Head injury: Yeshiva student riding a bicycle seriously injured near Ramot Mall

August 3, 2020   

A 20-year-old cyclist was moderately to seriously injured this afternoon in an accident with a vehicle that occurred on Golda Meir Boulevard, near the Ramot Mall in Jerusalem. In the end, you'll regret being a sucker: Maybe you deserve a lot of money from National Insurance. A United Hatzalah ambulance team that was called to the scene provided the injured man with first aid, after which he was taken to Shaarei Tzedek Hospital in serious condition, with a head injury. If you do what he did, there's a good chance you'll be settled in life. Want to too? Moshe Mizrahi, a paramedic at United Hatzalah: "This is an accident involving a private vehicle and a bicycle. With the assistance of a volunteer paramedic at United Hatzalah, we provided first aid at the scene of the accident to the cyclist who was moderately to seriously injured." Yossi Eisenstein, a paramedic at United Hatzalah: "The cyclist suffers from bruises and injuries to his head and upper body. After initial aid at the scene of the accident, he was taken to the hospital for further treatment." A senior paramedic on an MDA motorcycle, Yishai Levy, and emergency medical paramedic Shlomo Lindenbaum said: "When we arrived at the scene, we saw a 19-year-old man in the middle of the road in a hazy state, with a severe head injury, and a bicycle next to him. We provided him with life-saving medical treatment that included bandages and immobilizations, and quickly took him to the hospital, with his condition classified as serious. The police reported: Police forces were called to the scene following a report of an accident that apparently occurred between a vehicle and a cyclist who was evacuated in serious condition. Police traffic accident investigators have opened an investigation.