Community members and local Jewish professionals took part in a lifesaving training program called “First 7 Minutes” June 22 at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland in Beachwood.
The training, developed by Magen David Adom, Israel’s national EMS organization, was offered by the Federation, its community relations committee, and JFC Security LLC, the Federation’s security provider. Two sessions were held throughout the day as participants listened to lectures from Magen David Adom’s Yoni Yagodovsky, senior paramedic and director of international relations, and Raphael Herbst, senior paramedic and trainer, followed by a hands-on exercise to apply what they learned. . . .
The name of the program refers to the seven minutes it typically takes for first responders to arrive, and teaches participants how to remain safe and render critical first aid and other assistance during that time following an attack. Instead of focusing on specific protocols, the training covered seven principles for the first seven minutes: safety, call for help, saving lives together, organizing the scene, bleeding control, reporting, and assisting EMS.
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