The Emergency and Public Safety Department at Abu Dhabi Police set up a defibrillator at the Al Ain Mall, in the Al Ain region on Monday. This step was taken as a response to the instructions given by Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, to install defibrillators in public places across the UAE.
A special team from the Emergency and Public Safety Department has taken the responsibility of training the Al Ain Mall staff members on how to operate the device. This will benefit the mall’s customers.
The Emergency and Public Safety Department had installed defibrillatorat Marina Mall, Al Khalidiyah Mall, Al Wahda Mall, the Abu Dhabi Mall, and the Mushrif Mall. Devices were also installed at the Bawabat Al Sharq Mall in BaniYas City and the Al Ain Zoo. Additionally, devices were set up in five locations in Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Quwain, Ras al-Khaimah, and Fujairah this month.
It is worth noting that the defibrillator is used when there are symptoms of circulatory failure in a person with suspected heart failure. The symptoms include fainting, irregular breathing, a weak or absent pulse, or the absence of circulatory activity indicators.
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