KSRTC’s ’ICU on Wheels’ Bus Service Arrives at KSRTC Depot in B C Road

The Sarige Suraksha, ‘ICU on wheels’ service has arrived at KSRTC depot in B C Road. The ICU on Wheels is built in-house by the KSRTC at an estimated cost of Rs 10 lakh. The five-bedded bus cum ambulance is equipped with a ventilator, oxygen system for each bed, patient monitor (BP, Oxygen Amount, ECG, Temperature) system, emergency medicine system along with a generator to power the equipment. The bus has a siren facility similar to that of an ambulance. It also has a notice board. This has arrived for the first time to KSRTC Puttur division comprising Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu districts. ‘ICU on wheels’ will have a doctor and health assistant from the health department and will visit villages once in two months. Bantwal MLA Rajesh Naik will flag off the ICU on wheels at Polali on July 13, Tuesday.