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United Hatzalah in Cooperation With the Ministry of Diaspora send Psychological First Response Team to Aid Pittsburgh
A team of volunteers from United Hatzalah of Israel, in cooperation with the Ministry of Diaspora and the Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh, is heading from Israel to aid the community and victims of the shooting attack that took place in … Continue reading
Jaffa Explosion – Perspective From a First Responder
One of the most difficult things to do as a first responder is to prepare yourself mentally for the situation that you are about to walk into. There are so many variables and so many unknowns that take place in … Continue reading
Psychotrauma First Responder Tells of Treating Fellows After Officer Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident
“It is Monday afternoon and I am at work in Jerusalem. I get an alert that a motor vehicle accident has occurred at the Nayot intersection and that a Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit team is needed to treat some … Continue reading
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IRC and United Hatzalah Sending Search and Rescue, EMS and Psychotrauma Teams To Florida In Response to Irma
On Thursday at 9:30 a.m. the directorship of the Israel Rescue Coalition (IRC) met in order to make plans for deployment to Florida in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Members of Israel’s Search and Rescue Units, as well as medical … Continue reading
Israel Rescue Coalition Sending Psychological First Aid Team To Help in Houston
On Wednesday evening, the Israel Rescue Coalition (IRC) will mobilize and dispatch a team comprised of elite members of United Hatzalah’s Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit to Houston, Texas in order to provide mental and emotional stabilization to people who … Continue reading
Remembering Our EMS Brother Effi Gadassi
Last Friday morning at 3:30 a.m., while most of the country was sleeping, my phone started beeping incessantly. I, together with 3,500 other volunteers from United Hatzalah across Israel, Jewish and Arab alike, was horrified to see texts pouring in … Continue reading