Tag Archives: Ramat Gan

Volunteer EMT Rescues Cyclist And Scooter Rider Injured In Frontal Collision

Posted on January 22, 2023 by Elias Romano

On Thursday morning just before 09:00 A.M., two men were injured in a collision between an electric scooter and a bicycle on HaMa’ayan street in Ramat Gan. Panicked bystanders alerted emergency services.  United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Yosef Akler, a sales … Continue reading →

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Ramat Gan Resident Suffers Cardiac Arrest, Volunteer EMT Abandons Business Meeting To Save His Life

Posted on January 19, 2023 by Elias Romano

On Monday just before 10:00 P.M., a man in his 60s suffered a cardiac arrest in his house on Anne Frank street in Ramat Gan. His son immediately called emergency services and initiated CPR. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Yaakov Shlezinger … Continue reading →

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Saturday Night Fall

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Raphael Poch

At 11:00 p.m. on Saturday night, a man in his 40s was sitting in a chair at home on Hasneh Street in Ramat Gan when he lost his balance and fell backward striking his head on the floor. The man … Continue reading →

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These Contagious Acts Of Lifesaving and Loving Kindness

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Raphael Poch

On Monday afternoon, just after 3:00 p.m. a man in his 60s  standing in the check-out line of a local supermarket on Jabotinsky Street in Ramat Gan suddenly collapsed. As the man fell, he hit his head on the check-out … Continue reading →

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Health, Home Improvement & Humanitarian Aid. A Community Rallies Together To Do It All

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Raphael Poch

On Saturday night, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Avi Bismouth responded to a medical emergency involving a person who dehydrated at the address of a man whom he had helped once before. Bismouth, recognizing the address, knew that the man was … Continue reading →

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EMT Delivers New Year’s Baby On His Own Birthday

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Raphael Poch

My name is Avner Ben David, and I learned this week that there is nothing better than helping to bring a new life into the world in the middle of your workday, especially when that workday is your own birthday … Continue reading →

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When The Emergencies Keep Coming – EMS Volunteer Responds to 8 Calls In One Evening

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Raphael Poch

Late one evening last week, Avner was alerted to a fire at a store in Tel Aviv and immediately raced to the scene on his ambucycle. A few minutes later, he received an alert that another fire had broken out … Continue reading →

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EMS Couple Save The Life Of African Immigrant To Israel

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Raphael Poch

Last Thursday, a couple’s night out was cut short by not one but two medical emergencies. Miri Shvimmer a volunteer paramedic, and Lior Ashkenazi, a volunteer EMT, and ambucycle driver were attending a performance of Les Miserable at Tel Aviv’s … Continue reading →

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