Eleven Family Members Hospitalized After Suspected Mass Food Poisoning
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Eleven members of a Haredi family from Beit Shemesh and Modi'in Illit fell ill overnight after a family event, leading to their hospitalization. Paramedics from United Hatzalah treated six individuals in Beit Shemesh and five in Modi'in Illit, with patients evacuated to hospitals in stable condition. The suspected cause is food poisoning from the event, and the incident is under investigation.
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- Eleven members of a Haredi family fell ill after a joint family event.
- The family members were treated in Beit Shemesh and Modi'in Illit.
- Paramedics from United Hatzalah provided initial medical care.
- Some patients were evacuated to hospitals in stable condition.
- The suspected cause is food poisoning from the event.
- The incident is under investigation.
Eleven members of a Haredi family experienced sudden illness overnight after attending a joint family event. Medical teams from United Hatzalah in the Jerusalem district responded to two separate locations, Beit Shemesh and Modi'in Illit, following reports of severe and sudden symptoms among the attendees.
In Beit Shemesh, initial medical treatment was provided to six family members: a 33-year-old man and five children aged one to eleven. Simultaneously, in Modi'in Illit, responders treated five additional children from the same family, aged four to twelve.
Paramedics Meir Kalmarsky, Aharon Heimlich, and Yitzik Fuchs, who treated the patients, stated that the family members reported feeling unwell after the event. They provided initial medical assistance at the scenes, and some were evacuated by United Hatzalah ambulances to hospitals in stable condition.
The initial assessment suggests the cause was food poisoning, likely occurring during the meal at the family gathering. The circumstances are currently under investigation.
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