Emergency centre to help minimize traffic death
Provinces and cities across the country will have access to an emergency system via a single telephone number by 2015, according to Ministry of Health regulations.
The project aims to meet targets approved by the Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc last month, to provide emergency aid to road traffic accidents by 2020.
The project will give first aid and transport traffic victims to the nearest medical stations, in an effort to reduce the rate of fatalities.
Under the project, an emergency centre for traffic accident will be piloted, supported by qualified medical staff and available by calling 115. From 2015, all drivers will also be required to be certified in first aid to help deal with traffic accidents.
The ministry is also seeking to increase the number of medical facilities to cope with traffic accidents. By the end of the year, two emergency stations will be built on the Hanoi-Lao Cai Highway with a further two being added on the Hanoi-Thai Nguyen Highway. An additional station will also be built on the HCM City-Long Thanh Dau Giay Highway.
Under the plan, stations will co-operate with medical stations and hospitals located nearby.
In a further effort, the Ministry of Transport is also joining with the Ministry of Health to provide 25 first-aid classes for medical workers and traffic police on main highways.
Traffic accidents are the main cause of injury in Vietnam, unhelped by the limited and fragmented provision of emergency services on roads across different localities, according to the Ministry of Transport.