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Inbar & Marius Nacht Family Foundation Assists In Providing Oxygen For Israeli EMS Workers

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Raphael Poch

Throughout the year 2020, United Hatzalah has been at the forefront of providing a medical and humanitarian response to people in need during the Covid-19 crisis in Israel. The magnitude of this response was made possible in part by the … Continue reading →

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Giving The Gift Of Oxygen To a Convulsing Man

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Raphael Poch

Last week on Friday night, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Gilad Orbach was sitting down for the Shabbat meal with his family at his home in Talmei Yechiel, when all of a sudden his communication device began to ring, disturbing the … Continue reading →

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Saving A Life On The Edge Of A Cliff

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Raphael Poch

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 →

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Why We Need To Carry Oxygen At All Times

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Raphael Poch

One evening, a few months ago just after 8 p.m., a 47-year-old man from Givat Ko’ach, a small moshav bordering the central plains of Israel, went out for an evening jog. During his run, he suddenly collapsed and fell unconscious … Continue reading →

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Giving Back To Society By Saving Lives

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Raphael Poch

Two weeks ago, on Monday around noon in Jerusalem, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Yakov (who wishes to leave out his last name) was just finishing transferring an unconscious patient to an ambulance crew, when he received another alert from his … Continue reading →

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A Quick Pit Stop

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Raphael Poch

On November 1st, just after 3:00 p.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Aryeh Shavit was on his way home from work on his ambucycle. As he was turning the corner to his street, his communications device alerted him to a medical … Continue reading →

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Using Oxygen To Help Save A Drowning Man

Posted on November 29, 2020 by Raphael Poch

Mishael Nahum is a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT who hails from the southern city of Ashkelon. Mishael is a core volunteer in the Ashkelon area ambucycle unit, and has been volunteering as an EMT for the past six years. The … Continue reading →

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Sitting Up After A Fentanyl Overdose

Posted on November 24, 2020 by Raphael Poch

Ra’anana native Yoni Sadon is a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT and driving instructor. He is one of the most active EMTs in the city and is often seen running from one emergency to the next.  A few weeks ago, in … Continue reading →

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After Performing Successful CPR On His Own Son, EMT Writes Emotional Letter Imploring All Parents to Learn Basic First Aid

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Raphael Poch

  Yesterday, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Yoni Uziyahu from Rehovot, experienced something that no parent should have to go through. His son, only a year-and-a-half old, fell off of a table and suffered a severe head injury. The boy lost … Continue reading →

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