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Israel’s Ramadan Responders – Fasting and Saving Lives
On June 13th, the penultimate day of the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Muslim calendar, five United Hatzalah emergency medical volunteers responded to a large-scale fire in Umm al-Fahm. The blaze took place in an auto-body parts … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambulance, Eli Beer, EMS, EMT, Fasting, Fire, First Response, Israel, Kfar Kara, Muslim, Ramadan, Umm al-Fahm, United Hatzalah
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A Speedy Volunteer Assists in Delivering a Speedy Baby
Last Sunday morning, United Hatzalah volunteer Koby Absturdy helped a woman give birth to her sixth child in the family’s bathtub. “The entire thing happened so fast that just a few minutes after I arrived the baby had been born,” … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, baby girl, birth, Delivery, Eli Beer, EMS, EMT, Holon, Koby Absturdy, pregnancy, United Hatzalah, Volunteer
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The Boy Who Lived and Those Who Saved Him
Last Wednesday night in the pre-dawn hours at approximately 4:30 a.m. an emergency call was received by United Hatzalah’s national dispatch and command center hotline at 1221. The call came in alerting the dispatch that a 15-year-old boy had lost … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambucycle, CPR, Eli Beer, EMS, EMT, Holon, Israel, teenager, Untied Hatzalah, Volunteer
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Israelis To Benefit From New “Doubling of Ambulances” Initiative From United Hatzalah and United Ambulance of Israel
United Hatzalah recently announced a plan that will eventually see 600 private ambulances, operated by United Ambulance of Israel, that will now be alerted to those in need by United Hatzalah’s dispatch. This new initiative, referred to as “600+600,” means … Continue reading
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Tagged 1221, Ambulance, Eli Beer, Emergency, EMS, EMT, Ephraim Feldman, first responder, First Response, Israel, Private Ambulance, Tel Aviv, United Ambulance of Israel, United Hatzalah
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From Relaxation to Life Saving – Rescuing a Choking Victim in 60 Seconds
The following was written by Yoni Uziyahu – Rehovot, EMT-B, “Yesterday, I was sitting in my garden enjoying the afternoon sun and a snooze, when I suddenly heard the muffled screams of a woman from nearby. It took me a second … Continue reading
As Life Comes and Life Goes We Need to Do Our Best
– By Miriam Ballin, EMT-B, Psychotrauma Director “I’ve just had a mind-blowing 24 hours as a volunteer first responder, it made an incredible impression on me. It was Shavuot night (Feast of Pentecost) and I was preparing to have some … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, baby delivery, death, EMS, EMT, life, Miriam Ballin, Newborn, Pentecost, Shavuot
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In The Nick Of Time
This past Friday, an intense collision occurred near Tel Tzion. One of the vehicles involved was a large passenger van for intercity commuters. Both drivers were furious with one another, blaming the other for what had occurred; the men quickly … Continue reading
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Tagged EMS, EMT, motor vehicle accident, Tel Zion, United Hatzalah, Yisrael Malul
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Getting There, No Matter What
Itamar Amsalem is one of close to 150 first responders with United Hatzalah in the city of Beit Shemesh. Due to the many treks through forest terrain in the area, United Hatzalah of Beit Shemesh assigned an all-terrain rescue vehicle … Continue reading
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Tagged ATV, Beit Shemesh, Eli Beer, EMS, EMT, hiking, Itamar Amsalem, United Hatzalah, Wilderness
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The First Responder Who Was Rescued Returns To Rescuing
A few months ago, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Raphael Elihav Nachshoni was involved in a motor vehicle accident on Hashomer Street in Bnei Brak while he was on his way to respond to a medical emergency. Elihav was critically injured … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambucycle, Bnei Brak, Eli Beer, EMS, EMT, Mini-Lance, motor vehicle accident, Raphael Elihav Nachshoni, United Hatzalah
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