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Tzfat Man Resuscitated After Collapsing at Home In Front of His Wife

Just after midnight on Monday morning, a man in his late 20s was at his home on Yoseftal Street in Tzfat preparing to go to bed, when he suddenly collapsed. The man was in good health with no pre-existing medical … Continue reading

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Tourist Successfully Resuscitated After Collapsing in Zichron Yaakov Restaurant

On Wednesday just after noon, a man who was visiting the main boulevard of Zichron Yaakov walked into a restaurant and inquired about the lunch menu. He then walked back outside and collapsed near the threshold of the restaurant. A … Continue reading

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Father, Son, Best Friend, All EMTs, Perform Successful CPR on Cardiac Arrest Victim in Migdal Ha’Emek

On Friday afternoon in Migdal Ha’Emek, a man in his 60s was going about his day when he suddenly suffered a heart attack and collapsed in his home on Mishol Hadarim St. Worried family members called emergency services for help.  … Continue reading

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Medical Staff and EMTs Save The Life Of Choking Resident in a Senior’s Home in Kiryat Ata

On Monday around noon, a 62-year-old man choked on a boureka that he was eating in a nursing home in Kiryat Ata. The choking senior was brought to the attention of the surrounding medical personnel who immediately started to try … Continue reading

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Sweet Success For The Second Time

On Friday afternoon in Rechovot, a 5-year-old girl was enjoying a lollipop on the street with her parents. The candy got stuck in her throat and she started to choke. Her panic-stricken parents immediately called emergency services while desperately crying … Continue reading

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First Time’s a Charm

At around 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, a 2-year-old girl with a background of medical illnesses and complications and several catheterizations was in her home in Nof HaGalil and was given her regular prescribed medications by her parents. As the minutes … Continue reading

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Choking During Snack Time

On Monday afternoon at around 4:30 p.m., a 3-and-a-half-year-old boy was visiting his grandparents in Beit Shemesh and eating an orange with them in the kitchen when a piece of the fruit got stuck in his throat. His grandparents panicked … Continue reading

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Arab Man Shot in Tamra, Rescued By First Responders

On Wednesday night at around 9:30 p.m., a 45-year-old man was in the soccer field in Tamra, an Arab city in the lower Galilee, when he was shot by an armed gunman. He sustained serious injuries having been shot five … Continue reading

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Psychotrauma Support Following Saturday’s Fatal Accident – A Delicate Balance

On Shabbat morning at around 5:00 a.m., 4 drunken teenagers were driving in a fast-moving vehicle down the highway and quickly approaching a sobriety checkpoint near the Beit Dagan intersection. Instead of slowing down, they crashed straight through the blockade … Continue reading

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Nahariya Man Collapses Mid-Exercise At A Local Gym

On Wednesday in Nahariya, at around 8:00 p.m., a 50-year-old man was performing his intense exercise regimen in a local gym when he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest and collapsed. His fellow gym mates stopped their respective workouts, rushed to … Continue reading

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