Here is the complete picture of patient’s profile who were involved in Calicut plane crash taken from Kozhikode collector’page.

It is very unique in Calicut city that at least 20 hospitals in and around Airport in a radius of 30km capable of handling injured victims. Out of this at least 10 are having tertiary level emergency management capabilities and advanced speciality supports. Many of this hospitals are having excellent EM set up beyond our conventional casualty set up. This uneque Calicut profile has tremendously helped a lot for the “golden hour management” in the present disaster. Aster Mims Calicut played a lead role in the current disaster (47 victims) and managed well the crisis meticulously inspite of its full occupancy . NABH accreditations and other quality assurance programs , international and national level EM training programs and disaster management trainings awareness , EMS ,EMCT and EMCT trainings , Basic & Advanced trauma support trainings, mockdrill etc happened in the last decade in this locality has helped us to bring down the mortality and morbidity tremendously. Activities of Angels , Trauma care Kozhikode and other organisations could create commendable impact in the community orientation. The local Government , police and fire force also highly committed and more scientific in the disaster awareness when compared with other part of the country. One of the main reasons for changes can be very well attributed to EM development in Calicut and Kerala.
You may not be able to see much of the old style casualties in Calicut. At the same time you can see many modern emergency departments and few are accredited with NABH.
I would to like say loudly that India need to focus more aggressively in uplifting emergency medical care urgently.
India is a country highly prone for both man- made and natural calamities plus accidents.
Even in this pandemic EM has played a major role in sorting and treating patients. EM is handling suspected Covid cases which is more challenging than managing confirmed cases as the front line warriors. Patients with other medical illnes but with suspected Covid are also land in ED. Writing this note to emphasize the EM challenges might unnoticed very often .

Hats off to all people involved in the crisis management.