Abu Dhabi: Two Emirati men in a critical medical condition following a traffic accident were transported by the Abu Dhabi police air wing to the Shaikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) in the capital, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement on Sunday.
UAE | Emergencies
Police air wing responds to crash in quick time
Badly injured duo moved to Abu Dhabi hospital after being stabilised
- By Nada AlTaher, Staff Reporter
- Published: 14:50 January 20, 2013
The two crash victims were in really bad shape and their condition was fast deteriorating when a call was made to central operations department which prompted the air wing to carry out the air-lift.
The helicopter, with medical equipment on board, stabilised the condition of the injured men before transferring them to SKMC.
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