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Tag Archives: elderly
Thankful For Those Who Care – Ten Kavod In Beit Shemesh
Shoshana Lichtman lives in the Givat Sharet neighborhood of Beit Shemesh and is a nurse by profession as well as a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT. She is married with eight children and a bunch of grandchildren. She works for Melabev … Continue reading
Performing CPR Alone For 20 Minutes
At around 4:00 a.m. on Friday morning, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Monir Kawas was awakened by an alert to a medical emergency that was occurring nearby. An 83-year-old man had fallen down the stairs from a height of around one … Continue reading
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Tagged CPR, Druze, elderly, Israel, Rescue, United Hatzalah, Volunteer
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Saving a Life Before Breakfast
At around 2:30 a.m. on Monday morning, a 92-year-old man fell unconscious in his bedroom on Ha-Etsel street in Ashdod. His son heard the loud “boom” and ran over to see what happened. As soon as he saw his father … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambucycle, Ashdod, Cardiac Arrest, CPR, elderly, EMT, Israel, Paramedic, United Hatzalah
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Not Letting Israel’s Elderly Fall Through The Cracks
On Monday afternoon, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Talia Asher from Mevaseret Zion visited an elderly woman as part of the organization’s Ten Kavod project. Talia went to check on the woman’s vital signs and spend some time with her in … Continue reading
Posted in Press, Ten Kavod, Women Volunteers
Tagged elderly, EMT, Israel, Rescue, Ten Kavod, United Hatzalah, Women
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Quick Intervention By EMTs Saves The Life Of A Holon Man
On Monday morning just after 10:00 a.m., a 75-year-old man who suffers from a disability fell from his wheelchair and sustained a serious head injury on Sderot Yerushalayim Street. The man was semi-conscious and confused when his wife called United … Continue reading
Posted in Press, UH Volunteer Features, Vehicles
Tagged CPR, defibrillator, elderly, EMS, EMT, first responder, Holon, United Hatzalah, wheel chair
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Seizing The Opportunity To Help A Blind and Homebound Senior Citizen
On Sunday around 3:00 p.m., Yehuda Amitay and Meir Vaanunu were transferring elderly patients to receive their Covid-19 vaccines in Jerusalem. When they arrived at the home of the next person they were supposed to transfer, a man in his … Continue reading
Posted in Community Outreach, COVID-19, Ten Kavod, UH Volunteer Features, Vehicles
Tagged Ambulance, bling, cleaning, Coronavirus, Covid-19, elderly, EMS, EMT, Holocaust Survivor, homebound, transport, United Hatzalah
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National Project For Vaccinating All Holocaust Survivors in Israel Opens
On Sunday morning, the Claims Conference initiated a new project in partnership with United Hatzalah that will orchestrate a national operation with the goal of making sure that all 20,000 homebound Holocaust survivors living in Israel are able to go … Continue reading
Posted in Community Outreach, COVID-19, Press
Tagged Claims Conference, Coronavirus, Covid-19, elderly, Holocaust survivors, homebound, Israel, United Hatzalah, vaccine
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No One Gets Left Behind
With more than a quarter of its citizens fully vaccinated, and nearly half of the country having received their first vaccination, Israel is currently leading the world in the race to vaccinate its entire population. United Hatzalah volunteers, from … Continue reading
Posted in Community Outreach, COVID-19, Press, Vehicles
Tagged Covid-19, Disabled, elderly, EMS, EMT, home-bound, Israel, Moderna, Pfizer, transport, United Hatzalah, vaccination, vaccine
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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
Posted in Press, UH Volunteer Features
Tagged Ambulance, Choking, CPR, elderly, EMS, EMT, Ramla, United Hatzalah
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Ambulances Transport Elderly To Receive Their Vaccinations
Answering a need faced by many elderly or disabled persons who are without cars, and for whom the use of public transportation can be difficult, United Hatzalah has begun working with various cities and regional councils throughout Israel to transport … Continue reading
Posted in Community Outreach, COVID-19, Press, Ten Kavod, Vehicles
Tagged Ambulance, Community, Coronavirus, Covid-19, elderly, EMS, First Responders, Holocaust, Israel, transport, United Hatzalah, vaccine
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