Israel opens humanitarian field hospital in war-torn Ukraine
First foreign field hospital to operate in Ukraine includes ER ward, labor and delivering facilities and mental health services.
First foreign field hospital to operate in Ukraine includes ER ward, labor and delivering facilities and mental health services.
Field hospital expected to include emergency room, maternity ward, children and adult wards and a tele-health center.
The scenario is a 7.5 magnitude earthquake causing 3,912 injuries, 7,250 missing persons, 30,000 people killed and 130,000 affected altogether.
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IDF field hospital treated 1,600 patients, IDF Home Front Command taught safety and survival, and several Israeli NGOs remain on the ground.
Working in the hard-hit village of Tar, the Israeli volunteer medical team has already treated 122 patients.
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Israeli doctors and nurses have performed 33 lifesaving surgeries and aided in five births, including three Cesarean sections.
Nepalese woman gives birth on first day, while the Israeli team treats victims being rescued from remote areas via helicopter.
‘We are proud to represent the state and we hope to save lives and achieve results.’ — IDF relief mission leader Col. Yoram Laredo
The makeshift facility will treat mainly women, children and the elderly hurt during the current war in Gaza.