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Paramedic Joins TikTok Live to Save Man Having Seizure

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Translated & summarized from i24NEWS by baba

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A Magen David Adom paramedic joined a TikTok live stream on Tuesday after viewers reported a man having a seizure. Paramedic Yair Weinman identified the man's town and dispatched an ambulance, which arrived quickly to provide life-saving treatment. The incident highlights the use of social media in emergency response.

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Paramedic Yair Weinman joined a TikTok live stream to help a man experiencing a seizure.
Viewers alerted Magen David Adom after witnessing the man's convulsions on the live broadcast.
Weinman dispatched an ambulance to the man's location after identifying the town.
MDA's technological systems helped pinpoint the exact address within the town.
The man received life-saving medical treatment after the ambulance crew entered his home.

A Magen David Adom (MDA) paramedic successfully rescued a man experiencing a seizure after viewers on a TikTok live stream alerted the emergency services. The incident occurred Tuesday when MDA's 101 emergency hotline received calls from TikTok users witnessing a man having convulsions during a live broadcast.

Paramedic Yair Weinman, working at the MDA hotline, joined the live stream himself. Initially, the caller who alerted MDA did not know the patient's location. Weinman stated that he joined the broadcast from his mobile phone and, during the medical questioning, overheard the name of the town where the patient likely resided.

Simultaneously, Weinman dispatched an ambulance to the town. He also reported to MDA's national dispatch center, using specialized technological systems to cross-reference information and pinpoint the correct location within the town for the ambulance. Within moments, Weinman observed on the live stream as the MDA team entered the man's home and provided life-saving medical treatment.