Boy’s finger gets stuck in swing at Ras Al Khaimah park

The boy’s finger got stuck in the door of the toy machine at the Saqr Public Park and he and his mother were screaming for help.

Published: Fri 26 Dec 2014, 11:48 PM

Last updated: Sat 4 Apr 2015, 5:57 AM

Ras Al Khaimah: A four-year-old Emirati boy injured his right index finger which accidently got stuck in the door of a swing at the Saqr Public Park in Ras Al Khaimah city. His finger got a serious deep cut.

The uncle of the little boy, Abu Mohammed, said the park did not even have any clinic to treat emergency cases. “There is no staff to watch over the kids at the gates of the swings here, and ensure their safety”.

The boy’s mother panicked and started yelling for help but to no avail, he added. “She wrapped her son’s finger in her veil and rushed him to the hospital without any help from the park staff.”

The child was admitted to the emergency section of the Saqr Hospital where he received six stitches on his finger, his uncle said, “His condition is stable and he is getting better.”

A visitor at the park, Abu Ali, said he was present when the accident happened. “The boy’s finger got stuck in the door of the toy machine and he and his mother were screaming for help.”

Luckily, the boy’s mother rushed him to the hospital for treatment, he added. “Unfortunately, none of the of the park staff offered help to the boy and his mother.”

Reiterating the same, another visitor Umm Sara said she is unable to watch over her four kids at the same time. “There should be enough staff at each and every swing and toy machines, particularly the dangerous ones to avoid accidents.”

“We also need a clinic with sufficient and well-trained medical staff to attend to such emergency cases, if any, in the future,” said another park visitor Abu Abdullah. The RAK department of public works and services has summoned the company operating the swings in the Saqr Public Park and had a meeting with the National Ambulance Centre.

Ahmed Al Hammadi, Director-General of the RAK Department of Public Works and Services, said: “The National Ambulance Centre is to open two medical rooms inside the park for emergency cases whereas an ambulance will be stationed close to the park entrance, and 68 staffers in the park are to be trained on first aids,” said Al hammadi.

Last year, a young child sustained a serious cut and extensive bleeding in his head in the same park after a toy train in the park ran over him.

ahmedshaaban@khaleejtimes.com