Supreme Court orders trauma care protocols and ambulance standards
A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and A S Chandurkar issued a series of orders after a plea by Savelife Foundation seeking recognition of trauma care as a right under Article 21. The court permitted the centre to issue a medical rescue protocol within three months and directed states and union territories to operationalize it, set up physical and digital good samaritan grievance systems and designate nodal authorities, ensure AIS-125 ambulance compliance with GPS integration to helpline 112, establish trauma registries per new data guidelines, run mass-media campaigns, and operationalize PM RAHAT within set deadlines.
Court ordered trauma protocols and ambulance standards with near-term deadlines
Context
A public interest plea asked for trauma care recognition as a right. The court then…
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