Monthly Archives: October 2017

Saving Lives Together to Build Our Communities

Last Thursday night an emergency alert went out on the radio network of United Hatzalah from the organization’s dispatch center in Jerusalem, notifying all of the EMS personnel in the Mevaseret region to an emergency taking place in Kibbutz Tzuba. … Continue reading

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EMTs Leave Their Own Lecture To Save A Life

My name is Jonathan Chiche and I am a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT as well as the head of the French division of the organization. I was invited today by a friend of United Hatzalah, Axel Reby, to speak in … Continue reading

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Doing Well By Doing Good

On Thursday night, in the Tel Aviv convention center, WeWork held their bi-annual Creator Awards presentation in Israel. Entrepreneur Assaf Luxembourg who was heavily involved in the promotion and success of the MyMDband wrist strap received a creator award from … Continue reading

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Psychotrauma First Responder Tells of Treating Fellows After Officer Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident

“It is Monday afternoon and I am at work in Jerusalem. I get an alert that a motor vehicle accident has occurred at the Nayot intersection and that a Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit team is needed to treat some … Continue reading

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Emergency E-Bike Stolen Over Sukkot Returned to United Hatzalah Volunteer

An emergency electric bicycle outfitted with first response equipment, lights and sirens, was stolen from an apartment complex on Malchei Yisrael Street in Tel Aviv on the first day of Sukkot. The emergency bicycle was given by United Hatzalah EMS organization … Continue reading

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Child Who Died, Dances on Stage 5 Days Later

On Thursday a two-year-old boy left his family’s sukkah in the French Hill neighborhood of Jerusalem just after lunch and made his way to a nearby pond where he slipped and drowned. The missing boy was underwater for sometime before … Continue reading

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Handicapped EMT Receives Vehicle Allowing Him To Access Emergency Scenes Faster

Danny Shmuel was injured in a serious motorcycle accident in 2000. After a long period of rehabilitation, Shmuel was able to walk again with the help of crutches. His handicap does not prevent him from volunteering as an EMT with … Continue reading

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Rav Chaim Kanievsky Surprises United Hatzalah With Sukkot Visit, Blessing and Donation

In a moving surprise visit by Maran Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky Shlita, the leaders of United Hatzalah were honored to welcome the great sage for a short visit to the organization’s national headquarters in Jerusalem and to receive a blessing for … Continue reading

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Introducing the Mini-Lance United Hatzalah’s Newest Innovation in EMS Metro Response

Welcome to the next step in EMS innovation. United Hatzalah Israel’s largest all-volunteer EMS organization, has been at the pinnacle of EMS innovation for the past decade, having introduced the ambucycle, a motorcycle with all of the medical equipment an … Continue reading

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Breaking Down Doors and Saving Lives – Day in the Life of United Hatzalah Volunteers

Late one evening, Yitzchak Daubel was helping his children get ready for bed when his United Hatzalah radio crackled to life, alerting him to a medical emergency. Seeing that other United Hatzalah volunteers who were closer to the address had … Continue reading

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