Three paramedics, with the help of their colleagues in the National Ambulance, succeeded in rescuing patients, elderly and pregnant women late at night and gave them speedy medical care that contributed to saving their lives.

The assistants said that the love of good and helping others is one of the qualities instilled by the leadership of the state in its citizens, which led them to work in the field of ambulances, pointing out that they had undergone several human experiences during their period of work and were keen to stay in night shifts for 12 years. And on occasions, holidays and holidays, where medical reports are increasing.

The paramedics have joined the national ambulance crews since last September, after graduating from the UAE National Preparedness and Rehabilitation Program, which was launched by the National Aid in cooperation with the University of Sharjah in 2017. 13 citizens and citizens graduated with the required educational and training training , Throughout a full academic year, and have been empowered with the skills of emergency work, including the scientific and practical aspects, to provide medical care and care to patients in critical situations.

"She dreamed of becoming a well-known surgeon in a hospital, but not everything she wanted to know. She found her illness in the field of ambulance," she said. "One goal is to save the lives of patients."

Al-Lughani recounts her experience in saving the lives of patients who seek the help of the national ambulance. She stressed that the love of goodness and helping others is one of the qualities instilled by the leadership of the state in its citizens.

As for why she joined the ambulance service, Mahra says, "There is a dream she always had at the age of 16 to become a surgeon, treating patients, relieving their pain and helping them." But I did not disappoint or despair. I continued to challenge myself in order to overcome the difficulties I faced. At first, after joining the university, I decided to work in National Ambulance, where I saw in this area the appropriate opportunity for my personality and my ambition, It is the area where I can innovate and achieve my dream of saving lives, as well as its importance in enhancing leadership and life skills. "

Since becoming a medic, she has undergone several human experiences, affecting her personality and showing her hidden human aspects of life, including her participation in saving and giving birth at home. The house of a citizen was reported to be in need of an ambulance immediately, after his mother's birth pains surprised him. It was my first birth. I came to the house and we calmed the family, gave quick medical care to the mother, helped her to give birth, and went out. Born safe.

"For the first time I have a child who has not completed an hour in this life. I have an indescribable inner feeling, especially when I saw feelings of joy on the faces of family members in the house where this girl was born. One child came to life," she says. May change all feelings in one moment ».

"The operation room received a message from an elderly man with severe pain in his stomach, and immediately we rode the ambulance with my colleagues to find the man inside a small farm without a family," said another expert who participated in the rescue of an elderly patient. And issued loud cries of pain, so I calmed him and talk to him as a daughter talking to her father, and helped to move him into the ambulance », adding« did not Afarkh until he was transferred to the nearest hospital to receive treatment, and handed him to the doctors, which had a great impact in myself, I felt a great deal of what I did, and in relieving the pain of a sick, helpless person asking for help. "

She believes that "loving good and helping others and drawing a smile on the faces of others is a human instinct that exists within every human being." She added: "As an Emirati girl who grew up in a country that always works to inculcate these principles in the hearts of its children, , Since childhood, in the implementation of my work, and harness my energy for the service and happiness of patients, and promote this study and science, it is like light illuminates the future and human life, without science, I could not achieve this success ».

"Helping the sick and the needy in times of hardship is one of the great humanitarian acts that we have raised in the country," said Massafah Zeinab Al Balushi, 24, who has been seeking humanitarian assistance since the announcement of the specialized training program. In which she learned many lessons, benefited from her in her personal life, as well as practical experience in dealing with patients in critical situations.

Zaynab recounts one of these experiments, when she went with the National Ambulance crews, based on a report that a "pressure cooker" explosion occurred in one of the houses, and the couple were burned in the face, explaining that she was surprised by their baby crying deeply, while the parents could not carry it The pain caused her to calm down and carry the baby throughout the ambulance and the couple were taken to the hospital, and the baby was given the necessary care, which had a good psychological effect on them.

Another patient, who was suffering from a severe reduction in blood sugar, was surprised when he arrived. He was immediately surprised by his refusal to move to the hospital, feeling better, but intervened and convinced him of the importance of testing and undergoing treatment.

"The main tasks in our work are not only to provide medical care, but to create a humane dialogue with the patient and his family, helping to calm and provide care," she said, adding that many patients, especially senior citizens, are not fluent in English, It is important to speak with them in their own language and to convince them that things are fine, and there is no need for concern or tension. Hind al-Zaabi, 21, says she dreamed of working as a nurse, but she could only fulfill her dream when she joined the National Ambulance, where she found her dreams, her love for patients and the provision of humanitarian and community service. For senior citizens. Hind invites citizens and citizens to join the UAE Medicare program, which can achieve success, gain scientific and practical experience and experience various situations with emergency situations, in need of help and assistance, noting that she has had many experiences, including her participation in saving a man Was seriously injured in the chest, and before the ambulance arrived at his house, his parents gave him a medicine by mistake, which caused his heart to stop and enter into a coma, adding that she participated the national ambulance crew, in the transfer to the ambulance, and try to re-pulse Electric shock, a Many times and did not respond, until they finally managed to re-pulse before reaching the hospital. In another story recounted by Hind, when the ambulance team rescued a suffocated woman in a fire in an apartment where she was struggling between life and death because she inhaled a large amount of smoke containing toxic carbon monoxide, the patient was unable to respond With the artificial respirator at first, and the situation was fraught with tension and pressure because of one of her relatives who was accompanying us in the ambulance, but our role to calm him, and at the same time dealing quickly with the patient, which was successful in the end, and save her life from the death achieved ».

She stressed the importance of the presence of women in the ambulance, because of the many emergency cases of women who need help and medical care, as well as the ability to speak Arabic with patients who may not know English, Under pressure and in emergency situations, work in shifts 12 hours continuously, and vigilance in order to help patients and save their lives.

Invitation to the youth of the homeland

Ahmed Saleh Al-Hajri, Chief Executive Officer of National Ambulance, expressed his pride in the contribution of UAE cadres to the success of the efforts of the national ambulance crews in saving the lives of others and performing the duty. He said that the national ambulance takes the year of tolerance to invite the youth of the country to join the national ambulance service. This year of helping others, which is a culture rooted in the UAE community. He called on the second batch to persevere to complete the program successfully to join the national ambulance cadres in the service of their community and make a difference by contributing to meet the needs of this vital sector, looking forward to receiving a larger number of members of the program in the third payment, which will be announced for registration soon.

The UAE National Preparedness and Rehabilitation Program is an educational initiative launched by the National Ambulance, in cooperation with the University of Sharjah in 2017, in order to prepare UAE emergency cadres by providing them with the skills of emergency work, including the scientific and practical aspects, to prepare them for practicing the field. .

He pointed out that the second annual session of the program is based on the successes achieved by the program in its first year, which honored HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, for the graduates of the first batch on 21 June last.

- The paramedics joined the work officially within the national ambulance crews since last September.