Aerosol disinfectant to protect paramedics will be deployed in Dubai ambulances

A disinfection system that protects paramedics and patients from communicable diseases, including influenza, will soon be introduced on the emergency vehicles.

A system to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases onboard ambulances will soon be implemented by the Dubai Corporation For Ambulance Services (DCAS).

The technology, MicrosafeCare, can easily destroy viruses that infect the respiratory tract and is safe to use with no side effects.

It is an aerosol disinfection system that sterilises hard surfaces.

Khalifa Darai, chief executive of DCAS, told Al Ittihad, the Arabic-language sister newspaper of The National, that the product will protect paramedics as well as patients with communicable diseases, including influenza.

The system will be used in 170 ambulances and mobile clinics, and will apply to 1,100 personnel at DCAS who deal with patients, including 700 paramedics, 350 drivers and 50 emergency medical technicians.

The method can also be beneficial to the Roads and Transport Authority for use in public transport and Dubai Health Authority, Mr Darai said.