There have been a series of school fires in the country in recent years, many of them which have turned out to be arson
africa10 hours ago
The Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services (DCAS) has launched a car that can respond to emergency cases within six minutes. It can run faster than an ambulance and, for the first time, it has an emergency doctor on board instead of advanced paramedics.
The DCAS also launched the first and only electric fast-responder bike in the country. Both innovations were showcased at the ongoing Arab Health Congress.
"The advantage of the car over the ambulance is that the doctors can give medicines on the spot unlike paramedics," said Dr Heba Metawea, an emergency doctor at DCAS.
"Our current response rate is eight minutes and we want to bring it down to four minutes," she said. Metawea added that the average response rate to an emergency was six minutes while 30 per cent of the cases were dealt with within four minutes.
The cars are mainly stationed in Deira and Bur Dubai areas, with one in Hatta. In total, the DCAS has allocated four cars with emergency doctors.
"We see all kinds of cases including those with heart conditions, rheumatism or other critical cases where a doctor's expertise is needed right away," said Dr Metawea.
The doctor evaluates the cases and decides if the treatment needs to be given on the spot or an ambulance has to be called. "We have 24 different types of ambulances and all are used according to case requirements," she said.
The electric fast-responder bike at the exhibition, on the other hand, is among the four bikes placed at two locations in Dubai.
Jovito Castro, fast responder at DCAS, said the motorcycles are placed in areas with small roads. "This is where only bikes can enter such as Naif and Al Raffa roads," he told Khaleej Times.
He said the electric responder is the first one in the country and it has been launched for testing purposes. "We have a charging station at DCAS for these bikes."
The response time is seven minutes on average. "But since we are with bikes, we can pass through jammed roads and cross sidewalks so we can respond to emergencies in four minutes, too," he said.
asmaalizain@khaleejtimes.com
There have been a series of school fires in the country in recent years, many of them which have turned out to be arson
africa10 hours ago
Salama Alfalacy is into realistic art featuring landscapes and wildlife, while Meera Jamal Al Midfa is setting new grounds in performance art and filmmaking
arts11 hours ago
Dubai Police have asked drivers to be extra cautious
transport12 hours ago
The storm had already claimed the lives of at least two people in China's Hainan and 16 people in the Philippines
asia12 hours ago
Dubai Police have asked drivers to be extra cautious
transport13 hours ago
The former all-rounder has returned to cricket during the past year after a horrific car crash at the end of 2022
cricket13 hours ago
Dubai Police have asked drivers to be extra cautious
emergencies14 hours ago
The country has set a new Guinness World Record by creating the largest falcon hood, beating the previous record of 1.65 metres
uae14 hours ago