Seven-Year-Old Boy Hospitalized in Serious Condition After Snakebite in Samaria

A seven-year-old boy was bitten by a snake on Sunday in a community within the Samaria Regional Council and was evacuated to Schneider Children's Medical Center in serious condition. His condition later stabilized. MDA paramedics and medics, along with a IDF medical unit, provided initial treatment at the scene before transporting him to the hospital. MDA paramedic Rom Oscar described the situation, stating, "The boy was brought to us suffering from snakebite symptoms, and his condition was serious and unstable. We provided him with life-saving medical treatment, including medication, and evacuated him in a mobile intensive care unit to the hospital." His condition later improved.