Abu Dhabi Police presents paper in Medical Emergency Conference

Abu Dhabi Police , represented by Emergency and Public Safety Department and Air Wing , participated in the Medical Emergency Conference held at the Exhibition Center in Abu Dhabi .

Brigadier Khaled Abdulatif Al Dosary , Director of Emergency and Public Safety Department presented a paper on the experience of his department in the field disaster management at local , regional and international levels.

He spoke about the concept and types of disasters referring to the statistics of United Nations of 2005 in this regard which says that 38% percent of disasters all around the world are caused by floods followed by cyclone disasters which represent 28% . According to the said research Asia comes on the top of disasters among world continents by 42% , followed by Africa which represent 30%.

Al Dosary spoke about the experience of his department in dealing with disasters, giving examples of his department participating in rescue operations when earthquake hit Pakistan and Indonesia.

Minister of Health hails rescue and ambulance services

During his tour in the Medical Conference and Exhibition held at the Exhibition Center in Abu Dhabi accompanied by Brigadier Khaled Abdul Latif Al Dosary, Director of Emergency and Public Safety Department and a number of police officers, His Excellency Humaid Al Qattami , Minister of Health hailed Abu Dhabi Police for the humanitarian services they provide in the fields of rescue and ambulance by helping victims of different kinds of accidents .

He also praised the notable development in the field of air rescue, and expressed his satisfaction with the modern equipment the Police use to save human lives in accidents .

It is important to note that Emergency and Public Safety Department participated in the activities of the conference and exhibition by presenting two papers from Brigadier Khaled Al Dosary , Director of the Department on the experience of the department in dealing with emergencies , crises and disasters .

An other paper was presented by Doctor Karima bint Raffaf Talibi , head of medical branch on quick response to accidents and the significance of communication in cases of accidents.

Captain Ibrahim Ali Jalal , head of technical training branch of the Emergency and Public Safety Department pointed out that the Air Wing was presenting in his pavilion advanced and up-to –date equipment used in the field of medical ambulance such as the foldable stretcher used in towers and high buildings and other high –technology devices .

Lieutenant Colonel , Obeid Musbih Al Tunaji head of operations section of the Air Wing pointed out the importance of using new technology in the field of air ambulance such as the new rescue device used in rescuing children and babies and other similar equipment