VEHICLE ACCIDENTTRACKING EMERGENCY SERVICES IN INDIA

摘要

In India, road accidents are increasing at an alarming rate with rise in population and the total number of vehicles. In case of accident, the victim's survival rate increases ifvictim gets immediate medical assistance. More than 20% of patients needing emergency treatment have died because of delayin medical help. One can give medical assistance to an accident victim only when exact location of the accident is known. There are various factors which cause delay in reaching medical help to accident victim. In this paper, survey is conducted for 462 people to understand the reasons for delay in medical help for accident victim in India. This paperexpress people'sview about current emergency services, infrastructure and government policiesand its implementation. Additionally, this paper helps to understand people's awareness about different accident monitoring technologiesand challenges faced in implementingsame in India. Top reasons causing the delay in medical help to accident victimare analyzed in details and recommendations are given for same.