Thousands of ambulance interventions in a week: over 6,000 patients hospitalized
The ambulance was requested nearly 15,000 times from March 2 to 8, and over 6,000 people, including almost 1,200 children, received emergency medical care on-site before being transported to the hospital.
The ambulance teams frequently responded to cardiovascular emergencies, totaling 4,010 cases, which included 66 instances of acute coronary syndrome. Additionally, they intervened in 2,180 respiratory emergencies and 1,853 neurological cases, of which 237 were strokes. There were also 1,158 requests related to trauma.
During this period, the ambulance service was called for 61 cases involving physical, chemical, or environmental agents. Of these, 32 patients suffered burns, two were diagnosed with hypothermia, and one with frostbite.
Moreover, 46 toxic emergencies were reported. This included 20 drug poisonings, 12 cases of alcohol poisoning, four instances of carbon monoxide poisoning, two related to drugs, and two cases of mushroom poisoning.
Ambulance crews also responded to 33 road accidents, which resulted in 42 injuries. After providing emergency pre-hospital medical care, 30 patients—26 adults and four children—were transported to the hospital for specialized treatment.
The National Emergency Medical Assistance Centre emphasizes the importance of every call to emergency services, stating, “When the ambulance siren is heard, someone is fighting for life.”
