By EMS1 Staff
JERUSALEM — Volunteers from Israel’s national EMS organization, United Hatzalah, held a mass-casualty training exercise with participants from Alei Siach, an organization that provides programs and services for individuals with special needs.
The exercise took place Aug. 22 and drilled the proper response to a terror attack involving individuals with special needs.
United Hatzalah volunteers learned to properly control the scene and worked on their communication skills with Alei Siach volunteers. Medical personnel were also able to practice triaging and treatment for multiple victims.
At the end of the training exercise, the two organizations made plans for future collaborations.
Alei Siach was founded by Rabbi Chaim Perkal, whose daughter was diagnosed with autism. The organization was currently helps hundreds of families across Israel.