New system for ambulances! Radios of surrounding vehicles will be silenced

Developed by the Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate, the new system will warn drivers by broadcasting a "Please yield to ambulance" announcement over the frequency of vehicles near an ambulance. Provincial Health Director Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdullah Emre Güner explained, "We are launching a special application in Istanbul. By tapping into vehicle radio frequencies, we will broadcast alerts alerting drivers of an ambulance's arrival while they are listening to music or the radio."

A special device was developed by doctors at the Provincial Health Directorate Emergency Health Services Department using advanced radio frequency module engineering techniques to directly inform drivers in situations where the ambulance siren cannot be heard due to heavy traffic or noise.

The device installed in ambulances will operate over the FM band, broadcasting warnings on frequencies within 50 meters of vehicles and simultaneously transmitting announcements to in-car radios: " Please give way to ambulance," "Please give way to approaching ambulance," and "Please give way to life by applying the zipper system."

Thanks to the system, drivers will be able to turn in the right direction and give way to ambulances without panicking.

The project aims to encourage drivers to give way to ambulances, to instill the habit of giving way correctly using the "zipper method," to prevent second accidents caused by panic caused by the sound of sirens, and to increase patients' chances of survival.

With the new system, the waiting time for ambulances at traffic lights and busy intersections will be reduced, patients will be reached in less time, more lives will be saved, and the awareness that "Giving way to an ambulance is not a choice, but a matter of life" will be established in society.

The study also aims to create a model that can be integrated with traffic safety projects at the European Union (EU) level.

Güner stated that it is important to transport citizens quickly to health facilities in emergency health services, and that ambulance services have an important place in this regard.

8 MINUTES TO THE CITY

Güner emphasized that when citizens call the 112 Emergency Call Center, they are in a race against time. "The most important thing here is to quickly get the patient from their current location to the right doctor and treatment center. We are good at this. We can reach our citizens in eight minutes in the city and approximately 12 to 13 minutes in rural areas," he said.

Güner stated that one of Istanbul's biggest problems is traffic, and that for this reason, it can take longer for ambulances to reach cases during rush hour.

Source: AA