Rescue 1122 service during Eid days praised

LAHORE: Secretary Emergency Services has appreciated Rescue 1122 staff who remained on duty on Eid days to provide emergency services to the citizens of Punjab.

The Provincial Monitoring Officer briefed the Secretary Emergency Services that Rescue 1122 responded to 22,725 emergencies in all districts of Punjab during Eid holidays.

These emergencies included 6,460 road accidents with 45 deaths, 12,693 medical emergencies with 430 deaths, 37 drowning emergencies with 28 deaths, 225 fire emergencies, 635 delivery emergencies, 463 falls & slipping cases with 4 deaths, 228 cases of electric shock,

345 occupational injuries, 44 burn cases, 8 structural cases, 701 miscellaneous emergencies and even 242 animal rescue operations were performed.

While chairing the Zoom meeting of all District Emergency Officers, Secretary ESD appreciated the rescuers who sacrificed their Eid to perform duties during Eid holidays.

However, he expressed his serious concern over the loss of precious human lives and disabilities due to road traffic crashes, electric shock and drowning emergencies during Eid holidays.

The Provincial Monitoring Officer informed that the highest number of emergencies took place in Lahore with 3,015 emergencies, followed by Faisalabad with 1,444 emergencies, Multan with 1,244 emergencies, Gujranwala with 1,064 emergencies, Bahawalpur with 1,055 emergencies and lowest number of 198 emergencies in Chakwal.