Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Providing first aid during the "golden hour" is the main task of the "103" service. At this time, it is extremely important that the medical team quickly and without delay arrive at the place of the call, and patients are immediately taken to the hospital according to medical instructions.

Therefore, in our country, special attention is paid to improving the ambulance service, introducing the most advanced scientific and technical means and information and communication technologies into this area.

In particular, the ongoing large-scale measures to provide the system with modern vehicles of the latest generation, with all the amenities, can save the lives of many people in emergency situations.

If we turn to the figures, then only in January of this year, the depot of the Republican Ambulance Center was replenished with 110 domestically produced Volkswagen Caddy cars. Also in March, another batch of 117 such vehicles assembled by Jizzakh Auto was distributed to the regions.

And today another 50 class A Volkswagen Caddy cars were sent to the ambulance stations of the Kashkadarya and Khorezm regional health departments.

In world practice, the service life of ambulance vehicles is 5-8 years, says Abduvoitjon Gafurov, director of the Republican Emergency Medical Center. - Our country also provides for the renewal of machines that have been in operation for more than 8 years.

Based on this, measures are being taken to gradually replace obsolete ambulance cars with new, modern vehicles. And today's event is a practical reflection of the implementation of these measures. By the end of the year, it is planned to transfer another 610 such vehicles to the regions.

#the fifth generation Volkswagen Caddy class A runs on a completely new MQB platform. The car, which has a capacity of 110 horsepower, is equipped with a naturally aspirated 1.6 MPI engine with a 6-speed manual transmission. It consumes 7 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers on the combined cycle.

This vehicle, equipped with advanced medical equipment, fully meets international requirements. Its interior allows you to comfortably accommodate both the patient and the medical staff.

In addition, this car, which stands out for its mobility, reliability and economy, has high technical performance for moving around the city. But most importantly, it is possible to provide the necessary medical care to the patient without stopping the movement.