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Boy, 8, Suffers Severe Injury After Door Amputates Finger in Bnei Brak

An eight-year-old boy suffered a severe injury on Monday morning when a heavy door slammed on his hand at an educational institution in Bnei Brak, completely severing his finger.

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Boy, 8, Suffers Severe Injury After Door Amputates Finger in Bnei Brak
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What happened

  1. 01An eight-year-old boy had his finger completely severed on Monday morning at a Bnei Brak educational institution.
  2. 02The severe injury occurred when a heavy door slammed on the child's hand inside the school.
  3. 03United Hatzalah emergency medical teams responded to the scene to provide initial treatment.
  4. 04Medics preserved the severed part of the finger in an ice pack to keep the tissue viable.
  5. 05The boy was transported to the hospital in moderate condition for a surgical reattachment attempt.

United Hatzalah emergency medical teams responded to the scene at the school, which JDN identified as a cheder. Medics provided initial treatment to the child and preserved the severed part of the finger in an ice pack to maintain tissue viability.

According to United Hatzalah medic Moshe Froilich, the boy's friends reported that the heavy door had slammed on the child's finger. The boy was evacuated to the hospital in moderate condition, where medical teams will attempt a surgical reattachment to save the finger.

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