Tag Archives: Hospital

Tzfat Man Resuscitated After Collapsing at Home In Front of His Wife

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Raphael Poch

Just after midnight on Monday morning, a man in his late 20s was at his home on Yoseftal Street in Tzfat preparing to go to bed, when he suddenly collapsed. The man was in good health with no pre-existing medical … Continue reading →

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EMTs Perform Successful CPR on Karmiel Woman

Posted on February 7, 2022 by admin

On Wednesday evening at around 8:00 p.m., United Hatzalah volunteers received an emergency alert informing of a 72-year-old woman suffering from shortness of breath and in need of immediate medical attention on Sha’ar HaGai street in Karmiel.  United Hatzalah volunteer … Continue reading →

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EMT saves a woman’s life then visits her in the hospital the following day

Posted on December 19, 2021 by admin

United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Shahak Barel lives in the city of Akko. On Wednesday afternoon at around 3:15 p.m., as he was resting on his living room sofa after a hard day of work, he heard his emergency communication device … Continue reading →

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From the Hospital To The Chuppah, An Extraordinary Act of Kindness

Posted on October 5, 2021 by Raphael Poch

On Sunday night, two United Hatzalah volunteers escorted a hospitalized grandmother from Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv to her granddaughter’s wedding in Caesarea. The grandmother had been hospitalized due to a chronic condition and was told that she would be … Continue reading →

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Giving an Octogenarian Another Chance At Life

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Raphael Poch

On Saturday night, just before 11:00 p.m., a man in his early eighties was at home on KK”L Street in Petach Tikvah, preparing to go to bed, when he suddenly collapsed. His caretaker, having checked the man for a pulse … Continue reading →

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United Hatzalah Ambulance Team Saves Choking Victim On Rosh HaShanah

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Raphael Poch

Just after 2:30 pm on Wednesday afternoon, the second day of Rosh HaShanah, United Hatzalah regional paramedic Doron Shapir, was in the middle of an ambulance shift on the organization’s mobile intensive care ambulance in the Haifa region, when he … Continue reading →

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EMTs Visit Heart Attack Victim Whose Life They Saved

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Raphael Poch

On Tuesday night, just after midnight, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Lior Filshteiner was winding down in his home in Hod Hasharon after a long day of volunteering in the ICU at the Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba. After Lior’s … Continue reading →

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Working Together To Save a Life

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Raphael Poch

On Monday afternoon, a 28-year-old man collapsed for unknown reasons in his house on Yerushalayim Street in Afula. His worried mother called emergency services for help.    United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs Keren Ezouz and Imad Zoabi received the alert and … Continue reading →

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EMT Saves Her Own Husband’s Life

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Raphael Poch

Geulah Pollak has been a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT for the past 4 years. She has previous experience as a first responder but took hiatus for about 10 years prior to joining United Hatzalah due to a mild injury. “I … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Always Having Backup When Needed

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Raphael Poch

Two months ago, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Salah Majad was in his home in the village of Beit Hanina, celebrating a family event, when he received an emergency alert to a nearby car accident. The report from dispatch that came … Continue reading →

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