Affiliation:
1. Vels Institute of Science, Technology & Advanced Studies (VISTAS), Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Abstract
Every day, the number of traffic accidents rises as the automobile population increases. According to a survey by the World Health Organization (WHO), 1.3 million people die and 50 million are wounded annually around the globe. Most people die because they don’t get medical help at the scene of an accident or because it takes too long for rescuers to get there. The time after an accident can be optimally used to make a difference between a life saved and life lost, if recovery actions are able to take place in time. However, routing problems and traffic congestion is one of the major factors hampering speedy assistance