The concept of optimising existing infrastructure:
Lifeline has developed a revolutionary concept for Highway Accident Relief in India, recognized and supported by various organizations from all over the world. The delivery of HRP is in line with international conceptions on emergency care, with focus on pre-hospital care and initiation of treatment within the "golden hour".
Unlike other NGOs, Lifeline Foundation does not believe in creating infrastructure; adding brick and mortar, engines and tools; reinventing the wheel is what Lifeline is totally against. Experiences of other NGOs have made Lifeline realize that creating permanent infrastructure is the easy task; maintaining it is the more difficult and improbable one. Many NGOs fail due to paucity of funds in maintaining set-ups.
What it does is network existing facilities, create a pool of resources and reach this to the end user. Instead of duplicating what already exists, the final aim is to be a bridge between all NGOs who have localized infrastructure, which by itself is not self-sustaining; a pool will provide for added functional and financial avenues to sustain the cluster and at the same time be instrumental in supplementing each other's work. The network of service providers forms the backbone of the rescue and evacuation services, provided free of cost to the accident victim.
Through extensive mapping of the highways (detailing out each landmark) accident locations can easily be determined without use of GPS, a very costly proposition in India. A 24 x 7 Central Control Room, is equipped with all necessary communication facilities to respond to distress calls and organise rescue operations.
Central Control Room for Highway Rescue Project - Gujarat, Mahatashtra & EMS Vadodara
