Teenager Performs CPR on Friend After Unexploded Ordnance Blast
Translated & summarized from Arutz Sheva by baba
A 15-year-old, Yair Frankental, performed CPR on a critically injured friend and helped his own injured brother after an unexploded ordnance blast during a student trip in the Ramim Ridge area. Despite his own shrapnel wounds, Frankental provided immediate aid while others called for help. The first responder, paramedic David Radko, praised the students' bravery and cooperation in the difficult rescue effort. Frankental, who sustained minor injuries, is expected to be released from the hospital soon.
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- Yair Frankental, 15, performed CPR on a friend and aided his brother after an unexploded ordnance blast.
- The incident occurred during a student trip in the Ramim Ridge area of the Upper Galilee.
- Frankental sustained shrapnel wounds to his leg and shoulder but provided medical assistance.
- Paramedic David Radko was the first responder and praised the students' efforts to help each other.
- Frankental is expected to be released from the hospital soon after suffering minor injuries.
A 15-year-old youth volunteer for Magen David Adom, Yair Frankental, who was injured in a fatal unexploded ordnance blast in the Ramim Ridge area, performed CPR on a friend and instructed others on how to treat his injured brother. The incident occurred during a student trip in the Upper Galilee.
Frankental, who sustained shrapnel wounds to his leg and shoulder, immediately began providing medical assistance to his friends despite his own injuries. He administered CPR to one of the severely wounded individuals and also attended to his younger brother, who was also injured. "After the big explosion I heard, I felt I was injured too, but I immediately started checking who needed medical attention so I could help with the knowledge I gained in a first aid course," Frankental recounted. He explained that while other friends called emergency services, he attended to a critically injured boy, performing CPR until paramedics arrived.
Frankental also had to manage his younger brother's injuries, providing guidance to a friend who was helping to stop the bleeding. Frankental, who suffered minor injuries, is expected to be released from the hospital soon. "Thank God I was lightly injured by two shrapnel fragments that penetrated my leg and shoulder. I feel good and I'm glad I'm going home today," he said.
David Radko, a 29-year-old Magen David Adom paramedic and volunteer who was the first responder on the scene, described the chaotic and difficult situation. "When I returned from work, MDA's 101 emergency center dispatched me to the event and I immediately drove towards it. The path to the injured was complicated due to the terrain, but I did everything I could to get there quickly," he said. Upon arrival, he witnessed a severe scene with injured students scattered, some tending to their friends. Radko, who also works as a high school teacher, found the event particularly distressing.
Radko began triaging the wounded and stopping hemorrhages, while also assisting other rescue teams. He praised the students' resilience and initiative, noting their efforts to help each other. "Despite the difficult sights and distress, the teenagers cooperated with me exceptionally well. Everyone tried to help their friend as best they could; some even applied tourniquets to their friends to stop the bleeding," he stated. "I gave them instructions on how to assist, and they listened and acted accordingly. It was a very difficult and complex scene, and it's not easy to see injured children in such a state. We did everything we could to provide them with the best possible treatment," he added.
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