Rescue 1122 is an emergency service that serves Punjab Province in Pakistan. The service accessed by calling 1122 from any phone. It established under the 2006 Punjab Emergency Service Act to provide management of emergencies such as fire, rescue and emergency medical services. The Punjab Emergency Council and District Emergency Boards have constituted to ensure management and prevention of emergencies and to recommend measures for mitigation of hazards endangering public safety. After the success of the Lahore Pilot Project launched in 2004, Rescue 1122 is operational in all Districts of Punjab with a population of over 110 million and providing technical assistance to other Provinces of Pakistan. Rescue 1122 includes Emergency Ambulance, Rescue & Fire services and a Community Safety program. The District Emergency Officer is responsible for the day-to-day operational management and administration of the Service in the Districts in close coordination with the District Administration. The office of the Director General is mainly responsible for the overall monitoring to ensure uniformity and quality, training, planning, research and development through the Provincial Monitoring Cell. The management is currently working to improve its services. In March 2013, Emergency Rescue Service Rawalpindi received 14 new fully equipped ambulances. Presently, Rescue 1122 is representing a model of integrated emergency services in the world. It offers emergency, fire, rescue, disaster management, water rescue, and animal rescue and community safety services under one umbrella. The Emergency Services Academy, the first training institute of its kind in Pakistan, has established as a center for imparting emergency medical training, firefighting, collapse structure search & rescue, high angle & confined space rescue, water rescue and other emergency management skills. The Academy has established in vacant Government premises and the construction of a purpose built campus is underway. It consists of a Training Manikins lab, Rescue Simulation Building, Hazmat Incident Training, Urban Search and Rescue Simulator. Emergency management training uses a variety of incident scenarios, which have simulated for hands on training for the personnel of Emergency Services. Fires, building collapse, hazardous material incidents and emergencies involving mass casualties created routinely whilst standards of safety are maintained at all levels. Training material developed by Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) supports the practical training. On the special instructions of CM Punjab, free Patient Transfer Service initiated. The service initiated in collaboration with Rescue 1122.
Facilities
Enlisted Below are the main points:
- Free of cost
- 24/7 at service
- Very quick response time
- Safe and sound patient transfer from one hospital to other
- Prevent travel difficulties and avoid expense
- Trained and efficient staff
- Proper first Aid-kit available