Tag Archives: hiking
Saving A Life On The Edge Of A Cliff
United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Moshe Raveh was attending to a medical emergency in the town of Shlomi on Shabbat afternoon and was just packing up his equipment after having finished treating the patient when he received another emergency alert regarding … Continue reading
Posted in UH Volunteer Features
Tagged 669 unit, EMS, EMT, Fall, first responder, Galilee, hiking, IDF, Israel, Keseht Cave, oxygen, Police, Search and Rescue, Shlomi, United Hatzalah
Leave a comment
Druze Park Ranger and EMT Saves Jewish Choking Infant In Nachal Amud
Afiw Bkreia lives in the town of Peki’in and works as a park ranger in the national park of Nachal Amud in Israel’s Galilee. He is married with one son and is a volunteer EMT with United Hatzalah. On Tuesday, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Choking, CPR, Druze, hiking, infant, Israel, Mother, Nachal Amud, Rescue, United Hatzalah
Leave a comment
The Emergency Rescue That Took 4 Days
On Wednesday last week, an Israeli hiker began a popular three-day trek in India in the Himalayan mountains known as the Brighu Lake Trek. The trek is located close to the village of Manali where Chabad Rabbi and United Hatzalah … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Brighu Lake, EMT, hiking, India, Israeli, Lake Brighu, Manali, tourism, Trek, United Hatzalah
Leave a comment
Getting There, No Matter What
Itamar Amsalem is one of close to 150 first responders with United Hatzalah in the city of Beit Shemesh. Due to the many treks through forest terrain in the area, United Hatzalah of Beit Shemesh assigned an all-terrain rescue vehicle … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged ATV, Beit Shemesh, Eli Beer, EMS, EMT, hiking, Itamar Amsalem, United Hatzalah, Wilderness
Leave a comment
Safety and Health Tips for Pesach From United Hatzalah
As Passover cleaning has already begun in many houses across Israel, United Hatzalah is taking the opportunity to send out a public service announcement with health and safety tips regarding the holiday covering everything from cleaning to hiking. As in … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged chametz, Children, Family Safety, hiking, holiday, Matza, medication, Passover, Pesach, safety, safety tips, spring break, tips, United Hatzalah
Leave a comment