Punjab Emergency Service has been established through legislation with a mission to establish a system for Emergency preparedness, Response and Prevention so that the ultimate goal of developing Safer Communities could be achieved. The service has been established to manage emergencies like Road traffic accidents, buildings collapse, explosions, fires and disasters. Its services include emergency medical, ambulance, fire and rescue services.
Ambulance Service
We have fourteen state of the art fully equipped ambulances compatible to international standards. The ambulances have oxygen, pulse oximeter, suction unit, CPR material, AED, Smoke masks, Crowbars , Helmets, Fire Extinguishers, Spine Boards, Folding stretchers and dressing materials etc. The Rescue staff is uniformed and committed to perfection and devoted to serve helpless victims of Accidents, Emergencies and disasters.
First Modern Fire Service
Rescue 1122 Fire Service has so far responded to over 6093 calls and saved precious human lives and property worth billions by timely responding to fire incidents and professional fire fighting.
After failure of repeated attempts to revitalize the existing Local Government Fire Brigades, the challenge of establishing a modern fire service was also given to the management of Rescue 1122. This first trained and modern Fire Service was finally launched from Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore on 5th June, 2007.
First Disaster Emergency Response Team
The Service accepted another challenge of establishing first trained Disaster Emergency Response Team in Pakistan. After the success of this team in Lahore, the model is being replicated in other Districts.
PES starts Water Rescue Training
After the Punjab Emergency Service started receiving emergency calls of drowning incidents, the Service was motivated to start Water Rescue training of its staff. In this regard while reviewing the data regarding drowning and rain emergencies, the Director General, Dr. Rizwan Naseer issued directions to District Emergency Officers to start water rescue training in their respective districts on priority basis. The District Emergency Officers were further directed to review the data regarding all drowning incidents and other emergencies which had occurred during monsoon and personally visit these incidents sites. This exercise would help the Service in preparing an effective preparedness and prevention strategy for better management of such emergencies.
Preparedness
In order to ensure the preparedness of the service to deal with emergencies, a continuous process of imparting quality training has been initiated from the start of the Service. Emergency Services Academy has been established to ensure sustainable human resource development in the long neglected field of emergency management. The Academy imparts training to Emergency Staff of Emergency Services and hospitals. Regular refresher courses and knowledge up gradation though practices and simulations are important features of the training so that Emergency Staff could be trained at the highest level of competency.
Response
Rescue 1122 is proudly playing pivotal role in saving precious lives by providing timely rescue and quality emergency care. According to third party evaluation its average response to emergencies in lahore is seven minutes with only 14 ambulances, 2 rescue vehicles and 200 rescuers in a city of over 7 million population. Response in terms of managing emergencies is highly professional and in accordance with international standards due to the quality training imparted to the staff. Our motto is train hard work easy.
Regular data compilation and analysis of the emergencies managed by Rescue 1122 reveals that most of our beneficiaries are victims of Road Traffic Accidents (46%). They are primarily able breadwinners of society aging between 21 to 50 years (70%). Therefore, Rescue 1122 has a favorable socio-economic impact on the society by providing swift response, rescue, emergency medical treatment and safer transportation to the victims of road traffic accidents.
Prevention
The Emergency Service is not only saving lives by efficient and effective management of accidents and emergencies but is also working for prevention of emergencies through proactive approach. In this regard cluster Mapping, data compilation and analysis is being done on regular basis so that high-risk areas and factors leading towards emergencies can be identified and analyzed for prevention purposes.
Punjab Emergency Council has also been established for monitoring the management of emergencies, improving coordination amongst concerned departments and recommending appropriate measures for the prevention of emergencies.
