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Category Archives: Community Outreach
Reuniting with a burn victim two years later
On Sunday afternoon, the town Adam, otherwise known as Geva Binyamin, held a community day for all residents in the town and surrounding area. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Meir Mescriz arrived at the community fair in an ambulance with his … Continue reading
Posted in Community Outreach, Press, UH Volunteer Features
Tagged burn, burn victim, EMS, EMT, Family Safety, first responder, Geva BInyamin, United Hatzalah
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EMTs Help A 90-Year-Old Woman Leave Her Home For The First Time in Five Years
Miriam is a 90-year-old woman who lives in Rishon LeZion and has not left her home for the past five years. Recently, Miriam’s granddaughter Meital turned to the mayor of Rishon LeZion, Raz Kinstlich, and to the Director of the … Continue reading
Posted in Community Outreach, Press, Ten Kavod, UH Volunteer Features, Vehicles
Tagged Ambulance, EMS, EMT, Israel, Rishon LeZion, senior care, seniors, Ten Kavod, United Hatzalah, Volunteer
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EMT Gets Help From Some Neighbors To Locate A Suffering Woman and Save Her Life
On Monday afternoon on Yefe Nof Street in Tiberias (Tevaria), a woman in her 50s began to feel unwell and called her son to tell him that he should call for help. The son, who did not live at home … Continue reading
Posted in Community Outreach, Press, UH Volunteer Features, Vehicles
Tagged Ambucycle, Community, CPR, EMS, EMT, first responder, neighbors, Rescue, Tevaria, Tiberias, United Hatzalah
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“Never Could I Predict Something Like This”
By- Hadas Rucham On Thursday afternoon, June 24th, Israel received the tragic news coming from Surfside, Florida regarding the collapse of the Champlain tower. Details of the collapsed building on Collins Ave quickly spread. The twelve-story condo complex had collapsed … Continue reading
Posted in Community Outreach, Press, Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit, UH Volunteer Features, Women Volunteers
Tagged EMS, EMT, IDF, international relief, Israel, Laniado Hospital, Miami, Mission, PCRU, PFA, Psychological First Aid, Psychotrauma, Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit, social worker, Surfside, United Hatzalah
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Beit Shemesh Mayor Thanks United Hatzalah Following Successful Mass Casualty Incident Drill
On Wednesday night, United Hatzalah of Israel held a mass-casualty-incident drill that simulated a bridge collapsing on Highway 38. The drill took place at the National Police Academy in the industrial section of Beit Shemesh. Participating in the drill together … Continue reading
Saving A Life With Kindness – A Look At A Ten Kavod Emergency
Just before 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday evening, an elderly man who lives at home and has no family to care for him was brought a package of food by Orli Kadosh, the founder of a local community initiative “Adopt a … Continue reading
The Beauty Of Humanity Brought Out By a Therapy Dog
Batya Jaffe is one of the six Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit (PCRU) members from United Hatzalah currently active in Surfside, Florida. Batya is an Animal Assisted Therapist and together with her dog Lucy, a specially trained King Charles Cavalier, … Continue reading
Posted in Community Outreach, Press, Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit, UH Volunteer Features, Women Volunteers
Tagged animal assisted therapy, Batya Jaffe, Building collapse, Dog, EMS, EMT, Florida, Israel, Lucy, Miami, PCRU, Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit, Surfside, therapy dog, United Hatzalah
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Easing The Ongoing Trauma Of Not Knowing – Together
As rescue efforts in the community of Surfside, Florida continue, United Hatzalah of Israel was dispatched on Saturday night together with the IDF’s Home Front Command in order to assist the forces and people on the ground cope with the … Continue reading
Posted in Community Outreach, Press, Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit, UH Volunteer Features, Women Volunteers
Tagged animal assisted therapy, Building collapse, crisis, disaster, Dog, emotional stabilization, EMS, EMT, Florida, Miami, PCRU, Psychotrauma, Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit, Surfside, therapy dog, United Hatzalah
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Lifeguard and Doctor Perform A Pool Rescue and Save a 3-Year-Old
On Wednesday evening, just after 5:00 p.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Dr. Yonatan Ben-Nur was driving his ambucycle near his house at the entrance of the town Nitzan when he received an emergency alert in the neighboring town of Nitzanim. … Continue reading
Posted in Community Outreach, Press, UH Volunteer Features
Tagged Docotor, drowning, EMS, Israel, Lifeguard, Nitzan, Nitzanim, United Hatzalah
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“Untraditional Party Crashers” – Performing CPR And Saving A Life At A Wedding
On Monday night at 11:24 p.m., a couple was celebrating their wedding in Modi’in Illit when the groom’s grandfather suddenly lost consciousness and collapsed in the middle of the hall. On that same street, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Neoray Ben … Continue reading
Posted in Coexistence, Community Outreach, Press, UH Volunteer Features
Tagged Ambucycle, CPR, EMS, EMT, First Responders, grandfather, Groom, party crashers, United Hatzalah, wedding
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