Air Wing of Abu Dhabi police rescues two people

ABU DHABI — The Air Wing of Abu Dhabi Police General Directorate yesterday came to the rescue of two men who were injured in two separate accidents here yesterday.

By Adel Arafah

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Published: Tue 14 Feb 2006, 10:30 AM

Last updated: Sat 4 Apr 2015, 6:47 PM

In the first accident, a man identified only as a Syrian was hurt when the car he was travelling in, overturned in a rough area of the desert in Suwihan. Police Operation room alerted the Air Wing Department at the Abu Dhabi Police General Directorate, which immediately sent a helicopter to the place. The chopper arrived in just seven minutes and airlifted the injured man to Al Mafraq Hospital, where he was given all necessary medical treatment.

In another accident, a patient who suffered a severe heart attack was saved due to the timely act of the Air Wing Section. The patient was taken from Delma Hospital to Khalifa Hospital in the capital by the chopper. The paramedics onboard gave the patient the necessary first aid before handing him over to the hospital, the official source at the Air Wing Section added.


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