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Tag Archives: Ambulance
Saving A Life In A Kfar Saba Library
On Sunday morning, just after 10:00 a.m., a man in his 60s was browsing through some book in the municipal library of Kfar Saba when he suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed on the floor. Worried staff members rushed to … Continue reading
Posted in Press, UH Volunteer Features
Tagged Ambulance, CPR, EMS, EMT, first responder, Herzliya, Israel, Kfar Saba, Microsoft, Rescue, United Hatzalah
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Ambulance Driver Saves Three Lives In One Day
On Wednesday morning at 7:30 a.m. in Teveria, United Hatzalah volunteer Paramedic David Merizan began a day of lifesaving that would see him save the lives of three people in separate incidents. The first emergency which David was alerted to, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambulance, CPR, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, Life Saver, Paramedic, Teveria, Tiberias, United Hatzalah
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Seizing The Opportunity To Help A Blind and Homebound Senior Citizen
On Sunday around 3:00 p.m., Yehuda Amitay and Meir Vaanunu were transferring elderly patients to receive their Covid-19 vaccines in Jerusalem. When they arrived at the home of the next person they were supposed to transfer, a man in his … Continue reading
Posted in Community Outreach, COVID-19, Ten Kavod, UH Volunteer Features, Vehicles
Tagged Ambulance, bling, cleaning, Coronavirus, Covid-19, elderly, EMS, EMT, Holocaust Survivor, homebound, transport, United Hatzalah
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Twins Celebrate Their Birthday On The Same Ambulance On Which They Were Born
On Wednesday, four years to the day after receiving an alert about a woman in labor, United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs Avi Amar, Gavriel Mumko, and Yaakov Mazoz, returned to the scene of the medical emergency, on Ahi Eilat Street in … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambulance, Ashdod, baby, Birthday, Delivery, Emergency, EMS, EMT, Israel, twins, United Hatzalah
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Three CPRs In One Day
On Tuesday at 4:30 p.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Menachem Slovatizky was returning in his ambulance from an unsuccessful CPR when he was suddenly alerted to another medical emergency. In an old-age home in Bnei Brak, an 80-year-old woman had … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambulance, Bnei Brak, CPR, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, United Hatzalah
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Stepping Up To Save A Life When No One Else Is Around
On Shabbat morning, just after 10 a.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Avraham Farkash was walking to synagogue in the town Ma’ale Hever when he was alerted to a nearby medical emergency. Avraham’s communications device notified him of the address, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambulance, Cardiac Arrest, CPR, EMS, EMT, Judea, Ma'aleh Hever, neighbor, Rescue, Shabbat, Shabbos, United Hatzalah
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An Early-Morning Rescue in East Jerusalem
This morning, (Sunday) just after 2:30 a.m., a 72-year-old man collapsed in his apartment in the A-Tur neighborhood of the Mount of Olives in east Jerusalem. The man’s wife saw what happened and was terrified. She quickly called emergency services … Continue reading
Posted in Coexistence, Press, UH Volunteer Features
Tagged Ambulance, CPR, EMS, first responder, Jerusalem, Muslim, United Hatzalah
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Returning A Life That Was Lost
On Friday afternoon, a 73-year-old Ramla resident with severe chronic medical issues sat down for lunch when he unexpectedly began choking. An alarmed family member called United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command Center. Volunteer EMT Eveyasaf Shiri was on his way … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambulance, Choking, CPR, elderly, EMS, EMT, Ramla, United Hatzalah
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Ambulances Transport Elderly To Receive Their Vaccinations
Answering a need faced by many elderly or disabled persons who are without cars, and for whom the use of public transportation can be difficult, United Hatzalah has begun working with various cities and regional councils throughout Israel to transport … Continue reading
Posted in Community Outreach, COVID-19, Press, Ten Kavod, Vehicles
Tagged Ambulance, Community, Coronavirus, Covid-19, elderly, EMS, First Responders, Holocaust, Israel, transport, United Hatzalah, vaccine
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Following Unsuccessful CPR United Hatzalah Team Assists New Olim And Positive Covid-19 Patients With Fallout
A medical emergency took a turn for the worst in the Jerusalem peripheral neighborhood of Givat Ze’ev last Sunday afternoon, where a recent Oleh had suffered cardiac arrest. United Hatzalah volunteers that arrived at the scene were informed that the … Continue reading