Mock drill shows need of more air-ambulances in Bengaluru

A severely injured mother given emergency care, the newborn stabilised, onboard a Heli-ambulance and brought a distance of 100 kilometer; all of this completed in less than an hour.

A mock drill to show a patient being airlifted was done on Thursday morning between Mandya and Bengaluru. A distance that would otherwise be covered in about three hours was completed in about 29 minutes of flight.

A mother and child, both suffering serious injuries in a road traffic accident, were stabilised on the ground and airlifted to the City in the mock drill. This was as part of the ICATT’s Live HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) drill. ICATT is one of the heli-ambulance providers in the State.