(MENAFN- The Peninsula) By Fazeena Saleem I The Peninsula
DOHA: Hamad Medical Hamad Medical Corporation's (HMC) Ambulance Service has released a series of videos as part of a campaign to raise awareness among community about the necessary guidelines that must be followed in medical emergency situations.
The Ambulance Service's ‘Know the 5 to save a life' is a national awareness campaign. The videos available on HMC's official website and social media pages highlights five ways in which people can help the service provide fast and effective care.
It demonstrates hypothetical situations focusing on ‘Know the 5 to save a life' messages to follow in an emergency. The five guidelines are — ‘dial 999 immediately', ‘know your location', ‘answer all questions asked', ‘follow all instructions given' and ‘give way to ambulances on roadways'.
‘Know the 5 to save a life' campaign previously ran in 2013 and is being re-run to reinforce the key messages and educate new residents.
'Qatar's population has grown significantly and this has led to increased demand on our Ambulance Service. In order to be able to provide the best possible support as quickly as possible, it is important that members of the public follow the campaign's five key steps, said Brendon Morris, Executive Director, Ambulance Service said during relaunch of the campaign in May.
In 2013 the Ambulance service received 132, 000 calls and it increased to 250,000 in 2017. In the first five months of this year number of calls has seen an increase of eight percent from 2017 in the number of calls.
In order to be able to provide the best possible support as quickly as possible, it is vital that members of the public follow the campaign's five key steps.
‘Dial 999 immediately' means the sooner you call, the sooner the ambulance can get to you; ‘Know your location' means as soon as the ambulance service knows where you are, the sooner ambulance can be sent; ‘Answer all questions' means all extra details you can provide are critically important to helping save a life.
‘Follow all instructions' means that important instructions can be given over the phone to help you save a life. Sometimes this is as simple as going out to wave the ambulance. ‘Give way to ambulances'
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