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Tag Archives: Emergency
Treating a victim of a fallen tree branch
On Sunday morning, at around 10:00 a.m., an Arab construction worker was hit in the head by a falling tree branch while working at a construction site on Ben Ish Chai Street in Beit Shemesh. The branch fell from a … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab, Emergency, EMT, first responder, First Responders, head injury, Israel, Muslim, Paramedic, United Hatzalah, Volunteer
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Youngest Life-saver in Israel
A certificate of appreciation from United Hatzalah was awarded to a Bar Mitzvah boy (13-years-old) who saved the life of his four-year-old sister this past week. Rafael Rahamim, the son of United Hatzalah volunteer Yonatan Bellalou, brings his sister back … Continue reading
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Tagged Choking, Emergency, EMT, Family, Israel, Toddlers, United Hatzalah, volunteers
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Early Shabbat Morning Rescue Thanks To Quick Thinking EMT and Aspirin
On Friday night at around 1:45 a.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Kalanit Taub was awakened from her sleep by her communication device alerting her to a medical emergency occurring nearby. A woman was experiencing extreme chest pains at her home … Continue reading
Two Yechiels On Bicycles Save The Life Of a Man In A Cafe Next To Machane Yehuda Market
On Sunday evening, at around 6:00 p.m., in a cafe on Chaim Valero street in Jerusalem, a 67-year-old man suffered a cardiac arrest. Yechiel Gurfein, a United Hatzalah of Israel volunteer EMT and photographer from Jerusalem, immediately received the notification … Continue reading
EMT Saves the Life Of An Akko Man Who Collapsed In Front Of His Family
Just before 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday morning, a man in his 60s with a pre-existing heart condition told his family members that he wasn’t feeling well. His worried family called emergency services for help. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Yahav Kalfon … Continue reading
Posted in Press, UH Volunteer Features, Vehicles
Tagged Akko, Ambulance, Bicycle, Cardiac Arrest, CPR, e-bike, Emergency, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, United Hatzalah
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Jerusalem Woman Saved After Near-Fatal Allergic Reaction To Pomegranates and Honey On Rosh Hashanah Night
On the first night of Rosh Hashanah, a woman’s life was saved after she had an anaphylactic reaction to Honey and Pomegranates. The incident took place in the Gilo neighborhood of Jerusalem, as families were sitting down to eat the … Continue reading
Posted in Press, UH Volunteer Features, Women Volunteers
Tagged Allergy, anaphylactic reaction, anaphylaxis, Emergency, EMS, EMT, epinephrine, Epipen, first responder, Honey, Pomegranate, Rosh Hashanah, United Hatzalah
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Two Torontonian Sisters and a Teanecker Friend Save A Life At A Beit Shemesh Pool
On Tuesday afternoon, just after 3:00 p.m., a man in his fifties was swimming in the community pool in Beit Shemesh. The man began to feel faint and grabbed one of the ropes on the side of the swimming lane … Continue reading
Posted in Press, UH Volunteer Features, Women Volunteers
Tagged Beit Shemesh, Cardiac Arrest, CPR, drowning, Emergency, EMS, EMT, Family, pool, pool safety, sisters, United Hatzalah, Women
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Dispatchers Called Upon To Leave Shift In Order To Save A Life
On Monday morning just before 1:00 a.m., United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command Center’s shift was coming to an end, when the dispatchers received an emergency phone call from a patient complaining of difficulty breathing. The patient was located just outside … Continue reading
Posted in Press, UH Technology, UH Volunteer Features
Tagged 1221, Dispatch, Dispatcher, Emergency, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, Jerusalem, United Hatzalah
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Muslim and Jewish EMTs Join Together To Save a Life In Pisgat Zeev
On Sunday night just before midnight, a couple from the Pisgat Zeev neighborhood in Jerusalem was about to go to sleep when the husband suddenly started hearing his wife’s breathing become erratic. He tried to get her to sit up … Continue reading
Posted in Coexistence, Press, UH Volunteer Features
Tagged Ambulance, Coexistence, CPR, Emergency, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish, Muslim, Pisgat Zeev, Rescue, United Hatzalah
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Knowing What To Do On Shabbat
On a recent Shabbat at the end of May, a two-year-old girl was suffering from a suspected respiratory emergency at her home on HaShophet Haim Cohen Street in Jerusalem. United Hatzalah physician responder Dr. Aviram Zeiler left his synagogue and … Continue reading
Posted in Coexistence, Press, UH Volunteer Features, Vehicles
Tagged Doctor, Emergency, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, Jerusalem, Jew, Muslim, Shabbat, Shabbos, Shul, Synagogue, United Hatzalah
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