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Climbing a Ladder to Save a Life
One recent morning at 8:00 AM, Dan Dikanoff, a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT from Givat Shmuel, was driving in the freeway fast lane when he was suddenly alerted to a serious work accident in the vicinity. Despite being on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambulance, Emergency, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, Rescue, United Hatzalah
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Israeli First Responder Faces Emergency While In Transit at Newark Airport
Last week, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT and Regional Coordinator Gavy Friedson was traveling through Newark Airport on his way back from a speaking engagement in Vancouver, Canada. Friedson had been talking about how the organization saves lives by having volunteers … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambulance, Emergency, EMS, EMT, Gavy Friedson, New Jersey, Newark, Newark Airport, Police, United Hatzalah, United States
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New Course Trains Volunteer EMTs For Israel and U.S. Certification
For the second consecutive year, United Hatzalah of Israel will be offering a hybrid Israeli and United States emergency first responder training course. The course, which is set to begin on October 14th with an orientation class, will allow participants … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambulance, Americans, Eli Beer, EMS, EMT, first responder, Gap Year, Israel, NREMT, Students, Training, United Hatzalah
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A New Birth A New Beginning
United Hatzalah volunteer EMT, and Director of the organization’s women’s unit, Gitty Beer was cooking soup for dinner when she was alerted to a woman in labor in her community in Jerusalem. Gitty almost forgot to turn off the stove … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambulance, baby, birth, cooking, Emergency, EMS, EMT, first responder, Gitty Beer, infant, mothers, Paramedic, United Hatzalah
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Saving a Life in Two Minutes – A First Person Account
My name is Chaim Stern and I am a United Hatzalah volunteer EMS first responder. A few weeks ago, I was lying in bed reading a book and drifting off to sleep when I received an emergency alert from United … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambulance, CPR, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, pre-mature baby, Rescue
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Helping a Gentleman Who Can No Longer Help Himself
“Never in my life did I think that I would rely upon volunteers to come to my house once a month in order to take me to my favorite spot in the world. The place where I feel the most … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambulance, EMS, EMT, First Responders, Kfar Saba, Make a wish, Rescue, Ten Kavod
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EMS and Checkpoint Security Teams Hold Terror Attack Drill in Tarkumiah
United Hatzalah first response volunteers participated in a training drill with the Crossing Points Authority (CPA) security team and the Fire Department that simulated a series of terror attacks against the Tarkumiah checkpoint on Wednesday. The drill simulated a shooting … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambulance, Checkpoint, COGAT, Defense Ministry, Drill, Eli Beer, EMS, EMT, first responder, Hevron, Ministry of Defense, Tarkumiah, Terror Attack, Trainign Drill, Training
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Rehovot Fire Department, City and United Hatzalah Make Sick Child’s Dream Come True
Last week, a number of rescue organizations banded together with the city of Rehovot to make a sick child’s dream come true. A letter was received by United Hatzalah rescue service asking that they help a sick child feel first … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambulance, Children, City Free of Violence, EMS, EMT, Fire Department, Firefighter, Israel, Officer, Protecting Children, Rehovot, Sick Kids, United Hatzalah
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A Life-Saving Couple That Saved A Couple Of Lives Over The Weekend
Miri Shvimmer and Lior Eskenasy are an engaged couple who both live in Holon and are both United Hatzalah volunteer responders. In fact, they often ride to emergencies together on Lior’s ambucycle. “Whenever there are calls that need ALS we … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambucycle, Ambulance, CPR, drowning, EMS, EMT, Holon, Hospital, Israel, lifesaving, Lior Eskenasy, Miri Shvimmer, motorcycle, Paramedic, Tel Aviv, United Hatzalah
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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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