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Tag Archives: EMT
Facebook Post Connects Store Employee With EpiPen-Carrying Shopper Who Saved Her Life
Thursday afternoon in Afula, Alin Lea Blu, an employee in a local store, had an anaphylactic reaction after snacking on a dairy product. She started calling for help, shouting “I can’t breathe, I’m going to die”. Michael Elharar, a volunteer … Continue reading
Posted in Press, UH Volunteer Features
Tagged Afula, allergic reaction, Anaphylactic shock, anaphylaxis, EMT, Facebook post, United Hatzalah
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Elad Student Suffers Severe Allergic Reaction and is Saved By an EpiPen
On Sunday, a yeshiva student was in the middle of shiur on Ben Uziel Street, in Elad, when suddenly he got an allergic reaction due to coming in contact with peaches to which he is severely allergic. United Hatzalah Dispatch … Continue reading
Posted in Press, UH Volunteer Features
Tagged Anaphylactic shock, anaphylaxis, Doctor, Elad, EMT, Epipen, United Hatzalah
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Rosh Tzurim Woman Suffers Anaphylactic Shock, Saved By Member of Her Community With an EpiPen
On Thursday afternoon, just before 4:00 p.m., a woman in her 40s in Rosh Tzurim began to feel a shortness of breath after having a mid-afternoon snack. She was unaware of having any allergies and rushed outside to ask some … Continue reading
Posted in Press, UH Volunteer Features
Tagged allergic reaction, anaphylactic reaction, anaphylaxis, EMT, Epipen, United Hatzalah
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Wrestling With the Angel of Death and Prevailing
On Sunday morning just after 2:00 AM, an elderly man suffered a cardiac arrest on Hiya Ubanav Street in Tiberias. His panicked daughter alerted emergency services and also made sure to call Yair Nahum, a family acquaintance and volunteer EMT … Continue reading
Posted in Press, UH Volunteer Features, Vehicles
Tagged Ambucycle, angel of death, CPR, Defibrilator, EMT, Tiberias, United Hatzalah
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“Direct Missile Strike” – Mass Casualty Incident Training Drill Held By United Hatzalah and IDF in Kibbutz Kvutzat Yavneh
“Direct Missile Strike!” – On Monday evening that was the emergency alert received by dozens of first responders in the region of Kvutzat Yavneh as part of the joint training drill that was conducted by United Hatzalah and the IDF. … Continue reading
Beitar Illit Man and Haifa Woman Saved in Separate Incidents Involving Successful CPR 15 minutes apart
On Tuesday morning two people were saved after suffering cardiac arrests thanks to the quick intervention of emergency medical personnel. The first incident took place on Hatanya Street in Beitar Illit just before 9:00 a.m. when a man in his … Continue reading
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Tagged Beitar Illit, Cardiac Arrest, CPR, EMT, Haifa, United Hatzalah, volunteers
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Man Suffering Severe Hypoglycemia Successfully Treated By United Hatzalah EMT During 20-Minute-Long Wait For Ambulance
Jeremie Korchia, a volunteer EMT with United Hatzalah, was working from his home in Holon last Thursday afternoon when he was alerted to a man suffering from a case of severe hypoglycemia (dangerously low-blood sugar) in his neighborhood. He jumped … Continue reading
Sakhnin Gunshot Victim Treated By United Hatzalah EMTs Amidst Ongoing Wave of Violence In Arab Sector
On Monday night, a man was shot close to his home in the northern city of Sakhnin. The circumstances of the incident were unclear. Passersby called emergency services for help. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Abd Al Rahman Raya was driving … Continue reading
Posted in Press, UH Volunteer Features, Uncategorized
Tagged Deir el Asad, EMT, gunshot, sakhnin, shooting, tourniquet, United Hatzalah, Violence
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Good Neighbor: United Hatzalah Volunteer Saves Her Neighbor’s Life
Last week, Tamar Grunebaum Ben Ari, a United Hatzalah volunteer in Kfar Saba, was at her home when she received a call about a suffocation victim. What would normally be a routine event for a woman who has been an … Continue reading
Posted in Press, UH Volunteer Features, Women Volunteers
Tagged Choking, EMT, Heimlich Maneuver, Kfar Saba, neighbor, neighbors, United Hatzalah, women volunteers
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Ukrainian Refugees Train To Become EMTs in Israel
Ten members of Uman’s Breslov community who fled to Israel at the onset of the war trained to become EMTs with United Hatzalah in hopes of returning to Ukraine and assist their community. On Thursday last week, a very special … Continue reading