DOHA: Policemen on field duty will soon have access to ultra-modern telecoms technology that will help them see in real time road accidents taking place anywhere in the country and get in touch with emergency medical staff to dispatch help.
Similarly, if a policeman gets information on his wireless system about a traffic snarl anywhere, near or far, he would be able to view it live on his 4G system and order quick action.
The viewing of traffic jams and road mishaps and video conferencing with emergency medical staff will be made possible by surveillance cameras installed on the roads for public security.
All public security personnel on field duty — including those managing road traffic — and fire fighters will be provided access to this fourth-generation (4G) telecoms system soon.
The system will comprise both, telecoms equipment fitted in police and traffic patrol vehicles as well as mobile gadgets they can carry in their hands.
This was disclosed by Ministry of Interior officials in interviews published in the latest edition of the in-house police periodical, The Police With You.
Once the system becomes operational, policemen on duty will not need to go to their offices to access their computers, landline phones and fax machines, or view maps.
“They will be able to access all of these things in the 4G telecoms system that is being installed,” said Captain Abdullah Qayed Saleh, director of Telecoms Division of the Ministry of Interior.
The wireless and radio system will be made a part of the 4G technology being made available to policemen on patrol or firefighting duty.
Another official, Lieutenant Faisal Ali Al Hanzab, told the magazine that the main objective behind installing the new system was to save the time and energy of policemen on field duty and make their work more efficient as they would not need to come to office anymore.
He said the groundwork for installing the new system had been done and tests had been conducted to make sure it works.
He explained that if a traffic policemen is, for example, near a traffic intersection or a roundabout and is told of a road accident or a traffic snarl anywhere, he will be able to see it in real time and decide what action is to be taken.
The system will be connected to the ambulance and emergency sections of major hospitals so doctors can be contacted for instant videoconferencing and after looking at the victim they can give instructions on what needs to be done until he or she is brought to the emergency unit for treatment. The doctor will immediately know the extent of injuries suffered by the victim and what line of treatment is to be adopted once he or she is brought to the hospital.
The system will also help policemen and doctors know if the accident victim has a medical record in which the relevant data are stored.
The proposed system will provide policemen instant access to all CCTVs fitted on roads and in public places through which it will be possible to view traffic jams and accidents.
Personnel from Al Fazaa, the Civil Defence (firefighters) and the Traffic Department will benefit from the 4G system the most.
The official said Qatar was the second country after the US to be readying itself to use the 4G telecoms system for the policemen on field duty. It will be obviously the first Arab country to be doing so.
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