The timely action of the medical team restored the heartbeats of the passengers who had suffered a heart attack
Dubai (August 31, 2023) The lives of 3 passengers were saved at Dubai Airport within 24 hours, and the timely action of the medical team restored the heartbeats of passengers suffering from heart attacks. According to Gulf Newspaper Emirates Al-Ayoom, the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services team at Dubai International Airport saved the lives of 3 passengers of different nationalities within 24 hours thanks to full preparation and timely response.
In the first case, the ambulance crew received a report from Terminal 3 of the airport that a person was lying on the ground, to which the ambulance team responded quickly and started providing first aid within a minute, taking vital signs and ECG. After it became clear that the patient was in cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary resuscitation was performed until his pulse and breathing were successfully restored. Transferred to hospital.
It is reported that otherwise, the ambulance team responded to the emergency at the departure terminal where the staff were able to arrive within two minutes and provide first aid to the passenger suffering from cardiac arrest, emergency procedures and state-of-the-art medical equipment. CPR was successfully performed thanks to the application, which returned the patient's pulse and breathing, while the third case came from Terminal 1, where a passenger's heart stopped beating at immigration, where the ambulance crew performed intensive care. Professionally performed emergency procedures, which helped restore pulse and breathing and transported the patient to the hospital.
Mashal Abdul Kareem, Executive Director of the Foundation, said that equipping the Foundation with the latest equipment, its continuous development and its efforts to increase the survival rate enable it to provide high-quality ambulance services to its visitors. Cares about safety, for which the Corporation has earmarked 17 emergency points at Dubai airports, which are equipped with the latest equipment and specially trained ambulance staff to ensure the best ambulance services are provided at the airport.