Tag Archives: Choking

85-Year-Old Bnei Brak Man Saved By EMTs After Choking On His Food

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Elias Romano

On Saturday night around 9:00 pm, an 85-year-old man choked on the food his caretaker gave him to eat on HaHida Street in Bnei Brak. Worried eyewitnesses called emergency medical services for help. Netanel Rosa, a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT, … Continue reading →

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Choking Baby Loses Consciousness, Saved by an EMT

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Elias Romano

On Sunday evening, a year-and-a-half-old baby was brought by his parents to the Iron medical center in Kfar Kara after he choked. The baby wasn’t breathing and didn’t have any pulse. The panicked mother explained that the boy was choking … Continue reading →

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Muslim EMT Who Saved Jewish Child From Choking Recognized by Mayor of Jerusalem 

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Elias Romano

Several weeks ago, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Rania Abu Shaba’an stopped at the Azrieli Mall in Modi’in to have lunch with her daughter. While walking to the food court, she heard a woman screaming for help. Rania ran towards the … Continue reading →

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95-year-old Ofakim woman choked at a family Chanukah party, saved by her own grandson

Posted on December 22, 2022 by Elias Romano

On Monday evening, Rafael Ifergan, a United Hatzalah EMT, was at a family Hanukkah party with his family when suddenly family members called him over for help. Rafael rushed over and found his 95-year-old grandmother pale and choking on some … Continue reading →

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Two Successful CPRs in as Many Days in Tiberias

Posted on December 6, 2022 by Elias Romano

On Thursday night, a woman in her late 20s was eating dinner when she started choking on her food on Beit Hillel Street in Tiberias. Worried eyewitnesses called emergency services for help. Yair Nahom, a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT was … Continue reading →

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Rosh Haayin Woman Chokes, Revived By First Responders

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Elias Romano

On Monday morning, a woman in her early 40s choked in her home in Rosh Haayin. Worried family members called emergency services for help. United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command Center received the alert and dispatched the closest first responders to … Continue reading →

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An Immigrant Doctor, A Soldier, and His Father, Save A Life During Friday Night Dinner

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Elias Romano

Last Friday night, a woman choked while having dinner with her family in a well-known restaurant in Modi’in. Her relatives immediately alerted emergency services, and were relieved to see two United Hatzalah EMTs arrive at the scene within mere seconds. … Continue reading →

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Good Neighbor: United Hatzalah Volunteer Saves Her Neighbor’s Life

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Elias Romano

Last week, Tamar Grunebaum Ben Ari, a United Hatzalah volunteer in Kfar Saba, was at her home when she received a call about a suffocation victim. What would normally be a routine event for a woman who has been an … Continue reading →

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I Saved My Sister’s Life Thanks To a First Aid Course I Took With The Ten Kavod Project

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Elias Romano

My name is Moriah Dorfman. I am an 18-year-old girl from Bat Yam and I recently saved the life of my 6-year-old sister. This past June I completed a first-aid course that I took through United Hatzalah as part of … Continue reading →

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Choking Baby in Umm al-Fahm Saved By Her Aunt’s Quick Intervention

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Raphael Poch

On Sunday afternoon just after 3:30 p.m., a seven-month-old baby choked on some food that she was eating. Her worried mother, knowing that her own sister-in-law is a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT called her and asked for help.  United Hatzalah … Continue reading →

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