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Monthly Archives: January 2019
Friends of United Hatzalah L.A. Gala – Enabling Our Community in Helping Israel
On Thursday, February 28th, 2019, United Hatzalah of Israel will be holding its first ever Gala evening in Los Angeles, California. The event will be aimed at generating opportunities for people in Southern California to get involved with Israel’s all-volunteer … Continue reading
Saving a Teacher of Torah
A wizened and respected Torah sage was in the middle of Shabbat afternoon prayers when he felt extremely weak and collapsed unconscious in his own synagogue in Bnei Brak. Mordechai Tzvi Noyman, a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT, was praying at … Continue reading
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Tagged Bnei Brak, CPR, EMS, EMT, Rabbi, Shul, Synagogue, Torah, United Hatzalah
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Three Volunteer Women Assist in a Home Birth in Beit Shemesh That Took Less Than Ten Minutes
At 4:48 a.m on Sunday morning, United Hatzalah volunteers in Beit Shemesh were alerted to an emergency via the Health Ministry’s new application. Two volunteers from the women’s unit of the organization as well as one volunteer from the Midwives … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambulance, Beit Shemesh, birth, Childbirth, EMT, Israel, midwife, mommy and baby, United Hatzalah, Women, Women's Health, Women's Unit
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A Moving Meeting Between a Man and the People Who Saved His Life
The last day of 2018 in Mevaseret Tzion, Tomer Greenzeid, a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT was heading to work when his emergency phone application alerted him to a medical emergency in his vicinity. A 67-year-old man suffered respiratory distress and … Continue reading
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Tagged Community, CPR, Emergency, EMS, EMT, Family, Israel, Mevaseret, Paramedic, United Hatzalah
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Leaving The Shabbat Table To Save a Life
It was around 8:30 pm Friday night. David Badar from Elad and his family were sitting around the table, in the middle of their Shabbat meal. When all of a sudden, the familiar buzz of David’s United Hatzalah radio alerted … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambucycle, Bnei Brak, EMS, EMT, Israel, Shabbat Emergency, United Hatzalah
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In Less Than a Minute He Saved a Woman’s Life
On a recent Sunday afternoon, a 70-year-old woman was crossing the street in Jerusalem when she was struck and run over by a massive truck, severely injuring her legs. Horrified witnesses quickly called for help. Nati Osteri, a volunteer United … Continue reading
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Tagged Accident, EMS, EMT, Health, Israel, Jerusalem, life, lifesaver, Rescue, United Hatzalah, Volunteer
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Tips for Winter Weather from United Hatzalah
United Hatzalah has completed its nationwide preparations for the coming winter storm that is expected to hit Israel on Wednesday afternoon and evening. As part of these preparations, the organization has issued a list of best practices for getting through … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambulance, Emergency, EMS, EMT, first responder, Frostbite, Hypothermia, United Hatzalah, Winter
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Man Successfully Revived at Western Wall During IDF Swearing in Ceremony
On Thursday evening during the swearing-in ceremony of the Kfir Brigade at the Kotel, a man spontaneously collapsed to the floor. Tair Aviani Carmi whose son was participating in the swearing-in ceremony, was in the crowd and standing just … Continue reading
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Tagged Ceremony, CPR, EMS, EMT, IDF, Jerusalem, Kotel, Rescue, Swearing-In, United Hatzalah, Western Wall
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Treating a Mass Casualty Incident Alone
One recent evening, I went to visit my mother-in-law. I was suddenly alerted to a mass-casualty-incident in the region resulting from a violent feud between clans. I apologized to my mother-in-law, rushed out to my motorcycle, and started riding to … Continue reading
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Tagged EMS, EMT, Israel, Mass Casualty Incident, MCI, United Hatzalah, Zemer
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EMT Delivers New Year’s Baby On His Own Birthday
My name is Avner Ben David, and I learned this week that there is nothing better than helping to bring a new life into the world in the middle of your workday, especially when that workday is your own birthday … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, birth, EMS, EMT, IDF, Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv, United Hatzalah
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