Pictures from the IDF field hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The hospital was one of the first fully functioning medical sites with advanced equipment. So far, 300 patients have been admitted, 92 surgeries have been performed and 5 bebies have been delivered (2 were premature). Because of the advanced medical equipment at the IDF field hospital, the UN coordinator has been sending doctors and nurses from other countries to join the Israeli medical staff. Thus far, 8 Colombian and 9 American USC doctors and nurses and 10 British volunteers have joined the IDF field hospital.
Daily Archives: January 19, 2010
IDF Footage of Rescue of Haitian Girl from Collapsed Building, 19 January 2010
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IDF search and rescue forces continued their search for survivors of the earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, last night. During the searches, teams from Nicaragua, Russia, and Venezuela were able to locate two girls who had been trapped in a collapsed building for more than five days.
The girls were evacuated to the Israeli Field Hospital, where they were treated. The first girl to be evacuated had serious injuries, and CNN Reporter Chris Lawrence took her in his truck to the hospital where she recieved life saving treatment. The second girl was in much better condition, with only minor injuries. Both are now in stable-good condition.
6 IAF Rescue and Evacuation Operations in Southern Israel, 18 Jan 2010
Despite Flooding, IAF Conducts Six Rescue and Evacuation Operations In Israel’s Southern Region
18 January 2010
Today, the Israel Air Force conducted six rescue operations under harsh weather conditions and despite the severe flooding in Israel’s southern region. Below are the details of the various rescue operations successfully conducted today:
1. Overnight, two IDF officers on routine activity were carried away in their vehicle by floodwaters in the Nitzana area, near the Israel-Egypt border.
2. A pregnant Bedouin woman was rescued this morning near the Faran River and evacuated to the nearest hospital.
3. Two truck drivers and a young boy injured in a car accident were also rescued this morning near the Faran River . After the evacuation they received medical treatment at an IAF military base in Ovda.
4. This afternoon, three Israeli civilians traveling in their vehicle were carried away by floodwaters in the Ein Yahav area. The IAF Rescue and Evacuation Unit, 669, rescued one civilian. An additional civilian died in the incident and one person is currently still missing.
5. Following an electrical blackout in Azuz, also in the Nitzana area this afternoon, two premature babies and a kidney-failure patient requiring medical treatment were evacuated to the nearest hospital.
6. This evening, four Israeli civilians carried by the flooding into Najal Hizba were rescued in a complex rescue operation and was evacuated by an IAF helicopter.
IAF helicopters and the 669 Rescue and Evacuation Unit are constantly prepared and continue to conduct life-saving activity daily. Additionally, entrance to the communities of Azuz, Kadesh Barneah and Nitzana were blocked to traffic. Equipment including generators, water tankers, food and dairy products were transferred to these communities by IDF forces from the Gaza Division in cooperation with the Ramat Negev and Eshkol regional councils.
Map to IDF Field Hospital in Haiti
For people who are trying to locate the IDF field hospital in Haiti, here is a google map with the location circled in yellow. The hospital has been set up in the soccer field, which is located close to the airport.
link to the google map:
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