Success stories of pilot launch of rescue 1122

Success stories of pilot launch The Service has been initially established in Lahore as Pilot Project with 6 strategically located rescue stations, 14 Emergency Ambulances and two hundred rigorously trained rescuers. Before launching the test run, following challenging tasks were accomplished within six months but without compromising quality. • Most appropriate staff of two hundred rescuers was recruited in a record period of seven weeks after scrutiny of over 800 applications. • The curriculum and training material on principles of first aid and emergency management was developed by Dr. Rizwan Naseer in Urdu. • A Training of Trainers workshop was arranged with Civil Defence, so that they could train newly recruited rescuers. However looking at their competency level it was decided that training by Civil Defence would result in failure of this Emergency Service. • Finally Elite Police Training School , Lahore was used for the training where physical fitness and discipline was ensured by the instructors. • In order to ensure the quality of training, international monitoring was arranged. Trainers from Austria , Australia and U.S.A came to monitor the training on honorary basis. • Specialized rescue training like rescue from height, management of mass causalities and hazardous material incidents was also imparted to rescuers. Specialized teams were formed and trained to respond to such emergencies. • Emergency Rescue Stations were constructed after acquiring land at strategic locations to ensure swift and timely response to emergencies. • Universal Emergency number 1122 (an easy to remember and easy to dial number) was obtained from Pakistan telecommunication Authority. • Emergency Control & Command Room was established after setting up effective wireless Communication and Emergency logging System. • Ambulances and Rescue Vehicles of international standards were designed and fabricated indigenously for the first time in Pakistan . This helped in significant financial saving and initiating establishment of a new industry of Ambulance and Rescue vehicle fabrication. • A Software programme for call recording was developed to monitor quality of the Service and compile Emergency data for research and prevention purposes • Satellite Tracking System has been established for the monitoring of Emergency Ambulances and Rescue Vehicles. Evaluated as exemplary Service The Service has been evaluated by third party before its expansion to other major cities of Punjab . Results of third party evaluation reveal the service to be an exemplary service in terms of training, quality care, response and professionalism. Source:http://www.rescue.gov.pk