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Lakewood Hatzolah Captain Meir Lichtenstien, who also serves as the Police Commissioner and Emergency Liaison, had a very strong and urgent message for parents, TLS reports.
This past week, several children were caught after interfering with the Hatzolah radio frequency – an issue which is a repeat of an incident a couple of years ago.
But what was frightening about this particular incident, was the fact that it occurred within hours of a near-fatal call.
“It was seconds of radio transmissions that litelerally could have made the difference between life and death,” said Licthenstien.
Had a child been interfering with the transmissions when the members were trying to locate the unconscious patient, the patient could have died, R”L.
“I beg parents, if you are going to get your child a radio for Chanukah or any other occasion, please, do not allow them on radios that have the ability to interfere with Hatzolah transmissions. This could be very, very dangerous.”
He added, that parents should familiarize themselves with the issue, so that the emergency services in town can continue doing what they do – saving lives.
(Source: TLS)
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4 Responses
It might be helpful is he specified exactly what type of radios are problematic. I would imagine many parents can’t tell the difference
Can Hatzolah use a different technology to avoid this kind of problem?
If they went to technology that will avoid this problem it will cost a lot more money.
the whole idea of kids listening to Hatzala calls is horrible! do we want our kids to be listening to and involved with Tzaros and injuries (granted, and a few births)