• Tuesday, September 02,2014

National Ambulance Handles more than 14,000 Calls across the Northern Emirates in 6 Months

The National Ambulance Company stated that it handled 14,269 emergency calls regarding various incidents across the Northern Emirates, 5,030 of which were traffic reports. These emergency calls took place during a six month period from the end of February through August. The rescue personnel provided medical care, administered first aid to the injured, and transported the patients in critical health condition to hospitals for further treatment.  


Ahmed Al Hajeri, Deputy CEO at the National Ambulance Company, revealed that the company has developed a plan to expand its field work in order to reduce response times, swiftly reach the scene of the accident, and to comprehensively treat all cases. Al Hajeri said, The company has conducted field studies and has used current data and statistics to subsequently develop plans to increase the number of ambulances, stations, and centers in order to meet the current demands. These plans have been developed in accordance with the best global standards and performances of the leading countries in this field.  


Furthermore, Al Hajeri indicated that of the aforementioned calls, 8,638 calls were in Sharjah, which reported 9,128 health cases and 3,044 traffic reports. In Ras Al Khaimah, the company received 2,142 calls, of which medical care was needed for some 2,337 injured and 877 were traffic reports. Ajman received 1,908 calls, of which first aid was needed for 1,962 injured patients and 462 were traffic reports. In Fujairah, 1,212 calls requested the provision of first aid to 1,332 injured and 478 were traffic reports. In Umm Al Quwain, the company received 369 calls to provide first aid to 399 injured patients and 169 were traffic reports.


Adding further, Al Hajeri confirmed that the company has significantly improved the response time through the analytical procedures that had been implemented in order to resolve the encountered problems and obstacles. At the launch of the service, the average response time was 15 minutes and 69 seconds and has decreased to 10 minutes and 29 seconds. He also pointed out that there are several initiatives to further improve the response time and achieve the UAE vision in this regard.