מתנדבי "איחוד-הצלה-דרום" , מצילים את החתונה.

This week was one of falls of unusual nature. A kitesurfer was airborne along the coast of picturesque Hertzliya when he lost altitude and directional control in a sudden gust of wind and crashed into a shelter on the beach.

United Hatzalah paramedic Noam Igra was at his home  near the beach when the alert came through on the pager. Medic Natan Gazivatch hopped into his 4x4 and hooked up with Noam. They quickly prowled the beach from the approach road until they reached the location.

They found that the former kitesurfer had suffered serious head injuries from the impact with the shelter and had suspected spinal injuries from the rough landing. What was critical about Noam's treatment was the c-spine stabilization. Often friends and passersby exacerbate the situation by attempting to move or reposition the patient.

In Jerusalem, Ambucycle Medic Matan Nitzky also was on scene in a horrific fall from a 10-story high roadway bridge. When he arrived the person was still partially conscious.

Most of his injuries were not field treatable but the most critical task was protecting/establishing a patent airway without causing further injury to the patient.

 In this case the patient landed on a small grassy patch in the generally rocky area and rolled down an embankment thereby diffusing the impact of the fall. United Hatzalah ambucycle medics joined Matan in stabilizing the patient until a MICU unit intubated and evacuated the patient to Hadassah Medical Center's Trauma Unit.