The course also gave instruction regarding the coronavirus pandemic, and how to attend to and stymie the spread of infections.
The exercise was held at the Rishon Lezion Firefighting and Rescue School and led by the head of the facility.
These teens are part of a month-long summer program, a partnership between the Orthodox Union’s NCSY Summer and United Hatzalah.
Flooding caused by Thursday's heavy rain turned the road into a rushing stream of water.
“It was a very moving experience to be able to be there for this woman in the critical moments," said United Hatzalah Midwives Unit volunteer Ruthie Printz.
So far no casualties have been reported in the incident.
United Hatzalah's national dispatch center received an emergency call just after 1 p.m. about the toddler in trouble, but it was Yossi Dvir who first arrived on the scene.
The study was aimed at discovering how well the general populace of Israel could respond to a medical emergency that they came across before emergency responders could arrive.
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