Ziqitza Limited Rajasthan -  Advanced Life Support Ambulances in India
                     Ziqitza Limited Rajasthan -  Advanced Life Support 
Ambulances in India
Poor care quality leads to more deaths than insufficient access to 
healthcare-1.9 million Indians died due to poor quality of care in 
2018. Almost 122 Indians per 100,000 die due to poor quality of 
care each year, the study said, showing that India's death rate 
due to poor care quality is worse than that of Brazil, Russia , 
China and South Africa and even its neighbours Pakistan, Nepal, 
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka .
Ambulance services play a critical role in the delivery of 
emergency response services and important aspects of 
healthcare service across countries. Understanding the urgency 
of quality healthcare the State Government and National Health 
Mission started Dial 108 Ambulance service in Public Private 
Partnership with Ziqitza Healthcare Ltd in many states has been 
an integral in providing a service for those with unplanned urgent 
and life-threatening health conditions. 
 Now multiple states and union territories have the 
facility where people can Dial 108 or 102 for calling an 
ambulance. Dial 108 is predominantly an emergency 
response system, primarily designed to attend to 
patients of critical care, trauma and accident victims 
etc which includes advance and basic life support 
ambulance. Dial 102 services essentially consist of 
basic patient transport aimed to cater to the needs of 
pregnant women and children though other 
categories are also taking benefit and are not 
excluded.
ZHL Rajasthan and Ziqitza Healthcare Rajasthan says 
it’s only when a medical emergency knocks on the 
door that one starts gathering information about 
ambulances, including the type of ambulance 
required for a particular emergency. A general lack of 
knowledge and information and their uses can lead to 
delays. For instance, booking a basic life support 
ambulance in situations such as cardiac emergencies 
can result in delayed treatment. Complacency and 
compromise in in-ambulance facilities can affect 
patient’s conditions.
Modern medical technology has enabled us to turn the 
tide in the favour of saving a patient from the brink. 
Advanced Life Support is a set of life-saving protocols 
and skills that extend beyond Basic Life Support .It is 
used to provide urgent treatment to cardiac 
emergencies such as cardiac arrest, stroke, myocardial 
infarction, and other conditions.
Professionals qualified to provide advanced cardiac life 
support are trained and authorized to administer 
medication, perform injections, and conduct airway 
procedures prior to the arrival of the patient at an 
advanced care facility and/or in a hospital environment.

Ziqitza Rajasthan says pre-hospital care is an essential part of 
the treatment process in many acute diseases and trauma. 
Pre-hospital care is usually classified into ALS- (advanced life 
support) and BLS-(basic life support) treatment levels 
according to the methods used .ALS refers to sophisticated 
pre-hospital care using invasive methods, such as intravenous 
fluids, medications and intubation. The vehicle used in ALS has 
either been a ground ambulance or a helicopter. Basic Life 
Support (BLS) is medical care which is used to assure patient's 
vital functions until the patient has been transported to 
appropriate medical care. ALS-level pre-hospital care has 
usually been implemented by physicians or paramedics, while 
BLS-level care is given by paramedics or emergency medical 
technicians. However, in most cases ALS units use the same 
techniques as BLS units.
The ALS scheme in Uttar Pradesh has been launched under the 
only aim of providing better medical facilities to the critical 
patients of the state in association with Ziqita Healthcare it 
promises to provide ICU like critical medical care to the 
patients who need emergency medical treatment. Under this 
scheme, 24*7 service without any charge will be provided to 
the citizens. Every district of the state has received 2 such 
ambulances which make 150 ambulances for the 75 districts of 
Uttar Pradesh. Each such ALS ambulance will have lifesaving 
medical equipment’s installed such as ventilator facilities and 
other emergency medical kits along with a good team of staff 
to attend the patient while transportation to the nearest 
hospital. The ambulances will act as ICU for the patients.