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Tag Archives: Child
EMT Saves Child Who Choked On A Candy
On Thursday night just before 8:00 p.m., a 12-year-old girl was playing with her year and a half old brother when he swallowed a large piece of candy. The candy became logged in the infant’s throat causing him to stop … Continue reading
Posted in Press, UH Volunteer Features
Tagged Ashdod, Child, Choking, CPR, toddler, United Hatzalah
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Saving a Man’s Life, For The Second Time
On Tuesday morning, at 10:30 a.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Alan Malka was in his home in Petah Tikva getting his day started after a late-night shift when he heard the ringing sound coming from his emergency communications device. With … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambucycle, Child, CPR, EMS, EMT, first responder, Mother, parent, son, United Hatzalah, Volunteer
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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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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
Posted in UH Volunteer Features, Uncategorized
Tagged Ambulance, Cardiac Arrest, Child, EMS, EMT, Heart-attack, Hospital, husband, lifesaver, Marriage, stent, wife
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Acting Quickly Saves Lives
Eliyahu Haliva is a United Hatzalah EMT who lives and serves in the city of Be’er Yaakov, a small city next to Rishon LeTsiyon. Two weeks ago, Eliyahu was studying in a Kollel (Torah study center) on an exceptionally hot … Continue reading
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Tagged Child, electric Bicycle, EMS, EMT, first responder, hat wave, hot car, Israel, locked car, smashing windows, summer, United Hatzalah
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Helping People Sometimes Involves Going Beyond Medical Treatment
By Devo Klein Recently one Thursday afternoon, a United Hatzalah volunteer was driving his ambucycle when he received an alert to a medical emergency on the very street that he was currently on. The volunteer quickly zipped over to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambucycle, Child, EMS, EMT, Immigrant, medical emergency, Mother
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Dramatic Rescue Saves Infant Locked in A Hot Car
Last Thursday a dramatic car rescue took place after an infant was accidentally locked inside a hot car. The mother of the child wrote the following after the lifesaving rescue. “ Even while writing this, hours after the incident, … Continue reading
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Tagged car seat, Child, EMS, EMT, infant, Locked in a car, United Hatzalah, Yedidim
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