Tag Archives: EMT

Beit Dagan Man Suffers Cardiac Arrest, Is Revived By First Responders

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Elias Romano

In the town of Beit Dagan, on Tuesday, a 63-year-old man experienced a cardiac arrest a bit before midnight. Relatives called emergency services for help. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Levi Goodman was promptly alerted about the emergency and quickly drove … Continue reading →

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Surmounting Disability To Save Lives

Posted on May 7, 2023 by Elias Romano

A few weeks ago, a woman in her 50s suffered chest pains in her home in the city of Acre. Her relatives alerted emergency services. One of the first to respond to the emergency, which ended in the transport of … Continue reading →

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Baka El Garbiya gunshot victim rescued by first responders

Posted on March 20, 2023 by Elias Romano

On Sunday morning, a man in his 50s was shot in Baka El Garbiya, a city in Northern Israel. The man suffered from massive bleeding and concerned bystanders called for emergency medical services. Fortunately, Mustafa Abu Bakar, a United Hatzalah … Continue reading →

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Woman with end-stage cancer fulfills her wish and graduates from EMT training course

Posted on March 12, 2023 by Elias Romano

Last week, Omer Rotem, a 44-year-old resident of Midreshet Ben Gurion in the Negev, graduated from United Hatzalah’s EMT training course. It was a moving moment for her, as it is for the dozens of other Israelis who graduate from … Continue reading →

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EMT Saves Coworker at Concrete Factory in Northern Israel

Posted on February 23, 2023 by Elias Romano

On Thursday morning, a 50-year-old woman went into cardiac arrest in the middle of her shift at a concrete factory in Migdal Tefen in Northern Israel. Worried staff alerted their coworkers who then called EMS for help. Anan Merey, a … Continue reading →

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United Hatzalah Ambulance Driver Injured in Palestinian Rock Throwing-Attack Treated By Muslim Volunteer From East Jerusalem

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Elias Romano

United Hatzalah volunteer EMT and ambulance driver Rachel Chuna was injured on Thursday morning when Arab terrorists threw rocks at vehicles on a highway outside of the Arab village of Tuqu’ in Gush Etzion. Rachel was driving a United Hatzalah … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Suffers Cardiac Incident During Prayers in Shul, Saved By Congregant EMT

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Elias Romano

On Shabbat morning in the neighborhood of Neve Yaakov, a rabbi at one of the local shuls suffered a cardiac incident and collapsed on the floor. The incident took place just after the Torah reading had concluded. One of the … Continue reading →

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Herzliya Man In Serious Condition After Shooting Incident, Saved by EMTs

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Raphael Poch

On Monday evening, a man in Herzliya was badly injured in an act of violence that took place on Ben Gurion Boulevard, the man suffered 5 gunshot wounds to his torso and legs. United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command Center alerted … Continue reading →

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Beit Shemesh Man Revived by United Hatzalah’s EMT’s After Suffering Cardiac Arrest

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Raphael Poch

On Tuesday afternoon, a man in his 60s suffered a cardiac arrest in an open park on Nahar Hayarkon Boulevard in Beit Shemesh. Worried passersby called the United Hatzalah Dispatch Center for assistance. The dispatch center automatically notified the closest … Continue reading →

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Of Fire, Ladders, and Leaps Of Faith

Posted on November 28, 2022 by Raphael Poch

Being trapped in a burning building is a nightmare that thankfully few people ever have to face. Jumping out of windows to escape is usually a scene reserved for movies. Real life, though, can sometimes be just as dramatic as … Continue reading →

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