Tag Archives: CPR
The Strangest Life Saving CPR I’ve Ever Encountered
On Monday morning, just after 10:00 a.m. a woman in her 80s slipped in the shower and lost consciousness in her home on Sokolov Street in Ramat Gan. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Avi Wilman was out shopping with his wife … Continue reading
Posted in Press, UH Volunteer Features
Tagged Accident, bath, bathtub, CPR, defibrillator, EMS, Fall, first responder, First Response, Israel, slip, United Hatzalah, wife, Woman
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A Purim Miracle – “It Feels Like I Won The Lottery”
On Friday afternoon, just after 1:00 p.m., a man in his 60s suffered a cardiac arrest in his own furniture store in the industrial section of Holon. The man collapsed on the floor and worried onlookers called emergency services for … Continue reading
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Tagged Cardiac Arrest, CPR, EMS, first responder, Hoiday, Holon, Israel, Miracle, Purim, 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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One of Those Days That Make It All Worthwhile
On Sunday morning, just after 8:00 a.m. passersby spotted a woman sprawled on a mattress in an alleyway just off of Bnei Brak Street in Tel Aviv. Worried about her well-being, the concerned citizens called emergency services and requested assistance. … Continue reading
Posted in Community Outreach, Press, UH Volunteer Features, Vehicles
Tagged Ambucycle, CPR, EMS, first responder, Tel Aviv, United Hatzalah
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These Contagious Acts Of Lifesaving and Loving Kindness
On Monday afternoon, just after 3:00 p.m. a man in his 60s standing in the check-out line of a local supermarket on Jabotinsky Street in Ramat Gan suddenly collapsed. As the man fell, he hit his head on the check-out … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambucycle, Cardiac Arrest, CPR, EMS, EMT, head injury, Israel, Ramat Gan, Rescue, super market, United Hatzalah
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Performing CPR On The Way To Work
At 7:30 on Monday morning a man collapsed on the street in Moshav Bnei Yehuda in the Golan Heights. An eye-witness who saw the man collapse ran up to a nearby building to alert a local resident whom he knew … Continue reading
Posted in Press, UH Volunteer Features, Women Volunteers
Tagged CPR, EMS, EMT, first responder, Golan Heights, 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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When the Ambulance Is Too Far Away To Help
Last Thursday evening, a woman was in her home in Akko, preparing dinner in the kitchen when she suddenly collapsed and lost consciousness. Her alarmed husband screamed and thus alerted their neighbor who then called United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command … Continue reading
Posted in Coexistence, UH Volunteer Features, Vehicles
Tagged Acre, Akko, Ambucycle, CPR, EMS, EMT, first responder, Jewish, Muslim, Rescue, Resuscitation, United Hatzalah
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Father Resuscitated In The Rain After Collapsing In Front Of Son Just Before Shabbat
In what turned out to be a dramatic and successful CPR that took place on Friday evening, just as Shabbat was coming in, a father collapsed in front of his son and was saved by the quick reaction of his … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19, Press, UH Volunteer Features, Women Volunteers
Tagged Covid-19, CPR, defibrillator, Efrat, EMS, EMT, first responder, Life Saver, PPE, rain, saving a life, Shabbat, storm, successful, United Hatzalah, Winter
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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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