Tag Archives: Afula

Facebook Post Connects Store Employee With EpiPen-Carrying Shopper Who Saved Her Life

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Elias Romano

Thursday afternoon in Afula, Alin Lea Blu, an employee in a local store, had an anaphylactic reaction after snacking on a dairy product. She started calling for help, shouting “I can’t breathe, I’m going to die”.  Michael Elharar, a volunteer … Continue reading →

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From Serological Testing To Lifesaving

Posted on August 25, 2021 by Raphael Poch

On Tuesday evening, just after 7:00 p.m., a woman in her 80’s, with pre-existing medical conditions, suddenly collapsed in front of her family at their home on Henrietta Szold Street in Afula. Worried family members called emergency services for help.  … Continue reading →

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16-Year-Old Son Of EMT Initiates CPR On Collapsed Victim Saves His Life

Posted on August 5, 2021 by Raphael Poch

Just after 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening in the city of Afula a woman in her 60s collapsed on Arlozorov Street in Afula. A crowd had gathered around the woman and people were unsure what to do.   16-year-old Shaked … Continue reading →

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EMTs Save Afula Man In Successful CPR

Posted on August 4, 2021 by Raphael Poch

Just after 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, a man in his 60s suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed on Mishmar HaYarden Street in Afula. His worried family members called emergency services for help.   United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Tomer Ben Yehuda was … Continue reading →

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Vacationing Charedi Woman Joins Local Secular Man In Car Accident Rescue

Posted on July 8, 2021 by Raphael Poch

On Wednesday morning, just before 11 a.m., Rebecca Yom Tov, a Jerusalemite who volunteers as an EMT in United Hatzalah’s specialized women’s unit, was sitting down with her husband for breakfast in a small town in the Gilboa region. The … Continue reading →

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Working Together To Save a Life

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Raphael Poch

On Monday afternoon, a 28-year-old man collapsed for unknown reasons in his house on Yerushalayim Street in Afula. His worried mother called emergency services for help.    United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs Keren Ezouz and Imad Zoabi received the alert and … Continue reading →

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Responding in The Fastest Way Possible In The Corona Era

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Raphael Poch

A woman was driving along Highway 65 near Afula when she lost control of her car, spinning wildly and flipping over. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Yitzchak Shayov was nearby and the United Hatzalah dispatching system identified him as one of … Continue reading →

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Gunshot Victim Thanks First Responder Who Saved His Life

Posted on July 16, 2018 by Raphael Poch

Last Saturday afternoon a young Arab man was attacked in the Ein el-Maghara neighborhood of Umm al-Fahm, an Arab town that lies just south of Afula in northern Israel. The man was shot several times and seriously injured by unknown … Continue reading →

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