Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is participating in the 33rd GCC Traffic Week to demonstrate the healthcare sector’s commitment to road safety in Qatar and the region.
This year’s GCC Traffic Week activities, which kicked off earlier this week at Darb El Saai under the theme “Your Life is a Trust”, are being organised by the Qatar General Directorate of Traffic.
Ahmed Al Bakri, Operations Manager at HMC’s Ambulance Service, said his organisation is taking part in the week-long event by showcasing their latest state-of-the-art ambulances that are specially designed to safely move through traffic.
“While we want to get to any patient in need of urgent care as fast as possible, we are very mindful of our own safety and that of the patient being transported, as well as the safety of other road users. So we hope to be able to highlight this safety aspect of our work during the week,” he said.
“We will demonstrate to the public how to conduct basic first aid skills during daily presentations which will also feature lectures on how to stabilise a patient until an ambulance arrives and how to get help in case of an emergency,” Al Bakri added.
HMC’s Geriatrics Department is also participating in the activities to raise awareness about the risks to elderly people who may be suffering from dementia and the importance of road safety.
Dr Hanadi Khamis Al Hamad, Chairperson of the Geriatrics Department, explained the importance of family members being vigilant and checking on dementia-related symptoms that may impact a person’s driving ability.
“We are offering free health checks at Darb El Saai during GCC Traffic Week for anyone interested in seeing if their driving capabilities might be impaired due to health conditions. Our professional staff is on hand to provide free advice to visitors,” she said.
The Hamad Injury Prevention Program of the Hamad Trauma Center will host ‘Road Safety for Children’ sessions with students.
