Tag Archives: EMS

Saving The Life Of a Collapsed Motorist

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Raphael Poch

On Monday evening, just after 5:00 p.m., a man in his 60s was driving on Jerusalem Boulevard in Holon and stopped at a traffic light just before the turn onto Highway 4. Cars began to stop behind him as they … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 5, 2022 by Raphael Poch

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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Givat Shmuel Man Suffers Cardiac Arrest Mid-Workout, Saved By Fellow Gym Members

Posted on June 19, 2022 by Raphael Poch

On Sunday morning just after 6:00 a.m. a man who was exercising in a gym HaZetitim Street in Givat Shmuel suddenly collapsed in the middle of his workout. A personal trainer from the gym who saw what had happened ran … Continue reading →

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Multi-Faith Mass Casualty Incident Training Exercise Held In Ramla

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Raphael Poch

United Hatzalah of Israel held a mass casualty incident training exercise on Wednesday evening in Park Ofer in Ramla. The goal of the exercise was to train volunteers from the Coastal region and allow them to experience the chaos of … Continue reading →

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Two Severe Anaphylactic Shock Victims Are Saved in Less Than An Hour By EMTs Carrying Epipens

Posted on June 14, 2022 by Raphael Poch

On Tuesday morning just after 11:00 a.m., a young girl suffered an anaphylactic reaction to milk products while attending classes in a school on Modiin St. in Tiberias. The young girl went into shock as her body reacted severely to … Continue reading →

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Man Collapses on Shabbat Morning In Pisgat Ze’ev, Wakes Up on Shavuot, Thanks To Quick Acting EMTs

Posted on June 6, 2022 by Raphael Poch

On Shabbat morning at approximately 11:00 a.m. a man in his late 40s suffered a sudden cardiac arrest and collapsed on the floor of his home in front of his wife and son on Shlomo Street in Pisgat Ze’ev. The … Continue reading →

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Givataym Jogger Undergoes Successful CPR After Collapsing Mid-Stride

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Raphael Poch

 On Sunday night just before 10:00 p.m., a man in his 30s was jogging down HaKnesset Street in Givatayim when he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest and collapsed on the street. Worried onlookers who witnessed the collapse began performing CPR … Continue reading →

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Strength to Overcome The Hardships of Life – Ten Kavod Ashdod The story of Rivka Yankovitz and Tamar Felish

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Raphael Poch

Strength to Overcome The Hardships of Life – Ten Kavod Ashdod  The story of Rivka Yankovitz and Tamar Felish   Rivka Yankovitz-   Rivka is the Ten Kavod coordinator in Ashdod and works hard to grow the program and build … Continue reading →

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Making sure breakfast’s Bracha Rishona wasn’t a Bracha Achrona

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Raphael Poch

At around 9:15 on Friday morning, a 75-year-old man was eating breakfast in the kitchen of his home in Afula when he lost consciousness and fell to the floor. The man’s wife, son, and daughter were there with him and … Continue reading →

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Beginning Yom Yerushalayim With Saving A Life and Hallel

Posted on May 29, 2022 by Raphael Poch

On Sunday morning just after 8:30 a.m., a worker in a school on Shalom Sharabi Street told one of his colleagues that he wasn’t feeling well. He sat down on a bench and keeled over. His fellow staff members, having … Continue reading →

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