Israeli Mass Casualty - Terror Workshop: Training Day 2
By Greg Friese, MS, NREMT-P, WEMT, Emergency Preparedness Systems, LLC
EMSResponder.com Contributor
After his second day of training in Israel, Greg highlights his visits with Jerusalem’s fire department, dispatch center, a center for medical simulation and a volunteer organization with a difficult mission, called Zaka.
Listen as Greg describes the nation’s fire/rescue service and how it differs from the U.S. service; differences include national training and coordination, smaller equipment for narrow streets, and different tactics due to different construction materials. In a suicide bombing incident, Greg explains, the rescuers require little time to extinguish fires and are needed primarily for extrication and movement of victims.
Greg goes on to share the origin and mission of Zaka, which in Hebrew is an acronym for Identify Disaster Victims. Greg visited with this organization, which goes to disaster sites to assist with first aid, and then when authorized, to begin recovery of body parts and tissues for burial.
Check back for more updates as Greg continues his MCI and terror response training.
