
A young man about 20 years old collapsed this evening (Wednesday) in an event hall at the Kenath Junction.
Rescue forces - including the groom's mother - began advanced CPR on the young man, and after his heart started beating again, he was taken to Kaplan Hospital in Rehovot for further treatment.
Tsofia Cohen - the groom's mother - and Eli Rosenthal, paramedics at United Hatzalah: "This is a young man about 20 years old, a guest at the event - who collapsed. We gave him immediate medical treatment, including CPR, and called the rescue forces, and after his heart started beating again, he was taken to a hospital for further treatment in a stable condition. United Hatzalah resilience teams were active due to the nature of the event.".
Paramedic Eli Hoffman: "When I arrived at the scene, I found a man about 20 years old unconscious, without a pulse and not breathing after collapsing in an event hall.
""Together with MDA medics and paramedics, we performed advanced CPR on him, which included administering an electric shock from a defibrillator, and after, by the grace of God, his heart began to beat again, he was taken for further treatment in the shock room at Kaplan Hospital in Rehovot.""