Israel Aids Haiti
January 18, 2010 – 4:08 pmAs news of the earthquake in Haiti started to emerge, the Israeli government immediately began to make plans to send a delegation to aid in the relief efforts. On Friday, two Israeli jets carrying nearly 10 tons of medical equipment, along with a 220-strong team of doctors, nurses, medics, police forces, and an elite search and rescue team, landed in Haiti.
Thus far, the Israeli search and rescue units have rescued 70 people from beneath the rubble.
Israel also established a field hospital that includes 40 doctors, 24 nurses, medics, paramedics, x-ray equipment and personnel, a pharmacy, an emergency room, two surgery rooms, an incubation ward, a children’s ward, a maternity ward, and more. The field hospital is capable of treating nearly 500 victims per day and performing initial surgeries, and is currently the best-equipped medical facility in Haiti.
The video below is from the IDF Field Hospital in Haiti, including coverage of a baby boy delivered there, whose mother named him Israel:
To see a CNN report on the IDF field hospital, click here »
To see ABC coverage on how the Israeli doctors helped an at-risk mother deliver her baby, click here »
To see more videos direct from the Israeli team in Haiti, click here »
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