Video: Worker at offshore Dubai facility suffers head injury, airlifted to hospital

Dubai - 'A team of paramedics in the helicopter provided first-aid to the patient before airlifting him'

A worker in an offshore facility was airlifted to a hospital in Dubai after he suffered a serious head injury in a fall. A Dubai Police chopper was pressed into action to transfer the patient to Rashid Hospital for immediate medical intervention.

Colonel Ali Al Muhairi, director of the Dubai Police Air Wing, said: "The worker required immediate medical intervention. A team of paramedics dispatched in the helicopter provided first-aid to the patient before airlifting him.”

He urged residents to contact the police in emergencies by calling 999 or sending distress requests (SOS) via the force’s app.