MDA treats 3,322 people across Israel on Yom Kippur
Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedic teams treated 3,322 people across Israel during Yom Kippur, evacuating 2,268 to hospitals. Incidents included 368 cases of fainting/dehydration, 299 bicycle/scooter injuries, two traffic fatalities, one violent death, and 155 women in labor. Additionally, a two-year-old boy was seriously burned in a gas canister explosion, and firefighters extinguished a forest fire in Carmel Park.
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This report highlights the significant public health and emergency response challenges faced during a major religious holiday in Israel, detailing common health issues, accident types, and critical incidents requiring extensive medical and rescue services.
Magen David Adom (MDA) said in a statement on Monday that its paramedic teams treated 3,322 people across the country during Yom Kippur and evacuated 2,268 to hospitals. Among those treated, 368 people fainted, became dehydrated, or felt unwell due to fasting. Additionally, 299 individuals sustained injuries while riding bicycles, scooters, and other vehicles. Two people lost their lives in traffic accidents, and another individual was reportedly killed in a violent incident.MDA teams also transported 155 women in labor to hospitals, with five of these women giving birth with the assistance of the paramedic teams.MDA's blood services also provided some 152 units of blood and blood components to hospitals throughout the country during Yom Kippur.Approximately 95 children were taken to the emergency department at Ruth Rappaport Children's Hospital at Rambam, with nearly half treated for trauma related to bicycle and scooter accidents.Additionally, on the eve of Yom Kippur, a two-year-old…
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