Before The Hospital, Kashmir's Emergencies Take A Turn

Srinagar- Around 6:30 p.m. on a Srinagar highway, a motorcycle veered out of control and crashed, halting traffic and drawing a crowd.

People rushed forward, some lifted the rider, others removed his helmet to see if he was breathing, while arguments broke out over who had caused the crash.

Calls went out to the police. An ambulance arrived nearly fifty minutes later.

By the time the man reached the hospital, he had barely made it to what doctors call the Golden Hour, the first 60 minutes after a serious injury or sudden illness, when timely care can decide survival, death, or lasting disability.

Scenes like this unfold every day in Kashmir. Time, the most vital resource in a medical emergency, slips away even as people rush to help.

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