{
  "id": 345035,
  "title": "Anti-snake venoms to be available in 108 ambulances in A.P.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/anti-snake-venoms-to-be-available-in-108-ambulances-in-a-p",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-09T04:39:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/anti-snake-venoms-to-be-available-in-108-ambulances-in-ap/article71321717.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Andhra Pradesh government has announced the availability of anti-snake venoms (ASV) in 108 ambulances across the state to provide immediate pre-hospital treatment for snakebite victims. This decision comes in response to a surge in emergency calls related to snakebite cases, with 3,104 such calls received since June 2025.\n\nAccording to Dr. K.V.N. Chakradhar Babu, Director of Secondary Health, the Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) in these ambulances are now equipped to administer ASVs to patients after consulting a doctor. The EMTs will be guided by a doctor at the Emergency Response Centre in Mangalagiri, who assesses the patient's condition via a dome camera in the ambulance. If the venom is spreading rapidly, ASVs will be administered immediately.\n\nThe government emphasizes the importance of the \"golden hour\" in emergency treatment, aiming to utilize the ambulance environment to effectively rescue patients from snakebite-related complications. However, EMTs must not administer ASV without a doctor's consultation.",
  "summary": "Emergency Medical Technician working in an ambulance can administer anti-snake venoms to patients after consulting a doctor",
  "key_points": [
    "Andhra Pradesh to provide anti-snake venoms in 108 ambulances",
    "3,104 emergency calls for snakebite cases since June 2025",
    "Doctors at Emergency Response Centre in Mangalagiri assess patients"
  ],
  "editors_take": "This move enables quicker treatment for snakebite victims by allowing Emergency Medical Technicians to administer anti-snake venoms in ambulances after consulting a doctor, potentially saving lives within the critical golden hour.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}