Rescue 1122 responded to 75,729 calls in 2019

Rescue 1122 shifted 78,719 patients during the ongoing year 2019

MULTAN: Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) responded to 75,729 calls and shifted 78,719 patients during the ongoing year 2019, said the District Emergency Officer (DEO) Dr Kaleemullah on Sunday. The average responded calls per day stood at 217.61 emergencies.

The emergency service received 1,071,835 total calls, out of which 75,729 were genuine calls. He maintained that 1,61,071 calls were made for seeking information, while 91,679 were wrong calls.

He added that the average response time remained 6.81 minutes while average response time for fire emergencies remained 7 minutes and 10 seconds.

Rescue 1122 spokesman Ihsan Shahid said, “The safety and community wing of the service conducted awareness sessions at various schools, colleges and industries to sensitise people on how to handle any emergency like situation.”

Published in The Express Tribune, December 23^rd, 2019.