Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems in India are still largely uncoordinated and decentralized. The absence of any nationalized standards or regulations mean different operators act on their own accord, resulting in widely scattered responses across different organizations and entities. There are the critical issues of accessibility and affordability, adding up to the fact that in many cases, the primary patient transport from the scene of emergency to hospital is usually done in other vehicles such as taxis, auto rickshaws or private cars. Such vehicles are more ubiquitous and easily accessible than a dedicated ambulance. So there is scope to adapt them into a patient transport vehicle. This is especially true for larger MPV taxis, which have enough interior room to adequately simulate the space inside an ambulance. Integrating an Emergency Medical Service into an existing online taxi service (such as Uber and Ola) can lead to a more accessible, affordable and trustworthy system.

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