文本框: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOR THE SAKE OF THE HOSPITAL Bianca Lederman Nurith Fertel, R.N., B.A. Israel The Israeli Medical System is committed to administrating optimal medical services to casualties during conventional and non-conventional mass casualty events. The operation of the hospital in such events necessitates expansion of facilities, pre-designation of admitting sites and operation of special roles such as decontamination teams, stretcher-bearers and so on. This obligates expansion of our manpower and the operation of ancillary and voluntary teams. In the poster we would like to present a model initiated by our hospital, which displays a unique cooperation program with one of our neighboring high schools. Approximately 300 students from the tenth to twelfth grades are integrated into our personnel during mass casualty events, in order to assist the hospital. The students serve as stretcher-bearers and other necessary tasks. Once a year they participate in a training program and drills, and in real-times during mass casualty events. As a result of the ongoing relationship between the hospital management and the director of the school, which has taken place over the last ten years, the students are available to us every moment, day and night, throughout the whole year. This project has been supported by the Municipality Emergency law and recognized by the I.D.F. and the Ministry of Health. Summary: This unique model has a lot of benefits, both, to the community and to the hospital, but, mainly for the students themselves because the most important education a student can receive is the ability to donate to others. 1971