Tag Archives: neighbor

Good Neighbor: United Hatzalah Volunteer Saves Her Neighbor’s Life

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Elias Romano

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 | Leave a comment

Saving a Life In The Building Where I Was Standing

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Raphael Poch

United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Lior Eskenasy was riding his ambucycle down Ha’Amoraim Street in Holon just before 1:00 a.m. on Monday morning when all of a sudden he received an emergency alert of a medical emergency in the building right … Continue reading →

Posted in Education and training, Press, UH Volunteer Features, Vehicles | Tagged CPR, EMS, EMT, Holon, neighbor, Training, United Hatzalah, Volunteer | Leave a comment

EMT Saves Neighbor With Hour-Long CPR Effort

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Raphael Poch

On Monday morning just before 9:00 a.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Or Krigman was in his home in the city of Ariel with his wife and two sick daughters. With both daughters under the age of three, Or was helping … Continue reading →

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Stepping Up To Save A Life When No One Else Is Around

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Raphael Poch

On Shabbat morning, just after 10 a.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Avraham Farkash was walking to synagogue in the town Ma’ale Hever when he was alerted to a nearby medical emergency. Avraham’s communications device notified him of the address, which … Continue reading →

Posted in Press, UH Volunteer Features | Tagged Ambulance, Cardiac Arrest, CPR, EMS, EMT, Judea, Ma'aleh Hever, neighbor, Rescue, Shabbat, Shabbos, United Hatzalah | Leave a comment

Two Neighbors Save The Life Of A Third

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Raphael Poch

A woman in her 70s was eating lunch this past Friday in the town of Nof HaGalil in northern Israel when she suddenly choked on her food, suffocated, and collapsed. Her son immediately called for help, and two United Hatzalah … Continue reading →

Posted in Press, UH Volunteer Features, Women Volunteers | Tagged CPR, EMS, EMT, first responder, Galilee, Israel, neighbor, neighbors, Nof HaGalil, United Hatzalah | Leave a comment

Being Prepared Mentally Can Help You Save A Life

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Raphael Poch

Earlier this week on a Wednesday night, just after 9 p.m. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Chani Vaknin, was returning from her nightly run, when a neighbor approached her, just as she was walking into her apartment building. He told her … Continue reading →

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Two Women Save Their Neighbor’s Life After He Collapsed In Front Of His Children

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Raphael Poch

Last Tuesday, Talia Brauer and Tina Berkowitz, two United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs from the town of Ein Hod, which is located in a remote area of the Hof HaCarmel region, saved the life of one of their neighbors. The incident … Continue reading →

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