Radio Communication System Serving Ambulance Service in Sri

Radio Communication System Serving Ambulance Service in Sri Lanka

Need for an emergency communication system �Ordinary telephone systems get overloaded when great numbers of people place calls into and out, following disasters. Therefore a reliable “fail safe” communication system is a vital tool health care system especially following disasters. �Fast communication is a vital in managing critical care patients.

VHF Radio System based on Gampaha District General Hospital �VHF radio communication equipments are provided to the ambulances working for District General Hospital, Gampaha and the ambulances from four other peripheral hospitals Divulapitiya, Minuwangoa, Biyagama and Dompe. �This system make it easy to contact any ambulance mobiling within the Gampaha district and adjoining Colombo District at any moment without any delay. � The system has been proven its usefulness immediately following disasters and even during other emergencies to find an ambulances quickly to transport the critical patients.

Amateur Radio Serving Health Service…. �The project was an idea came from a Amateur radio operator (4 S 7 HG), and a medical doctor who is working for state health sector. The project was funded by the Medical Amateur Radio Council of the USA. �Amateur radio has found a simple but very sustainable solution to the communication gap between the ambulance service and health care centers, saving lives.

Hemantha Gamage (MBBS, MSc) 148/4 c, Sooriya Mawatha, Battramulla. Sri Lanka. +94 -773154458/+94 -11 -2879486 Amateur Radio Call Sign – 4 S 7 HG