Blinkit Ambulance Service: Blinkit, the quick commerce major, on Thursday launched a 10-minute ambulance service in select areas of Gurugram as a pilot project. The users will now be able to see the options to call for an ambulance on the Blinkit application, reports news agency PTI, quoting a company statement.
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"These ambulances will be stocked with essential life-saving equipment, including oxygen cylinders, AED (automated external defibrillator), stretcher, monitor, suction machine, and essential emergency medicines and injections. They will also be equipped with a scoop stretcher and a wheelchair to safely transport those in need," it said.
A duty assistant, a trained driver, and a paramedic will be with each vehicle. The service will soon be expanded to more areas.
"We are taking our first step towards solving the problem of providing quick and reliable ambulance service in our cities. The first five ambulances will be on the road in Gurugram starting today," Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa said in a post on X.
Dhindsa further added that the aim of the company is to expand to all the major cities over the next two years.
"Profit is not a goal here. We will operate this service at an affordable cost for customers and invest in really solving this critical problem for the long term," he said.