable medical devices such as portable ECGs and Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). A compact medical storage compartment is mounted at the rear, with oxygen cylinders and fire extinguishers placed on either side, while a front siren and beacon lights help clear traffic.
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