Tag Archives: medical emergency

Modi’in Resident Suffers Cardiac Arrest, Revived by ‘A Couple’ of EMTs

On Monday evening, an 85-year-old man suffered a cardiac arrest at his home in Modi’in and collapsed unconscious. His worried caretaker called emergency services for help.    Moshe Arking was on his first shift as a United Hatzalah ambulance driver … Continue reading

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Tourist Successfully Resuscitated After Collapsing in Zichron Yaakov Restaurant

On Wednesday just after noon, a man who was visiting the main boulevard of Zichron Yaakov walked into a restaurant and inquired about the lunch menu. He then walked back outside and collapsed near the threshold of the restaurant. A … Continue reading

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Deceased Man Triggers Tough Memories for Responding EMT

On Sunday night a man was found unconscious in his car on Ben-Zvi Street in Tel Aviv. Police responded to the incident and called for emergency medical services to come and assist and try to resuscitate the man.    United … Continue reading

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Treating a Mother And Daughter After A Car Bomb

On Tuesday morning close to 8:00 a.m., a car exploded on Carmel street in Rechovot, seemingly caused by a remotely activated bomb placed intentionally on the vehicle. The explosion sent its two passengers, a 30-year-old pregnant woman, and her one-and-a-half-year-old … Continue reading

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Two Successful CPRs In Eilat In One Day

On Friday morning, at 9:30 p.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Natan Balti was in his home in the southern city of Eilat when he was alerted to a nearby medical emergency. A 35-year-old woman with a suspected psychiatric background was … Continue reading

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Helping People Sometimes Involves Going Beyond Medical Treatment

By Devo Klein Recently one Thursday afternoon, a United Hatzalah volunteer was driving his ambucycle when he received an alert to a medical emergency on the very street that he was currently on. The volunteer quickly zipped over to the … Continue reading

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Being There To Help Before An Ambulance

United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Shir Caspi is one of the most active EMTs in her area. Shir rides an emergency E-bike in order to arrive at medical emergencies and provide assistance as fast as she can. One recent evening, Shir … Continue reading

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