The EMS system in India is best described as‘fragmented.’
The basic fundamental principal behind EMS systems
worldwide is to have a common emergency communication
number connected to responsive agencies. Although India
has the emergency number 102 for calling ambulances, the
responsiveness of the system has always been doubted. In
2007, Ramanujam et al. reported that nearly 50% of trauma
victims admitted to a premier hospital in an urban Indian
city had received no pre-hospital care