Director General Punjab Emergency Service (Rescue 1122) Dr Rizwan Naseer has appealed the media practitioners to play a vital role in changing minds of the masses pertaining to the occurrence of road traffic crashes, which usually resulted to the loss of 518 billion dollar globally each year.
He ascertained that traffic accidents could be prevented by adopting safety measures, creating community awareness and taking practical steps, as a safe community led to a safe nation. He expressed these views while carrying out a monthly performance review of rescue operations, which took place in different parts of the Punjab, here on Saturday at Rescue 1122 Headquarters.
Dr Rizwan Naseer directed each district emergency officer (DEO) to ensure arranging practical training programmes in schools, colleges, universities and other public institutions of his district besides creating awareness about road traffic crashes. "We are working to develop a safer Pakistan," he added.
He has also appealed to the masses to dial 1122 only in case of genuine emergency so that misuse of emergency resources could be prevented and emergency help could be provided to the genuine victims. According to the data, Rescue 1122 has responded to 37,149 emergencies of different natures and rescued 37,555 victims during the month of January.
Rescue's in-charge Provincial Monitoring Cell briefed the Director General that the Service had effectively responded to different natures of emergencies including 12,108 traffic crashes, 22,931 medical emergencies, 728 fire cases and 36 buildings collapses, 1,231 crime, 23 drowning incidents, 80 special rescue operations and 12 explosions, while maintaining its average response time of seven minutes.
Overall, the Service dealt with 37,149 rescue operations during the month of January, which include 7,735 rescue operations in Lahore, 3,730 in Faisalabad, 2,949 in Multan, 2,416 in Gujranwala, 1,139 in Bahawalpur, 1,128 in Rawalpindi, 1,283 in Dera Ghazi Khan, 1,246 in Sargodha, 760 in Rahim Yar Khan, 1,351 in Sahiwal, 1,039 in Sialkot, 740 in Attock, 695 in Khanewal, 692 in Sheikhupura, 576 in Lodhran, 569 in Okara, 252 in Murree, 1,183 in Jhang, 504 in Toba Tek Singh, 531 in Muzafargarh, 475 in Rajanpur, 407 in Mianwali, 511 in Pakpattan, 522 in Kasur, 446 in Gujrat, 584 in Bahawalnagar, 305 in Jehlum, 452 in Vehari, 227 in Chakwal, 420 in Hafizabad, 261 in Nankana Sahib, 362 in Khushab, 290 in Mandibaha-ud-din, 402 in Narowal, 417 in Layyah, 389 in Bhakkar and Chiniot 161.
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