Tag Archives: EMS
How Adapting Vehicles To The Emergency Lowers Response Times And Saves Lives
Earlier this month on a Tuesday afternoon, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Daniel Bakovza, received an emergency alert to a medical emergency that had taken place nearby. A man was swimming in the ocean near the beach in Ashdod when he … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashdod, ATV, CPR, drowning, EMS, first responder, Rescue, United Hatzalah
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Disaster At A Steel Factory
A few weeks ago, just after 12 p.m., in the city of Kiryat Malachi in Israel’s southern region, a 35-year-old man was working at his job in a steel factory using a slicing machine, when he accidentally turned the machine … Continue reading
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Tagged Accident, disaster, Emergency, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, Kiryat Gat, Steel factory, United Hatzalah
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Learning Appreciation From A Miraculous Delivery
On a recent Shabbat at 3:00 a.m. Dov Bash was fast asleep when the broadcast of his United Hatzalah communications device jolted him awake, alerting him to a nearby medical emergency.The volunteer quickly jumped out of bed, threw on some … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, birth, CPR, Emergency, EMS, EMT, first responder, infant, pulse, United Hatzalah
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A Birth on Highway 4 — A Truly Meaningful Way To Start One’s Day
On Monday morning, one of the most inspiring medical emergencies that can happen took place on Highway 4 just outside of the city of Ashkelon in southern Israel. A husband and wife were on their way to the hospital in … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, birth, delivering a baby, Delivery, EMS, EMT, first responder, Highway 4, infant, new mother, United Hatzalah
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Being Prepared Mentally Can Help You Save A Life
Earlier this week on a Wednesday night, just after 9 p.m. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Chani Vaknin, was returning from her nightly run, when a neighbor approached her, just as she was walking into her apartment building. He told her … Continue reading
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Tagged Chani Vaknin, CPR, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, neighbor, Rehovot, United Hatzalah, Women in EMS
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Acting Quickly Saves Lives
Eliyahu Haliva is a United Hatzalah EMT who lives and serves in the city of Be’er Yaakov, a small city next to Rishon LeTsiyon. Two weeks ago, Eliyahu was studying in a Kollel (Torah study center) on an exceptionally hot … Continue reading
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Tagged Child, electric Bicycle, EMS, EMT, first responder, hat wave, hot car, Israel, locked car, smashing windows, summer, United Hatzalah
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Helping People Sometimes Involves Going Beyond Medical Treatment
By Devo Klein Recently one Thursday afternoon, a United Hatzalah volunteer was driving his ambucycle when he received an alert to a medical emergency on the very street that he was currently on. The volunteer quickly zipped over to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambucycle, Child, EMS, EMT, Immigrant, medical emergency, Mother
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Finding A Missing Elderly Woman In The Coronavirus Era
Liran Mazkereth is a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT living in Tel Aviv and serving with the Herzliya team. On a recent Wednesday night, United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command Center was alerted to an 80-year-old woman who was reported missing in … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambucycle, Coronavirus, Covid-19, EMS, EMT, Herzliya, Israel, Missing person, missing woman, Tel Aviv, United Hatzalah
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