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Qatar medics treated over 51,800 patients during World Cup 2022

Emergency services were also provided, with up to 31 mobile medical teams and eight ambulances per stadium. Over 51,800 patients were treated by Qatar’s healthcare centres throughout FIFA World Cup…

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Life

Official: Qatar to more than double number of emergency call operators

The emergency department currently receives some 4,000 to 6,000 calls a day on the 999 emergency number, but 90 percent of those calls are not emergencies, a senior MOI official has said.

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Life
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VIDEO: Make way for emergency vehicles in Qatar, but don’t follow them

Tailgating an ambulance on its way to an emergency as a strategy to escape traffic queues is "totally unacceptable behavior" that only leads to "chaos" on the roads, the Ministry of Interior said.

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Life

Emergency vehicles in Qatar get green light thanks to traffic sensors

The Emergency Vehicle Preemption System (EVPS) allows ambulances and Civil Defense trucks to "speak" to traffic lights as they approach them, from up to 1km away.

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Life

Emergency vehicles fitted with technology to change traffic signals (updated)

The move is a bid to reduce response times of emergency service vehicles amid ever-worsening traffic congestion.

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News

Before the ambulance arrives: Tips on handling medical emergencies at home

In a bid to improve emergency care here, Qatar recently unveiled an emergency services campaign that, among other things, asks drivers to move out of the way of ambulances on…

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