Tag Archives: EMS
“We Are Here To Help; Today Is no Different”
Early one Friday afternoon in the middle of February, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Netanel Moyal was preparing for Shabbat in his hometown of Ashdod, when he was suddenly alerted to a motor vehicle accident involving a truck and a motorcycle … Continue reading
Posted in Press, UH Volunteer Features, Vehicles
Tagged Accident, Ashdod, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, motor vehicle accident, motorcycle, United Hatzalah
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New Pesach Haggadah Just Released from United Hatzalah Chairman Mark Gerson
We are delighted to announce that Mark Gerson, our great friend and the co-founder and Chairman of United Hatzalah, has just published a book on the Haggadah: The Telling: How Judaism’s Essential Book Reveals the Meaning of Life. This book, … Continue reading
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Tagged Author, Book, EMS, Israel, Jewish, Mark Gerson, Passover, Pesach, The Telling, United Hatzalah
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A Burning Passion To Help
United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Sophie Donio who works and lives in the southern city Eilat, rescued an older woman on Sunday after the woman lost control of her mobility scooter and crashed on a major thoroughfare in the city. The … Continue reading
Posted in Press, UH Volunteer Features, Vehicles, Women Volunteers
Tagged Accident, dentures, Eilat, EMS, EMT, first responder, Rescue, Sophie Donio, United Hatzalah
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The Strangest Life Saving CPR I’ve Ever Encountered
On Monday morning, just after 10:00 a.m. a woman in her 80s slipped in the shower and lost consciousness in her home on Sokolov Street in Ramat Gan. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Avi Wilman was out shopping with his wife … Continue reading
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Tagged Accident, bath, bathtub, CPR, defibrillator, EMS, Fall, first responder, First Response, Israel, slip, United Hatzalah, wife, Woman
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A Purim Miracle – “It Feels Like I Won The Lottery”
On Friday afternoon, just after 1:00 p.m., a man in his 60s suffered a cardiac arrest in his own furniture store in the industrial section of Holon. The man collapsed on the floor and worried onlookers called emergency services for … Continue reading
Posted in Press, UH Volunteer Features
Tagged Cardiac Arrest, CPR, EMS, first responder, Hoiday, Holon, Israel, Miracle, Purim, United Hatzalah
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United Hatzalah To Suspend Indefinitely All Unvaccinated Volunteers
In a move that some may see as controversial, United Hatzalah Founder and President Eli Beer has instructed the chapter heads of all regions in Israel, Jewish, Muslim, and Christian, both secular and religious, to make sure that all of … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19, Press
Tagged Coron, Coronavirus, Covid-19, EMS, First Responders, United Hatzalah, vaccine
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Stepping Up To Save A Life When No One Else Is Around
On Shabbat morning, just after 10 a.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Avraham Farkash was walking to synagogue in the town Ma’ale Hever when he was alerted to a nearby medical emergency. Avraham’s communications device notified him of the address, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambulance, Cardiac Arrest, CPR, EMS, EMT, Judea, Ma'aleh Hever, neighbor, Rescue, Shabbat, Shabbos, United Hatzalah
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One of Those Days That Make It All Worthwhile
On Sunday morning, just after 8:00 a.m. passersby spotted a woman sprawled on a mattress in an alleyway just off of Bnei Brak Street in Tel Aviv. Worried about her well-being, the concerned citizens called emergency services and requested assistance. … Continue reading
Posted in Community Outreach, Press, UH Volunteer Features, Vehicles
Tagged Ambucycle, CPR, EMS, first responder, Tel Aviv, United Hatzalah
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UH volunteers in Akko hand out heat blankets to the homeless on coldest night of the year
In a moving act of lovingkindness, Muslim and Jewish volunteers from United Hatzalah distributing blankets to the homeless in the city of Akko on what is thus far, the coldest night of the year. United Hatzalah EMTs Eran Lev, Shira … Continue reading
Posted in Coexistence, Community Outreach, Press, UH Volunteer Features, Women Volunteers
Tagged Acre, Akko, caring, Coexistence, cold, Community, Community Outreach, EMS, First Responders, heat blankets, Homeless, Israel
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