What It Takes to Save a Life in 90 Minutes

A real story of urgency, action, and invisible heroism by the Madad Minar Foundation team

The call came at 2:15 AM.

A critically injured man had been found near a construction site.
Bleeding heavily. Semi-conscious. No ID. No wallet. No family in sight.

The bystander who called us was scared. “Hospital admit nahi kar rahe. Family chahiye. Blood bhi chahiye.”

We didn’t wait.
We grabbed our emergency kit, called our night-volunteer network, and left.

This is what the next 90 minutes looked like.

2:25 AM — En route.

A team member headed to the nearest government hospital to start paperwork.
Another contacted the blood bank.
One volunteer left for the patient location with a stretcher and first-aid kit.

2:45 AM — First contact.

The patient had lost a lot of blood. He was semi-conscious, his breathing uneven.
He had no phone, no Aadhaar, and no one claiming him.

But we claimed him.

We became his guardians. On paper. On ground. In responsibility.

3:00 AM — Hospital admission.

The hospital needed a consent form. A relative’s phone number. Basic patient history.
We provided our own team’s details.
We signed the papers. We took the risk.

The patient was taken into emergency.

3:15 AM — Arranging blood and medicines.

Blood bank confirmed availability.
Our runner picked it up in 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, we got an emergency prescription and sourced two injections from a 24/7 chemist using donor emergency funds.

3:40 AM — Patient stabilised.

Vitals returned. Bleeding slowed.
The doctor said, “Agar 30 minute aur delay hota, bachana mushkil tha.”

We didn’t celebrate. We just breathed.

Because this is what it takes to save a life when no one else is coming.

We didn’t know his name. But we knew he mattered.

He was someone’s son.
Someone’s co-worker.
Someone with dreams and dignity — lying there, fighting for his breath.

And in those 90 minutes, it didn’t matter whether he had money or family.

It only mattered that he was human.

This is the work you help us do.

Your donations fund:

• Emergency transport

• Critical medicines and injections

• Blood arrangements

• Emergency admission paperwork

• Volunteers who don’t sleep until someone is safe

Help us act faster. Save more lives.

Because for some people, even a 10-minute delay can mean goodbye.

Your support = life within reach.