The Emergency and Public Safety Department at Abu Dhabi Police has set up a defibrillatorat the Dalma Mall in Mussafah.The move comes in response to the instructions given by H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, to install defibrillators in public places across the UAE.
A special team from the Emergency and Public Safety Department at Abu Dhabi Police has taken the responsibility of training the staff members on how to operate the device in order to be able to offer this service to the mall’s customers.
The Emergency and Public Safety Departmenthas already installed defibrillatorsat Marina Mall, Al Khalidiyah Mall,Al Wahda Mall, the Abu Dhabi Mall and Al Mushrif Mall in Abu Dhabi. The resuscitation device has also beeninstalled at the Bawabat Al Sharq Mall in BaniYas City and the Al AinZoo, as well as the Al Bawadi and Al Jimi Malls in Al Ain. They werealso set up in five locations inSharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Quwain, Ras al-Khaimah, and Fujairah.
It is worth noting that the defibrillatoris used when there are symptoms of circulatory failure (ischemia) in aperson with suspected heart failure. The symptoms include fainting, irregular breathing, weak or absent pulse, or absence ofcirculatory activity.
