Accident Trauma Center in Sriperumbudur within one or two weeks - announces Health Minister:
Tamil Nadu Health Minister Vijay Bhaskar today announced, soon Accident Trauma Centers will be implemented in Tamil Nadu National Highways and the opening of Accident Trauma centre in Sriperumbudur within one or two weeks. Speaking to reporters in Poonamallee in Tiruvallur District he made this announcement. It is in line with the Central Government's recent amendment of the Motor Vehicle's Act 1989.
Golden hour saves accident victims:
In the recent amendment to the Motor Vehicle's Act of 1989, the minister of road & transport, Nitin Gadkari announced the importance of saving accident victims during the golden hour. It is the immediate time of the accident for the patient to be taken to the hospital. That time decides the life of the victim. Since in highways there are not much of hospitals, the accident victims have to be taken a long way to the nearby hospitals. The time duration between the accident and reaching the hospital is called the golden hour.
Vijay Bhaskar speaks about the importance of the golden hour:
Today in Poonamallee near Chennai, Tamil Nadu Health Minister urged the need of accident trauma centres near the national highways. When a reporter asked about it, he said many accident trauma centres would be opened in national highways like ECR and Poonamallee high road. The first of it is to be opened in Sri Perumbudur to give all first aid to save the victim during the golden hour. And he also confirmed more such accident trauma centres in all the national highways. The centres will be equipped 24 hours with qualified doctors, nurses, and necessary equipment.