Aid delegation to Equatorial Guinea treats wounded injured in explosions in the country • An exciting case occurred when her friends rescued a baby who was seriously injured - later it turned out that his name was "Israel"
Aid Delegation to Equatorial Guinea
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The IDF delegation, in cooperation with the Ministries of Health and Foreign Affairs, began its various treatment efforts in Equatorial Guinea over the weekend.
About 60 regular and reserve medical corps servants, from all powers and areas of care, were divided into dedicated medical care teams scattered among the three local hospitals (La Paz, General, Insesso) and on a tour of community clinics scattered throughout the area, to provide assistance to locals.
The decision to aid the African country was made a few days ago, after the country's foreign minister turned to foreign countries for help following a series of explosions following a poor storage of explosives at a military base, which led to a state of emergency with hundreds killed and wounded.
Last night (Friday) about 150 people were treated, 17 surgeries were performed and 3 resuscitations were successful.
The medical staff continues to monitor the patients and in cooperation with government representatives, the residents of the area who were injured by the explosion were called to the Israeli medical emergency room that was opened and receive free treatment.
At the same time, the Home Front Command's rescue and rescue team, together with engineers from the local government, toured the blast areas, in order to assess the damage and locate buildings that need maintenance and repair before the country's citizens return to live there.
A combined team of the Medical Corps and the Home Front Command began work on a training system for the local hospitals, for the treatment and management of a multi-casualty incident, as well as emergency population training.
The team met with other aid delegations that visited the country and is in contact with the World Health Organization.
Exciting: Save the leg for a baby named "Israel"
A particularly moving case was recorded when Lt. Col. Dr. Amir Schleifer managed, with dedicated care, to save the leg of a six-month-old Guinean baby, who was injured by a shard of glass flying at him from an explosion top.
Because they were not treated in time, the wound became infected and swelled from bleeding.
The doctors opened the infant's leg, cleaned it, removed the shard and actually saved it.
The baby's condition improved.
After the treatment, it became clear that the baby's name was "Israel."
When his mother was asked why she called him by that name, she replied that she really liked the name.
Lt. Col. Dr. Amir Schleifer: "Today we operated on 5 cases, the field of orthopedics is very much needed here at the moment, most of the injuries are orthopedics.
Today we had an open fracture, a patient who would have lost his leg without us, and someone else with an ankle fracture.
We also operated on a baby, a six-month-old boy, with a shrapnel in his thigh, operated on him gently and opened his leg, cleaned everything and the shrapnel came out.
It could have been easily contaminated and the baby was dead.
Later someone came with his palm almost completely detached, said he had been in an accident but it looked like someone had taken it off him with a machete.
We quickly connected her to the scene and stitched up the wound. "
Dr. Schleifer further adds: “People with insane infections, a 21-year-old girl with a severe infection.
We took care of her and I hope she survives.
Today we have three more surgeries.
The news of the departure for the delegation caught me in the office on a routine day, I knew immediately that I wanted to join.
I went to MacRF and started helping with the preparations.
I got the phone number of a nurse in charge from a hospital in the city, called her and asked - what are you missing?
What would you like to get?
What is the condition of the people?
According to this we prepared for the expedition equipment that we brought with us.
I left my wife and 3 sons, 9, 6 and 3, at home.
They know I flew to Africa to save a life. "
In the words of the delegation's commander, the deputy chief medical officer, Col. Dr. Noam Fink: "The spirit of the people is strong and the delegation is working to the fullest of its capabilities.
Crews staff the operating rooms around the clock.
Hospital administrators, government representatives and citizens of the country admire the strength and diligence of the Israeli staff in the task.
We will continue our cooperation with the local authorities in order to improve the situation and bring medicine to the residents of the area.
This is the spirit of the IDF and the whole Israeli spirit. "
As first reported in Israel Today four days ago, Israel has decided to send an aid delegation to Equatorial Guinea in Africa after hundreds of residents of the port city of Bata were hit by a series of explosions in the city early last week.
The blasts, which took place at a military base in Bata, were apparently caused by improper storage and handling of explosives at the base.
According to the country's media, about a hundred people were killed and more than 600 were injured in the explosions.
After the Foreign Minister of Equatorial Guinea applied to foreign countries for assistance, it was decided in Israel to send an aid delegation to the country.
The delegation will be composed of doctors and technical professionals, with the aim of helping the small country (about 1.2 million inhabitants) cope with the emergency.
In Guinea it is estimated that there is a chance that there are still casualties who were not rescued under the rubble.
Also, the medical infrastructure in the country has almost collapsed due to the burden on the hospitals.