Tag Archives: EMT
Jerusalem Museum Of Tolerance Holds Concert Honoring United Hatzalah and Danielle Foundation
Last week, popular Israeli rock-band Ethnix performed at a tribute concert for Israeli emergency medical service organization United Hatzalah and the Danielle Foundation. The concert was organized by the founder and donors of the newly opened Museum of Tolerance in … Continue reading
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Tagged Danielle Foundation, Eli Beer, EMS, EMT, Ethnix, Jerusalem, Lary Maisel, Moti Sonnenfeld, Museum of Tolerance, United Hatzalah
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Tisha B’Av Rescue in Oranit
Just before the end of Tisha B’av on Sunday, United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command Center received an emergency phone call regarding a man choking in the town of Oranit. The emergency application automatically alerted David Nagar, a United Hatzalah volunteer … Continue reading
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Tagged Breathing, Choking, CPR, EMS, EMT, Israel, Oranit, Samaria, Shaare Tikvah, United Hatzalah
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Delivering a Baby In the Middle of the Desert, In a Different Language
My name is Avigail Beer and I am a volunteer EMT with United Hatzalah. I was recently headed to Sinai for a vacation with my friend Naomi Lasry, who is also a volunteer EMT when we received an alert to … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, Bedouin, birth, camping, Delivery, Desert, EMS, EMT, Israel, Negev, Sinai, tent, United Hatzalah
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Volunteer EMTs and Midwife Deliver Two Babies In 24 Hours on Tisha B’Av
Motzei Shabbat saw the beginning of a very active day for a few United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs and a midwife who delivered two babies over the course of 24 hours. The first call took place just after Shabbat ended and … Continue reading
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Tagged baby delivery, bay, Emergency, EMS, EMT, First Responders, homebirth, midwife, Tisha B'av, United Hatzalah
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More Than Just A Winch
Menachem Goldberg volunteers as an EMT with United Hatzalah and serves as the chapter head for the Nahariya chapter. Two weeks ago, Goldberg responded to an emergency where the rescue he undertook involved a different type of lifesaving. The … Continue reading
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Tagged ATV, drowning, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, Nahariya, Rescue, United Hatzalah
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Fighting Fire With More Than EMS
United Hatzalah’s network of first responders provides more than emergency medical services (EMS). While the EMS component of the organization is certainly the flagship project, another service which the organization provides for free is the work of the PSychotrauma and … Continue reading
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Tagged Building Fire, EMS, EMT, Fire, Israel, Jerusalem, PFA, Psychotrauma, Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit, PTSD, United Hatzalah
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Recovering Woman Meets With First Responders Who Saved Her Life During the Last Round of Rocket Attacks
Allegra Ben Akan a resident of Kiryat Gat suffered a full system trauma injury from a rocket that was fired by Hamas militants at Israel during the last round of missile attacks from the Gaza Strip. On Thursday, she met … Continue reading
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Tagged CPR, EMS, EMT, first responder, Gaza, Hamas, Kiryat Gat, Rocket Attack, terror
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One Active Friday
Ram Oz is a 2-meter-tall combat veteran and extreme-sport enthusiast from Hod Hasharon who volunteers as a United Hatzalah EMT and drives one of the organization’s ambucycles. Recently this past Friday night, Ram responded to a stabbing incident. He … Continue reading
Interrupting Prayers To Save A Choking Infant
United Hatzalah volunteer Yisrael Shavit saved a young girl in Hadera from choking on Sunday evening. After arriving in less than a minute at the scene of the incident, Shavit managed to single-handedly treat and rescue an infant from what … Continue reading
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Tagged Choking, EMS, EMT, first responder, Hadera, infant, Rescue
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An Inspiring Story from the Ethiopian Protests
A lot of news sources reported on the violence and the traffic that transpired during the Ethiopian protests across Israel yesterday. The protests caused a lot of difficulty for many people around the country as major thoroughfares were blocked by … Continue reading
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Tagged ATV, Beit Shemesh, Bride, EMS, EMT, Ethiopian Protest, Groom, Israel, Rescue, wedding
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