108 Emergency Response Service
Hyderabad,August'2008:
EMRI
(Emergency Management and Research Institute) is a
pioneer in Emergency Management Services in India.
It is a not - for - profit professional
organization founded, funded and nurtured by
Mr.B.Ramalinga Raju, founder and Chairman, Satyam
Computers and his brothers. Operating in the
Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode, EMRI is the
only professional Emergency Service Provider in
India today.
EMRI handles medical, police and fire emergencies
through the " 1-0-8 Emergency service". This is a
free service delivered through state- of -art
emergency call response centres and has over 785
ambulances across Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and
Uttarakhand. With the expansion of fleet and
services set to spread across more states, EMRI
will have more than 10000 ambulances covering over
a billion population by 2010.
With increased focus on research and analytics,
EMRI has plans to significantly enhance the
overall emergency management scenario - further
reducing individual suffering.
1-0-8 Emergency Response Service
is 24X7 emergency service for medical, police and
fire emergencies. It is a free service for any
Emergencies involving people. The service is
available 24x7 in the entire state of Andhra
Pradesh ,Gujarat and Uttarakhand.
- It a 24x7 emergency service.
- Toll Free number accessible
from landline or mobile
- Emergency help will reach you
in an average of 18 minutes
- Call 1-0-8 for all
emergencies (Medical, Police and Fire)
1-0-8 is a toll-free number and
is dialed:
- To save a life
- To report a crime in progress
- To report a fire
In
Andhra Pradesh ,Gujarat and Uttarakhand, 108
Emergency Response Service have MOU with over 3310
hospitals which provide initial stabilization free
of cost for the first 24 hours.
Types of Emergencies:
|
Medical
Emergencies |
Police
Emergencies |
Fire
Emergencies |
|
Serious
Injuries |
Robbery /
Theft / Burglary |
Burns |
|
Cardiac
arrests |
Street
Fights |
Fire
breakouts |
|
Stroke
|
Property
Conflicts |
Industrial
fire hazards |
|
Respiratory |
Self -
inflicted injuries / Attempted suicides
|
|
|
Diabetics
|
Theft
|
|
|
Maternal/Neonatal/Pediatric |
Fighting |
|
|
Epilepsy |
Public Nuisance |
|
|
Unconsciousness |
Missing |
|
|
Animal
bites |
Kidnappings |
|
|
High Fever |
Traffic Problems(Traffic
Jams or Rallies, raasta rokos etc ) |
|
|
Infections
|
Forceful actions, riots etc |
|
| |
Having launched the 108 emergency response service
on August 15, 2005, in Hyderabad, EMRI presently
provides an integrated emergency service accross
the state of Andhra Pradesh, with 652 ambulances
serving over 4500 emergencies per day. EMRI is
currently saving over 100 lives per day and has so
far saved over 30,000 lives till date.
