Bangalore, January 06: This is one emergency service that spreads happiness. It has brought into this world 8,000 bundles of joy in two years since its launch. The credit goes to te 108 ambulance service. This toll-free number is for any emergency: medical, police or fire.
Ask 20-year-old Nirmala D L of M Sathyavara village in Hoskote. She will ever remember December 4, 2010, because she delivered a baby in an ambulance.
It’s been a month now. Beaming, Nirmala recalls the day: “I experienced labour pain at midnight. My family members immediately called 108. They reached at 12.30am; but on the way to hospital, I delivered in the ambulance.” She adds: “I wish I knew about the ambulance service earlier. It is a free service, and I would have had a safe delivery during my first pregnancy as well.” Her mother Susheelamma says Nirmala had to face complications while delivering her first child in a government hospital.
-Agencies