Tag Archives: CPR
The Craziest Thing I Have Ever Done The Night Before An Exam
By – Ravit Staub Last Tuesday night I participated in an ambulance shift on one of United Hatzalah’s mobile intensive care units that was stationed in Tel Aviv. In addition to being a volunteer EMT, I’m a medical student, and … Continue reading
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Tagged CPR, E.R., Exam, first responder, Hospital, Ichilov Hospital, ICU, Israel, medical school, Ravit Staub, Rescue, United Hatzalah
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Two Women Save Their Neighbor’s Life After He Collapsed In Front Of His Children
Last Tuesday, Talia Brauer and Tina Berkowitz, two United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs from the town of Ein Hod, which is located in a remote area of the Hof HaCarmel region, saved the life of one of their neighbors. The incident … Continue reading
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Tagged Community, CPR, Defibrilator, Ein Hod, EMS, EMT, first responder, neighbor, Rescue, United Hatzalah, Women
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The Impulse to Bring Back a Pulse
On Sunday, February 23rd, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Yossi Vaknin was eating breakfast at his home in Migdal HaEmek when he received an emergency alert on his phone and was dispatched to help a 30-year-old woman with diabetes who had … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambucycle, CPR, Diabetes, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, Rescue, United Hatzalah
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You Saved My Life, You Are My Angels
Shai Romano and Moti Tzulshan are volunteer EMTs with United Hatzalah in Netanya. On Sunday they went to visit Elirav Zarchia, a patient at Laniado hospital whom they treated a week previously. A week earlier, the pair received an … Continue reading
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Tagged Cardiac Arrest, CPR, electric Bicycle, EMS, EMT, first responder, Netanya, shop owner, Store
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From Pain To Empathy, EMT Overcomes Pain From His Own Accident To Aid Other Accident Victims
On a recent Wednesday afternoon, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Yitzchak Levinger received an alert to a serious accident on Keren HaYesod Street in Beit Shemesh, which was right near his location. He immediately dashed to his ambucycle and raced over … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambucycle, Beit Shemesh, Brother, Brother's, CPR, EMS, EMT, motorcycle, scooter, United Hatzalah, Yitzchak Levinger
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Two Successful CPRs In Less Than An Hour
Last Friday night, at 7:47 pm, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT and ambucycle driver Zvi Horowitz received an alert from United Hatzalah’s dispatch and command center alerting him to a person who had just lost consciousness near Zvi’s home in Hadera. … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambucycle, CPR, EMS, EMT, Friday night, Israel, United Hatzalah
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Have You Ever Had A Feeling So Great It Is Difficult To Put Into Words?
A week ago on Shabbat morning, an elderly woman aspirated half-an-hour after eating breakfast in her home in Holon. Her raspy coughing alerted her daughter, who quickly ran to her side. At first, the daughter didn’t realize the seriousness of … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambucycle, CPR, EMS, EMT, Holon, Israel, life, motorcycle, Paramedic, save, United Hatzalah
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Following Rescue Of Chen Danzinger, United Hatzalah and Nurofen For Children Open First Aid Courses Across Beit Shemesh
United Hatzalah has teamed up with Nurofen for Children and set a goal to train 500 parents and residents of Beit Shemesh in providing basic first aid to their families and neighbors in case of a medical emergency. The two … Continue reading
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Tagged Aliza Bloch, Beit Shemesh, Choking, CPR, EMS, Family Safewy, Israel, United Hatzalah
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United Hatzalah and Nurofen To Train 500 Residents of Sderot in First Aid
United Hatzalah has teamed up with Nurofen for Children and it has set a goal to train 500 parents and residents of Sderot in providing basic first aid to their families and neighbors in the case of a medical emergency. … Continue reading
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Tagged CPR, EMS, Family, First Aid, Israel, Negev, Nurofen, safety, Sderot, United Hatzalah
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Dramatic CPR on Train Saves A Life
United Hatzalah paramedic Liad Ohana was traveling by train from his home in Ofakim to Tel Aviv on Monday morning when he heard screams coming from the seat behind him. A man had collapsed and was unconscious. Liad immediately rushed … Continue reading
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Tagged CPR, EMS, Israel Railways, Paramedic, Tel Aviv, Train, United Hatzalah
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