Donated by an Emirati family to save lives

Dubai Ambulance adds 100 resuscitation devices to save cardiac arrest patients

• Knowledgeable during the launch of CPR devices.

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An Emirati family donated 100 advanced cardiopulmonary resuscitation devices, worth five million dirhams, and delivered the first batch of them to the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services, with the aim of saving sudden cardiac arrest cases, according to Khalifa Al Drai, Executive Director of Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services, who explained that the devices are the latest in World, the more accurate, the shortened the time of the CPR process.

Al-Dray said, in a press statement during the announcement of the new devices, that the Foundation has received 50 devices as a first payment, and will receive 50 other devices early next November, and all crews and ambulances will be provided with them, to enable them to aid the souls of people who are exposed to heart arrest.

According to Al-Dray, the new devices are more accurate and professional than traditional CPR, and the CPR period is shortened to less than a minute and the survival rates are increased.

He added that the initiative aims to protect the lives of individuals, preserve their lives, and save heart patients, and what they are exposed to in terms of seizures, dangerous strokes, or deep coma

Dubai Ambulance received the new devices from an Emirati family that supported the first line of defense in the organization, as a national initiative that comes within the framework of the commitment to the responsibility of the private sector towards the homeland, to support the great efforts made by the various concerned agencies in the country to confront the emerging Corona virus (Covid-19) .

The Emirati family, who refused to reveal their identity, affirmed that the initiative came from preparing for all possible scenarios in order to ensure the safety and security of citizens and residents in the country, and to emphasize the partnership between the government and the private sectors in addressing this challenge that is sweeping the world.

Al-Dray confirmed that the Foundation received generous support from many of the nation's people, to facilitate the work of paramedics and facilitate their speedy response to emergency situations, thanking the Dar Al-Ber Association that sponsors such pioneering charitable initiatives, and to all the loyal supporters of the nation.

The Executive Director of the Dar Al Ber Society, Muhammad Suhail Al Muhairi, confirmed that the philanthropy’s giving and their support for national efforts aimed at tightening preventive and precautionary measures, contributing to saving heart patients and strengthening the first line of defense, show the extent of community solidarity and solidarity enjoyed by Emiratis and the extent of their love for their country and leadership. .

He pointed out that this humanitarian and development initiative is seeing the light today, in partnership, cooperation and coordination with the Dubai Ambulance Corporation, and provides for the provision of medical devices dedicated to heart patients, and to provide them to the institution, which reflects a civilized, charitable face of the UAE.

65 CPR devices

The engineer of medical equipment at the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services, Mohammed Abdullah Al-Aboud, said that the new "Lucas 3" devices have already been used to save the lives of many heart and respiratory arrest patients, as they automatically handle the chest compressions without the need for the paramedic effort. , Indicating that the device presses the patient’s chest with a fixed number and depth, according to the instructions of the World Health Organization, so that each cycle is 30 compressions and two puffs, and the device provides the process of compressing the chest in two stages, the first at intervals, and the second continuous.

Al-Aboud explained that the Foundation has 15 devices currently in the field, distributed over specialized first aid for heart and respiratory patients, to cover various places, pointing to the receipt of 50 devices, which will raise the number of devices to 65 CPR devices, and they will be distributed to cover the largest number of emergency points.

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