Paramedic Recounts Aiding Victim in West Bank Road Attack

Itzik Kara, operations and administration manager at the Hadassah Mount Scopus Rehabilitation Center, was the first responder to a vehicular attack on Route 443. Kara, a senior nurse and paramedic with the United Hatzalah organization, happened upon the scene while driving home to Modi'in from work.

"I was returning from work and near the Beitunia checkpoint, there was a traffic jam," Kara recounted. "Suddenly, I noticed soldiers running. I got out of the car and heard shouts: 'Attack! Attack!'. I immediately grabbed my medical kit and ran to the injured person."

According to Kara, the victim was lying on the side of the road, unconscious and not breathing, but without external bleeding. Kara checked for a pulse, opened the victim's airway, and began artificial respiration using a bag-valve mask while performing other life-saving measures. As additional medics arrived, Kara coordinated with them.

After several minutes of on-site treatment, the victim was placed on a backboard and transported by ambulance to the hospital.