In the geographical periphery, the distance from available medical centers may harm the quality of treatment.
Paramedics and medical organization officers in the IDF enter exactly this gap every day - and often save human lives.
"The connection between the brigade and the citizens who live here is on a daily level," says the commander of the 769th Regional Brigade, on the Lebanese border, Lt. Aviv Ehrlich, "if there is a medical team of ours that is in the vicinity of an incident.
It should provide an answer to both soldiers and civilians.
We are here for one purpose and that is to save lives."
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About three months ago, on the very eve of Rosh Hashanah, a serious car accident occurred near Kibbutz Shamir.
Five people were seriously injured when a car overturned and sunk into a thicket.
The military intensive care team was called in - and was the first to arrive at the scene.
An aerial exercise performed by the 769 military intensive care team, photo: IDF spokesperson
"We gave each injured person who was pulled out of the vehicle initial medical treatment," says Aviv, who managed the event, "We had to make decisions in real time - what is the condition of the injured, who are we evacuating and what exactly is the treatment given to each one. A few years ago I had no idea that I would find the Myself ten minutes from Lebanon, I ran from ambulance to ambulance to help people - and save lives."
Lt. Noya Dagan, a security officer of the Bekaa Regional Brigade, tells about a terrorist incident in which she was active: "The attack near Bekaa was the first time I jumped into a major event." According to her, when she saw her soldiers jump quickly and treat the injured, it dawned on her how significant her role was. She points out that "as a child, I would volunteer at the MDA every day of the week. I realized that this is what I like to do - take care of and help people."
These days she is considering studying medicine in the future.
Lieutenant Noa Dagan, Hekta Military Command,
Capt. Ortel Steinfeld, currently the medical officer of Hetmar Yoav, also agrees with these words, who mentions her contribution to the residents of the southern Arava, an area far from central medical centers.
Sergeant Hadas Halpert, a paramedic at the Shomron Htmar, says that during the days of Operation Breakwater, she is called several times a day to operational events or civilian traffic accidents.
Even when the operation ends, she says, the level of activity is not expected to change.
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