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	India: Mock Drill at Mangalore Airport
	Mangalore: A mock drill was carried out at the Mangalore airport to check the preparedness and efficiency of the authorities concerned to deal with a major disaster situation. A full scale emergency mock exercise was carried out in the airport premises last evening by putting on fire a miniature-model of an aircraft, official sources said. A temporary hospital was set up in the airport premises. The "victims of the drill" were picked up by the hospital teams. Chief Fire and Safety Officer H S Varada Rajan explained that as there was a lack of co-ordination at the time of plane crash in May 2010, they were leaving no loopholes.
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	India: 24 Hours Emergency Medical Service Begins at Dist. Hospital
	Ujjain: As per the directives issued by State Government, 24 hours emergency medical service was kicked off at district hospital from Thursday. Patients will have benefits of this service as the service remained available only for 19 hours earlier. Emergency medical service is made available for patients for 24 hours at district hospital from May 1 on the directives of State government. Outdoor will remain open for 24 hours and medical treatment will be provided to patients in emergency. The service had been in effect in district hospitals across the State since 1992. After the order was issued by State government, Civil Surgeon CD Sharma en
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	India: Uttarakhand Govt Set-up Medical Facilities at Kedarnath
	Dehradun: The Uttarakhand government has made elaborate medical arrangements for pilgrims visiting the Kedarnath shrine, which reopened on May 04 Sunday. During last year's flash floods, the state-owned dispensary was severely damaged, because of which the health department decided to set up a make-shift medical camp. "At Sonprayag, the starting point of the yatra, we are conducting complete check-ups of the pilgrims before allowing them to go ahead," said health department director general GS Joshi. Oxygen cylinders have been arranged at every 2 kilometres between Sonprayag and Kedarnath. "We have kept oxygen cylinders for pilgrims com
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	India: Central Railway Seek Better Ambulances
	India Mumbai : The Central Railway (CR) which is being criticised for the delay in providing first aid treatment for the accident victims have asked for better ambulance services. Sunil Kumar Sood said, “In any given situation the Medical Relief Van is like to take 2 hours to reach the accident spot. The relief van cannot live without doctors and are attached to a main railway hospital.” The railway officials said, “There is a need for better ambulances which can ferry eight to ten patients at a time with proper ventilation facility. These patients can be taken to hospitals directly other than taking to prima
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	India: Draft State Plan for Disaster Management by Year-End for Kerala
	By next year, the administrative machinery in the State may be better prepared to handle crisis response and calamity relief operations. The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) has initiated steps to complete the draft State plan for disaster management by this year end. District Collectors have been directed to revise the District Disaster Management Plans (DDMPs) and prepare operational plans. Plan preparations are on in Palakkad, Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram, Alappuzha, and Kottayam.
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India: Mock Drill at Mangalore Airport

India: 24 Hours Emergency Medical Service Begins at Dist. Hospital

India: Uttarakhand Govt Set-up Medical Facilities at Kedarnath

India: Central Railway Seek Better Ambulances

India: Draft State Plan for Disaster Management by Year-End for Kerala

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