New Delhi, January 2: Quick commerce major Blinkit on Thursday launched 10-minute ambulance service in select areas of Gurugram as a pilot project. Users will be able to see the option to call for an ambulance on the Blinkit app, according to a company statement.

"These ambulances will be stocked with essential life-saving equipment, including oxygen cylinders, AED (automated external defibrillator), stretcher, monitor, suction machine, and essential emergency medicines and injections. They will also be equipped with a scoop stretcher and a wheelchair to safely transport those in need," it said. Each vehicle will be manned by a paramedic, a duty assistant, and a trained driver. The service will soon be expanded to more areas. Blinkit Ambulance Service Launch: Delivery Platform Launches Ambulance Service in Gurugram, Aims for Quick and Reliable Emergency Health Care.

"We are taking our first step towards solving the problem of providing quick and reliable ambulance service in our cities. The first five ambulances will be on the road in Gurugram starting today," Blinkit CEO Albinder Dhindsa said in a post on X. Kunal Kamra vs Albinder Dhindsa: Standup Comedian Asks Blinkit CEO To Reveal Wages of Delivery Partners, Says ‘Platform Owners Exploit Gig Workers Aren’t Job Creators’.

He said the aim is to expand to all major cities over the next two years. "Profit is not a goal here. We will operate this service at an affordable cost for customers and invest in really solving this critical problem for the long term," he said.

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