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Paramedic Joins TikTok Live to Rescue Man Having Seizure
A Magen David Adom paramedic joined a TikTok live stream to help locate a man having a seizure after a viewer called emergency services but didn't know the man's location. Paramedic Yair Weinman overheard the town's name on the stream and relayed it to dispatchers, who used technology to find the home.
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What happened
- 01A paramedic joined a TikTok live stream to help a man experiencing a seizure.
- 02The viewer who called emergency services did not know the distressed man's location.
- 03Paramedic Yair Weinman overheard the man's town name during the live broadcast.
- 04MDA dispatchers used technology to pinpoint the man's home address.
- 05MDA teams entered the man's residence to provide medical treatment.
MDA teams then entered the residence to provide medical care.
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