Kerala plans integrated ambulance network under 'Golden Goal' project to save accident victims

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 3 (UNI) The Kerala Health Department is launching an integrated emergency response system, 'Golden Goal', to ensure prompt medical assistance to road accident victims and prevent avoidable deaths by shifting the injured to hospitals best equipped to handle their injuries. Announcing the initiative, Health and Devaswom Minister K. Muraleedharan said the project would bring ambulances operated by different government departments and institutions under a common network, integrated with the existing 108 ambulance service. The Integrated Command and Control Centre for emergency ambulance services will be expanded in the first phase to include ambulances under the Directorate of Health…