Gujarat's 108 service logs 13% rise in emergency calls during Diwali, trauma cases jump
Gujarat's 108 service handled 5,934 emergencies during Diwali, up 13.12% from normal days, with vehicular trauma calls rising 87.49%, IANS reported.
Gujarat's 108 emergency ambulance service recorded a 13.12% rise in emergency calls during Diwali, according to its data reported by IANS from Ahmedabad on 9 November 2026. Calls rose from 5,246 on normal days to 5,934 during the festival.
Trauma cases lead the rise
- Vehicular trauma: up 87.49%, from 646 to 1,212 cases.
- Non-vehicular trauma: up 75.17%, from 595 to 1,043.
- Diabetic emergencies: up 26.19%, from 84 to 106.
Several other categories fell, including high fever (down 31.09%, from 303 to 209), abdominal pain (down 21.50%, from 673 to 528) and pregnancy-related emergencies (down 3.58%, from 1,194 to 1,151). Cardiac, breathing, convulsion and stroke calls also declined, per the report.
Burn cases
The service recorded 62 burn cases during Diwali. Ahmedabad had 13 and Surat 12, followed by Kachchh and Rajkot with 5 each, and Gandhinagar and Vadodara with 4 each. Other districts reported one or two cases each.
The report did not specify the exact dates of the Diwali period or the baseline days used for comparison.
Why it matters for ambulance owners and drivers
The figures show that festival days bring a sharp rise in road and other trauma calls, which means heavier demand on ambulances in those periods.
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