Due to the large number of missing person cases involving individuals with dementia, volunteers from the Israel Dog Unit (IDU), a nonprofit specializing in search and rescue, underwent special training by Dr. Rachel Ben-Hayun, director of cognitive services at the stroke and cognition clinic of Rambam Hospital. The training session included understanding the actions of a dementia patient, advice for family and caregivers, techniques for planning the search effort for such a patient, and extensive advice on how to act in the field while searching. Related articles: Outbreak of infections at Rambam hospital The Child, The Snake, And The Wardrobe 'You arrested and eliminated record number of terrorists' Nursing assistant knocked out by patient at Rambam Hospital IDU volunteers shared with Dr. Ben-Hayun the cases and knowledge they gained in the field during searches they conducted for hundreds of missing persons dealing with dementia, and agreed to conduct a comprehensive study on the subject, with the IDU providing the evidence from the field. The IDU stated: "We thank Dr. Rachel Ben-Hayun for this important guidance. We are sure that it will help the IDU volunteers in the sacred work of searching and locating missing persons."
