Tag Archives: EMS
Saving A Life With Speed and Sensitivity on Sunday Morning
Early on Sunday morning, just before 1:00 a.m. Pnina Hadas had just finished preparing a project for her university class when she received an urgent alert from United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command Center. A 47-year-old man had collapsed in his … Continue reading
Helping a Young Girl After A Three Storey Fall
On Tuesday night, at 19:45 p.m., a 12-year-old girl was with her friends in the Sarig outdoor mall, located in the city of Binyamina. The young adults were enjoying playing around the mall, when the girl got on a moving … Continue reading
Prayers And Medical Intervention Save A Life In Petach Tikvah
On Monday evening, just after 5:00 p.m., a man in his 60s was taking a walk on Jerusalem Street in Petach Tikvah in order to get some exercise. The man began to feel weak and stopped his walk to catch … Continue reading
3:00 a.m. CPR Gives Dimona Octogenarian A New Chance At Life
On Thursday morning just before 3:00 a.m., a man in his mid-80s had woken up in his home on Hashalva Street in Dimona and told his wife that he was feeling ill. According to the wife’s retelling of the story, … Continue reading
Saving a Life In A Cemetery
On Monday evening, just before 6:00 p.m., a 43-year-old man had gone to The New Cemetery in Be’er Sheva to visit his mother’s grave when he suddenly suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Ariel Pahima works … Continue reading
3:00 a.m. CPR Gives Dimona Octogenarian A New Chance At Life
On Thursday morning just before 3:00 a.m., a man in his mid-80s had woken up in his home on Hashalva Street in Dimona, and told his wife that he was feeling ill. According to the wife’s retelling of the story, … Continue reading
United Hatzalah Launches “Year of the Volunteer” and Saving Lives Sunday Telethon
United Hatzalah of Israel, the largest independent, non-profit, fully volunteer Emergency Medical Service in Israel, announces the launch of its 2021 campaign, Year of the Volunteer. The year-long campaign will act as a showcase and celebration of United Hatzalah’s volunteers. … Continue reading
Pre-Shabbat Rescue in Ashdod
On Friday afternoon, a man in his mid-fifties was sitting in his living room in his apartment in Ashdod relaxing, just before Shabbat began. He began to feel constricting pains in his chest, and after a few minutes told his … Continue reading
EMT Saves Neighbor With Hour-Long CPR Effort
On Monday morning just before 9:00 a.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Or Krigman was in his home in the city of Ariel with his wife and two sick daughters. With both daughters under the age of three, Or was helping … Continue reading
Unity In The Name Of Sport
Like many other countries, Israel is no stranger to unity in the name of sport. With soccer being the national sport in Israel with hundreds of teams and multiple leagues, large games containing thousands of fans occur regularly. In every … Continue reading