80-year-old air-lifted to hospital in Abu Dhabi

An air ambulance from the Abu Dhabi Police Air Wing Department transported five injured people of various nationalities to Khalifa and Tawam Hospitals last week.

In the first case, the air ambulance transferred two Emirati citizens, a man and a 9-year old girl from Al Sila Hospital to Tawam Hospital in Al Ain city. Both had sustained injuries in a traffic accident in Saudi Arabia.

In two other separate cases, the air ambulance of the Abu Dhabi Police Air Wing Department headed to Delma Hospital in the Western Region to transport two individuals to Sheikh Khalifa Hospital - a Bengali who suffered moderate injuries in a traffic accident; and an 80-year old elderly man suffering a deteriorating health condition.

Also a 70-year old female Emirati citizen who needed medical attention was transferred from Ghayathi Hospital in the Western Region to Sheikh Khalifa Hospital in Abu Dhabi.

In another similar humanitarian mission, the Operations Room of the Abu Dhabi Police Air Wing Department received notification 30 minutes before the Maghrib prayers, about a traffic accident in Al Shuaib region. The air ambulance, based in Al Ain, was immediately dispatched to the location and two seriously injured citizens were transferred to Tawam Hospital for treatment.

The medical team on board of the Air Ambulance provided the necessary medical treatment to the injured during the flight to the hospital and submitted a report on their health conditions to the hospital officials and staff.

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