For whom can KMC’s ‘bike ambulance’ be most useful?

By A Staff Reporter, Kathmandu, Oct. 18: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has launched a ‘bike ambulance’ service to ensure that trained healthcare personnel can reach patients quickly during emergencies, particularly in situations where four-wheeled ambulances may be delayed by traffic congestion.

Sunita Dangol, Acting Mayor of KMC, inaugurated the service at Kathmandu Plaza by handing over the bike ambulances to ‘Nepal Ambulance Service’ on Friday.

During the launch, Acting Mayor Dangol stated that the primary purpose of the bike ambulance is not to transport patients to the hospital, but to rapidly deliver trained emergency medical personnel to the patient’s location.

She further said that KMC introduced this service to ensure that skilled personnel can reach the patient quickly, crucial during the ‘golden hour’ when lives can be saved. According to officials at the KMC, the bike ambulances will be staffed by Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) trained in emergency healthcare.

Upon reaching the patient or the scene of an incident, they will provide first aid and necessary interventions to prevent the patient’s condition from deteriorating further.

While the healthcare personnel administer first aid, a four-wheeled ambulance will arrive at the scene. Subsequently, the patient will be transported to a hospital for further medical treatment.