A Hatzoloh volunteer from Hadera will receive a citation of
appreciation from the organization for saving the life of a
woman caught in a traffic jam. The jam took place in Petach
Tikvah when police closed the roads in order to dismantle a
bomb. The woman suffered serious respiratory problems, and a
Hatzoloh volunteer administered a transfusion before arrival
of an intensive care ambulance.
Volunteer B.D. had rushed to the area where the bomb had
been discovered to back up the sapper and to be on hand at
the site in the event that the bomb were to explode. From a
distance, he noticed a few kilometer-long traffic jam caused
by halting of the traffic by security forces. The Hatzoloh
volunteer stationed himself at the site and waited for
developments.
A woman suddenly approached his car and reported that a bus
passenger a kilometer and a half away was suffering from
respiratory problems. The woman resident of Emanuel was on
the verge of choking and her life was in danger. Due to the
long traffic jam, no ambulance could reach the bus. Without
hesitation, B.D. asked a motorcyclist near him to take him
to the bus, although that meant going against the direction
of the traffic. With the help of police who cleared the way
for him, B.D. sped to the bus, taking the necessary medical
equipment with him.
Upon his arrival, he discerned that the woman in distress
required oxygen and a fluid transfusion. B.D. administered
effective treatment while calling an intensive care
ambulance which managed to make its way through the traffic
jam. The ambulance then took the woman to the Meir Hospital
in Kfar Saba. It later became apparent that the woman's life
had been saved by the swift treatment administered by B.D.
from Hadera.
The volunteer was lauded for his deed and will receive a
certificate of appreciation from the nationwide chairman of
Hatzoloh, Rabbi Mordechai Barzilai and from the director of
the Hadera branch, Reb Moshe Evron.
