For the first time, an organization in South Florida is distributing "trauma kits" to Jewish houses of worship that help treat life-threatening injuries before first responders can arrive.
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The safety efforts follow several attacks on US synagogues in recent years.
The kits being distributed this week by the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County contain bandages, gloves, burn-care gel, mylar rescue blankets, and other equipment.
The kits were being distributed to area synagogues and Chabad houses of worship ahead of the Jewish holidays that start next week with Rosh Hashanah.
"Safety must be a component of every organization's culture," the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County said on its website.
During the last day of Passover services in April 2019, a man opened fire at the Chabad of Poway in California, killing a 60-year-old woman and wounding three others. In October 2018, 11 people were killed during a mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.
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