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The article review feasibility of the Motorcycle Ambulance or “Medical Emergency Motorcycle”(MEM) as an Emergency Response vehicle for its operation in a country like India. We reviewed several works done on the subject internationally. Some of the results that came up from these studies are as follows: 1) Response times: In 63% of the 1,972 cases, MEM arrived before the other emergency vehicles. 2) Cost: The hourly cost of running the MEM was 29 Euro as compared to the 75 Euro for a car ambulance. 3) Safety: Of the 3,626 MEM calls, 12 non-fatal motorcycle falls were reported with 3 injuries. We have also tried and elucidate on some of the shortcomings including of safety concerns, patient privacy, engineering restrictions etc.
