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FRTag Archives: EMT
The U.S. Needs More Paramedics. Israel Might Have the Answer
This article was originally published in The Weekly Standard and was written by Mark Hemingway The police response to the Parkland, Fla., school shooting has been much criticized for being cowardly and negligent. But one aspect of the poor response deserves … Continue reading
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Tagged 911, Dovi Meyer, EMS, EMT, Fema, Gavy Friedson, Israel, Jersey City, Miami, Paramedic, Parkland, Parkland Shooting, Red Cross, United Hatzalah, United Rescue, United States
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United Hatzalah To Train South African First Responders in Psyhcological and Emotional First Aid
This article was written by Rebecca Stadlen Amir first appeared in Israel21C United Hatzalah of Israel is sending a delegation of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) to Johannesburg, South Africa, to train their counterparts in providing effective psychotrauma care in times of … Continue reading
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Tagged Eli Beer, EMS, EMT, Israel, Miriam Ballin, Psychotrauma, South africa, United Hatzalah
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Here’s What 9 Million Shekels Look Like In EMS Vehicles
Last week Thursday night, as Israel’s Independence Day was coming to a close, a few hundred people gathered in a banquet hall on the edge of the coastal city of Bat Yam. The banquet hall, Sunset Hall, is one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambucycle, Bat Yam, Eli Beer, EMS, EMT, Israel, Jerusalem, lifesaving, motorcycle, Untied Hatzalah
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Dignity Becomes Them Lest We Forget
In many instances in Israel, elderly people, especially those who live on their own a long distance away from their children or loved ones, do not receive the help that they need and deserve. One of United Hatzalah’s community outreach … Continue reading
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Tagged Eli Beer, EMS, EMT, Holocaust, Holocaust survivors, Ten Kavod, United Hatzalah, Yom Hashoah
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Emergency Doctor Resuscitated By Volunteers Gives Back
Just before Pesach an emergency doctor from Terem in Kiryat Gat, Dr. Matthew Friedman, surprised the crowd at the city’s United Hatzalah volunteer EMT graduation ceremony when he presented a newly graduated volunteer EMT with a defibrillator. What made this … Continue reading
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Tagged Cardiac Arrest, CPR, defibrillator, Dr. Matthew Friedman, EMS, EMT, Kiryat Gat, Terem, Terem Health Clinic
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Making Sure Israel’s Elderly Have a Happy Passover
As Passover preparations are moving full speed ahead, United Hatzalah’s Ten Kavod volunteers are working to make the lives of Israel’s elderly that much better this holiday season. In addition to the weekly visits and free medical checkups that Ten … Continue reading
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Tagged Carmel, elderly, Eli Beer, EMS, EMT, Geriatric Care, Haifa, Herziliya, Herzliya, Holocaust, Holocaust Survivor, Kfar Saba, Passover, Pesach, Ra'anana, Sderot, Seder, Seder night, Ten Kavod, United Hatzalah
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Going Beyond the Emergencies and Providing Preventative Medical Care to The Elderly
United Hatzalah has become well known in the field of emergency medical response in Israel. Over the last decade, the organization has grown considerably, along with the demand for its services. Recently, the organization and its volunteers have taken steps … Continue reading
Palm Beach Jewish Community Gathers to Commemorate and Honor Parkland Victims By Donating Lifesaving EMS vehicles
The Jewish Community of Palm Beach Synagogue will be holding a special ceremony to commemorate the 17 students who were murdered in Parkland, Florida on February 14th. The ceremony will have a Jewish element to it, commemorating the period of … Continue reading
Fire and Rescue Department Commissioner: “Fire Fighters should Also Be EMTs”
Israel’s Fire and Rescue Department Commissioner Rav Tefser Dedi Simchi visited United Hatzalah headquarters last week to learn about how the two organizations can help each other. “I see it as an important goal that among the firefighters there should … Continue reading
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Tagged Dedi Semchi, Eli Beer, EMS, EMT, Fire and Rescue Services, Fire Department, Firefighters, Moshe Teitelbaum, Rav Tefser, United Hatzalah, volunteers
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Gush Etzion Life-Saver Celebrated During Community Awareness Event
The story of how Efrat resident and newly minted EMT Joel Atkin saved a man’s life on a tennis court, will not quickly be forgotten by anyone in the Atkin family, nor by the man he saved, Mr. Michael Cohen … Continue reading
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Tagged Danny Gur, Dr. Yitzchak Glick, Efrat, Eli Beer, EMS, EMT, Gush Etzion, Joel Atkin, Untied Hatzalah, Yonatan Ovadiah
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