Tag Archives: CPR
How Adapting Vehicles To The Emergency Lowers Response Times And Saves Lives
Earlier this month on a Tuesday afternoon, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Daniel Bakovza, received an emergency alert to a medical emergency that had taken place nearby. A man was swimming in the ocean near the beach in Ashdod when he … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashdod, ATV, CPR, drowning, EMS, first responder, Rescue, United Hatzalah
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Learning Appreciation From A Miraculous Delivery
On a recent Shabbat at 3:00 a.m. Dov Bash was fast asleep when the broadcast of his United Hatzalah communications device jolted him awake, alerting him to a nearby medical emergency.The volunteer quickly jumped out of bed, threw on some … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, birth, CPR, Emergency, EMS, EMT, first responder, infant, pulse, United Hatzalah
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Being Prepared Mentally Can Help You Save A Life
Earlier this week on a Wednesday night, just after 9 p.m. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Chani Vaknin, was returning from her nightly run, when a neighbor approached her, just as she was walking into her apartment building. He told her … Continue reading
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Tagged Chani Vaknin, CPR, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, neighbor, Rehovot, United Hatzalah, Women in EMS
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Family Of Boy Who Drowned in Sedot Michah and Miraculously Survived Thanks First Responders Who Saved Their Son
On Tuesday morning a week ago, United Hatzalah volunteers were dispatched to a private pool at a vacation home in Sedot Michah where a two-year-old boy had drowned in a private pool. The volunteers who arrived performed CPR on the … Continue reading
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Tagged CPR, drowning, Ein Kerem, EMS, EMTs, Grandmother, Hadassah Hospital, infant, Sedot Micha, United Hatzalah, volunteers
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Druze Park Ranger and EMT Saves Jewish Choking Infant In Nachal Amud
Afiw Bkreia lives in the town of Peki’in and works as a park ranger in the national park of Nachal Amud in Israel’s Galilee. He is married with one son and is a volunteer EMT with United Hatzalah. On Tuesday, … Continue reading
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Tagged Choking, CPR, Druze, hiking, infant, Israel, Mother, Nachal Amud, Rescue, United Hatzalah
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Saving Lives While Vacationing On A Moshav
Nechama and Tom Eisenman live in Ramat Beit Shemesh and are United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs. One week they decided to go up north on a short break with their family for the weekend. On their way to the moshav they … Continue reading
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Tagged Couple, CPR, EMS, EMT, Family, Family vacation, first responder, Israel, Married, Moshav, Rescue, United Hatzalah, Vacation
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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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