{"id":2998,"date":"2022-06-13T16:22:19","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T12:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/sharjah\/en\/?p=2998"},"modified":"2022-06-13T16:22:56","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T12:22:56","slug":"uae-emergency-numbers-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/sharjah\/en\/latest\/uae-emergency-numbers-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"82% Of Children Surveyed Do Not Know UAE Emergency Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A survey conducted by the Child Safety Department (CSD), an affiliate of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Sharjah, asked 108 children aged 4 &#8211; 12 UAE residents about their knowledge of emergency hotline numbers.<\/p>\n<p>The findings are SHOCKING!<\/p>\n<h2>82% of the children are unaware of the emergency phone numbers of the UAE<\/h2>\n<p>These numbers are vital for emergency situations and here&#8217;s what the results showed:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ew-list ew-list--unordered\">\n<ul>\n<li>71% of children admitted to not knowing the Child Protection Centre hotline number<\/li>\n<li>74% did not know the police hotline number<\/li>\n<li>89% did not know the civil defence number<\/li>\n<li>94% did not know the ambulance services number<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ew-list ew-list--unordered\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ew-list ew-list--unordered\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ew-list ew-list--unordered\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<div style='clear:both;'><\/div>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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The survey results emphasize the vital need for a new and innovative campaign to heighten awareness to ensure the highest levels of safety and protection for the younger generations,<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>said Hanadi Al Yafei, Director of CSD.<\/p>\n<p>The numbers that every child and adult should memorize if they live in the UAE are:<\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ew-list ew-list--unordered\">\n<ul>\n<li>999 for Police<\/li>\n<li>998 for Ambulance<\/li>\n<li>997 for Fire Department (Civil Defence)<\/li>\n<li>116111 for Child Protection Center hotline<\/li>\n<li>800988 for Dubai Child Protection<\/li>\n<li>800700 for Child Protection Centre in Sharjah<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Luckily, the survey also found that 72% of children memorised their parents&#8217; phone numbers<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A survey conducted by the Child Safety Department (CSD), an affiliate of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Sharjah, asked 108 children aged 4 &#8211; 12 UAE residents about their knowledge of emergency hotline numbers. 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