85-year-old man chokes on pita at Tel Aviv synagogue

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An 85-year-old man choked on a piece of pita during a memorial service at a Tel Aviv synagogue and lost consciousness. According to Kikar HaShabbat, Ihud Hatzala volunteers dispatched to the scene performed resuscitation and restored his pulse. According to Arutz Sheva and Israel Hayom, Magen David Adom teams removed a piece of pita from his throat during treatment.

According to Channel 14, after his pulse returned he was taken to Ichilov hospital in serious condition. According to Arutz Sheva and Israel Hayom, he was taken to Wolfson hospital, and according to Israel Hayom his condition is serious but stable.