• Emergency Medical Dispatcher Maysam Abu Hsiyan takes a call. Christopher Pike / The National
    Emergency Medical Dispatcher Maysam Abu Hsiyan takes a call. Christopher Pike / The National
  • Team leader Marsha Feighan at the National Ambulance Control Room Christopher Pike / The National
    Team leader Marsha Feighan at the National Ambulance Control Room Christopher Pike / The National
  • A map in the National Ambulance Control room showing the coverage area with pins indicating where the Civil Defence and ambulance bases are. Christopher Pike / The National
    A map in the National Ambulance Control room showing the coverage area with pins indicating where the Civil Defence and ambulance bases are. Christopher Pike / The National
  • Graham Stewart, chief operations officer at the National Amulance Control Room. Christopher Pike / The National
    Graham Stewart, chief operations officer at the National Amulance Control Room. Christopher Pike / The National
  • The desk of a dispatcher at the National Ambulance Control room. Christopher Pike / The National
    The desk of a dispatcher at the National Ambulance Control room. Christopher Pike / The National

Health

In pictures: Northern Emirates ambulance call centre in action

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The National Ambulance service covers Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain, Ajman, Sharjah and Fujairah. It deals with almost 100 calls a day and staff at the control centre in Abu Dhabi dispatch paramedics to help people in need of urgent medical attention.

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