SCDF said the time savings facilitated the more timely treatment of patients in the hospitals.
SINGAPORE – Amid busy traffic one morning in September, a woman who suffered a cardiac arrest was being taken by an ambulance to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital in Jurong East.The ambulance took six minutes to reach the hospital.
SGT3 Tan, who has been with SCDF for five years, added: “The faster we can reach , the faster the patient can get care.” Data recorded in these areas over the next three months showed a total of 76 activations for life-threatening medical emergencies for the three ambulances across three routes near the hospital.The system was developed by SCDF, the Home Team Science and Technology Agency, and the Land Transport Authority.
At these junctions, sensors are linked to traffic light controllers, which trigger traffic lights in favour of an approaching ambulance. “These time savings facilitated the earlier arrival and more timely treatment of patients at hospital emergency departments,” SCDF added.Colonel Hong Dehan, SCDF’s chief medical officer, said the implementation of the first phase of the traffic priority system has shown encouraging results, noting that the time saved is particularly important for cases of cardiac arrest, trauma or stroke.
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