Category Archives: Press
After Performing Successful CPR On His Own Son, EMT Writes Emotional Letter Imploring All Parents to Learn Basic First Aid
Yesterday, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Yoni Uziyahu from Rehovot, experienced something that no parent should have to go through. His son, only a year-and-a-half old, fell off of a table and suffered a severe head injury. The boy lost … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambulance, Child, CPR, Emergency, EMS, EMT, Father, fatherhood, first responder, oxygen, parenthood, respiratory arrest, son, United Hatzalah
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Sharing My Husband For The Greater Good
By Ruth Hametz, (This article first appeared in a blog on Times of Israel and is reprinted here with the author’s permission) Before the title provokes errant thoughts, just know, we are not polygamists. Although, after watching a few episodes of … Continue reading
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Tagged EMS, Family, firt responder, greater good rescue, husband, marriage children, Shabbat, United Hatzalah, wife
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Woman Saves The Life Of Her Own Daughter Thanks To Her EMT Training
Towards the end of 2019, Roxanne Weinberg took an EMT training course to become a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT so that she could help others. Little did she know that what she learned in the course would save the life … Continue reading
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Tagged birth, Choking, CPR, Daughter, EMS, EMT, Mother, United Hatzalah
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EMT Saves Her Own Husband’s Life
Geulah Pollak has been a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT for the past 4 years. She has previous experience as a first responder but took hiatus for about 10 years prior to joining United Hatzalah due to a mild injury. “I … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambulance, Cardiac Arrest, Child, EMS, EMT, Heart-attack, Hospital, husband, lifesaver, Marriage, stent, wife
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Jerusalem City Hall Partners with United Hatzalah To Spread Awareness of Covid-19 Risks to East Jerusalem Residents
As part of a new partnership that took place between the Jerusalem Municipality and United Hatzalah of Israel, more than 20 EMS volunteers driving ambucycles, an ambulance, fly cars, and an ATV, drove through the neighborhoods of East Jerusalem in … Continue reading
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Tagged Corona, East Jerusalem, Israel, Jerusalem, Lockdown, Mayor Moshe Lion, Muslim, public engagement, United Hatzalah
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Helping God Inscribe Someone In The Book of Life – A Volunteer EMTs First Hand Account of a CPR Call on The First Night of Rosh Hashanah
My name is Gil Rabi, I’m a professional singer and I live in the city of Holon with my wife and four children. On Friday night, just as the Jewish New Year began, I had an experience that I will … Continue reading
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Finding A Missing Elderly Woman In The Coronavirus Era
Liran Mazkereth is a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT living in Tel Aviv and serving with the Herzliya team. On a recent Wednesday night, United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command Center was alerted to an 80-year-old woman who was reported missing in … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambucycle, Coronavirus, Covid-19, EMS, EMT, Herzliya, Israel, Missing person, missing woman, Tel Aviv, United Hatzalah
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The Shot That Saved A Woman’s Life
Rabbi Menachem Bakush hails from the town of Adei Ad in the Shilo region. He rides an ambucycle, drives a rescue ATV in the rocky hills of Samaria, and serves as assistant team leader for United Hatzalah’s lifesaving activities in … Continue reading
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Tagged anaphylaxis, Ariel, EMS, EMT, Epipen, Menachem Bakush, Rabbi, Rescue, Samaria, United Hatzalah
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Saving A Life at My Own Son’s Wedding
By Dr. David Kupferberg On Tuesday night, I was dancing at my son’s beautiful wedding. We held the festivities outdoors at the Gush Etzion winery to comply with the Covid-19 coronavirus restrictions that are currently in place in Israel. The … Continue reading
Keep Fit And Save Lives – The Race To Save Lives 5K
From July 12th until August 16th, United Hatzalah of Israel is inviting people from all across the globe to participate in an international race that is taking place in local parks, streets, and even in the comfort of one’s own … Continue reading
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Tagged 5k, Corona, EMTs, exercise, Israel, Race, run, saving lives, United Hatzalah, volunteers, walk
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