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Friends of United Hatzalah of Israel raised $15 million at the second annual Los Angeles Gala event with Keynote Address by Dr. Miriam Adelson
Friends of United Hatzalah of Israel (www.israelrescue.org) hosted the 2nd Annual Gala in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on Feb. 27th, 2020 with over 1,100 people in attendance. The gathered crowd contributed to the success of the organization by … Continue reading
The Impulse to Bring Back a Pulse
On Sunday, February 23rd, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Yossi Vaknin was eating breakfast at his home in Migdal HaEmek when he received an emergency alert on his phone and was dispatched to help a 30-year-old woman with diabetes who had … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambucycle, CPR, Diabetes, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, Rescue, United Hatzalah
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Daughter’s Rescue Leads A Father To Become An EMT
Two years ago, Hila Zohar, aged 17 at the time, fell off of the roof of her home in Or Yehuda after she suffered a seizure. The fall, more than 8 meters, caused a serious head injury, massive bleeding and … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambucycle, Bikaat Ono, Daughter, EMS, EMT, Father, first responder, Graduation, Israel, Or Yehuda, Rescue, Training, United Hatzalah
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Getting Off a Bus To Save A Life
Monday started out as a regular morning for Avi Vilman, a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT from Bnei Brak. He got up, went about his normal morning routine and headed out to morning prayers at sunrise. When he finished his prayers, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambulance, Avi Vilman, Bnei Brak, Bus, CPR, EMS, EMT, Israel, Rescue, United Hatzalah
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Sheryl Sandberg and Family Honors United Hatzalah Volunteers in Israel
Sheryl Sandberg and Family Honors United Hatzalah Volunteers in Israel Visit coincides with family’s donation of an ambulance to aid volunteer first responders Sheryl Sandberg and her parents, Joel and Adelle Sandberg, honored first responders at the national headquarters of … Continue reading
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Tagged COO, EMS, Facebook, First Responders, Israel, Rescue, Sheryl Sandberg, United Hatzalah, Women
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More Than Just A Winch
Menachem Goldberg volunteers as an EMT with United Hatzalah and serves as the chapter head for the Nahariya chapter. Two weeks ago, Goldberg responded to an emergency where the rescue he undertook involved a different type of lifesaving. The … Continue reading
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Tagged ATV, drowning, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, Nahariya, Rescue, United Hatzalah
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One Active Friday
Ram Oz is a 2-meter-tall combat veteran and extreme-sport enthusiast from Hod Hasharon who volunteers as a United Hatzalah EMT and drives one of the organization’s ambucycles. Recently this past Friday night, Ram responded to a stabbing incident. He … Continue reading
Interrupting Prayers To Save A Choking Infant
United Hatzalah volunteer Yisrael Shavit saved a young girl in Hadera from choking on Sunday evening. After arriving in less than a minute at the scene of the incident, Shavit managed to single-handedly treat and rescue an infant from what … Continue reading
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Tagged Choking, EMS, EMT, first responder, Hadera, infant, Rescue
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An Inspiring Story from the Ethiopian Protests
A lot of news sources reported on the violence and the traffic that transpired during the Ethiopian protests across Israel yesterday. The protests caused a lot of difficulty for many people around the country as major thoroughfares were blocked by … Continue reading
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Tagged ATV, Beit Shemesh, Bride, EMS, EMT, Ethiopian Protest, Groom, Israel, Rescue, wedding
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