Ambulance

11 injured in crash near London museum

London - Emirates Voice

Eleven people were injured on Saturday when a car apparently crashed into pedestrians in the London museum district of South Kensington, the ambulance service said. "We treated 11 patients, mostly for leg and head injuries, and took nine of them to hospital," Peter McKenna, deputy director of operations, said in a statement.Read more

Emergency services attending 'incident' at London

London - Emirates Voice

Police and ambulance services said they were responding to an "incident" at an Underground station in west London on Friday, following media reports of an explosion. "We are aware of an incident at Parsons Green tube station. Officers are in attendance," London's Metropolitan Police said on Twitter.Read more

Dubai launches ladies pink responder ambulance

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

A pink responder ambulance designated to give emergency treatment to ladies, pregnant women, handle deliveries, injuries among children and shift them to hospitals was launched recently. Khalifa Al Drai, the Executive Director of the Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services (DCAS) said that the pink responder is the latest service of the specialised services that DCAS offers. Currently, 24 services areRead more

Dubai patients to now pay for ambulance services

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

Ambulance services will no longer be offered free of cost in the emirate as Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services (DCAS) starts implementing a self-funding programme to cover basic operational costs. Patients will be able to use their insurance cards to pay for the service. However, those without insurance will be given the service free of cost on a humanitarian basisRead more

Is your car ready for summer?

Muscat - Emirates Voice

Exercise caution to avoid car fires this summer, emergency officials warn. The Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance has released a warning detailing the increase in car fires over the last few years, and means to avoid them. PACDA has noted a steady increase in car flaring up over the last three years. In 2016, 730 car fire incidentsRead more

School fire in Musandam

Khasab - Emirates Voice

Emergency services from Oman's Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance were rushed to the Musandam General Education School after a fire broke out in a classroom. Ambulance crews were also on standby, but were not needed in the northern governorate, as no casualties were reported, tweeted PACDA, from their official account. The cause of the fire is being determined.Read more

Oman rescue teams search for teen missing at sea

Muscat - Arab Today

Search operations are under way fir an Omani teenager feared to have drowned in the sea on Saturday evening, according to the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA). The incident occurred when the 16-year-old went swimming along with her friends despite repeated warnings from the authorities to avoid swimming in the extremely rough sea in Aseela area ofRead more

Boy's head caught in between car window

Sharjah - ArabToday

A two-year-old boy's life was saved in the nick of time after his head was caught in between a car window. The boy put his head out of the car window when his sister pulled the window up, a Sharjah Police official told Gulf News. The boy’s mother was driving when the incident took place. “When the boy put hisRead more

Ambulance Authority: 77 injured in Attaba fire so far

Cairo - MENA

Head of the Ambulance Authority Dr. Ahmed el Ansari said that so far, 77 persons have been injured in Attaba fire. He added 36 persons were hospitalized and 41 received treatment on spot. A huge fire broke out at Cairo's downtown district of Attaba in the wee hours of Monday. The fire gutted a six-storey hotel, shops and stores containingRead more