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Tag Archives: Rescue
Giving A Bit More Time
On Wednesday night, at 9:45 p.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Eric Barel was in his home in Carmiel when he was alerted to a nearby emergency. A few houses down from Eric’s house, a 60-year-old man lost consciousness in his … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambucycle, CPR, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, Rescue, United Haztalah
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Collaborative Effort Of First Responders Saves A Jerusalem Man’s Life
On Sunday morning just after 9:00 a.m., a man in his 70s collapsed while taking a shower in the neighborhood of Gilo, in Jerusalem, An ambulance from Yad Sarah that was called to the scene requested backup and United Hatzalah’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambucycle, collaboration, CPR, EMS, EMT, Israel, Jerusalem, Rescue, United Hatzalah
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EMT Gets Help From Some Neighbors To Locate A Suffering Woman and Save Her Life
On Monday afternoon on Yefe Nof Street in Tiberias (Tevaria), a woman in her 50s began to feel unwell and called her son to tell him that he should call for help. The son, who did not live at home … Continue reading
Posted in Community Outreach, Press, UH Volunteer Features, Vehicles
Tagged Ambucycle, Community, CPR, EMS, EMT, first responder, neighbors, Rescue, Tevaria, Tiberias, United Hatzalah
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EMT’s First Successful CPR Saves Bnei Brak Woman’s Life
On Tuesday evening, at 6:00 p.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Haim Volis had just returned to his home in Bnei Brak after a long day at work. As Haim untied his shoelaces and relaxed on the couch, his communications device … Continue reading
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Tagged Bnei Brak, CPR, EMS, EMT, first responder, Rescue, United Hatzalah
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Muslim and Jewish EMTs Join Together To Save a Life In Pisgat Zeev
On Sunday night just before midnight, a couple from the Pisgat Zeev neighborhood in Jerusalem was about to go to sleep when the husband suddenly started hearing his wife’s breathing become erratic. He tried to get her to sit up … Continue reading
Posted in Coexistence, Press, UH Volunteer Features
Tagged Ambulance, Coexistence, CPR, Emergency, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish, Muslim, Pisgat Zeev, Rescue, United Hatzalah
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Vacationing Charedi Woman Joins Local Secular Man In Car Accident Rescue
On Wednesday morning, just before 11 a.m., Rebecca Yom Tov, a Jerusalemite who volunteers as an EMT in United Hatzalah’s specialized women’s unit, was sitting down with her husband for breakfast in a small town in the Gilboa region. The … Continue reading
Posted in Coexistence, Press, UH Volunteer Features, Women Volunteers
Tagged Afula, Car Accident, Charedi, EMS, EMT, Gan Ner, Gilboa, Israel, Rescue, secular, United Hatzalah, Women's Unit
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EMT Saves A Life On The Way To His Son’s Graduation
On Monday night, just after 7:00 p.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Haim Gil David was on his way out of his apartment in Netanya. Haim Gil and his family were heading out to the graduation of Haim’s son’s 8th-grade graduation … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambucycle, CPR, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, Netanya, Rescue, United Hatzalah, Volunteer
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Rescuing A Girl Who Fell Off A Cliff
On Sunday evening, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Samr Salama was in his home in the town of Ein Naqquba when his emergency communications device began alerting him of an active medical emergency. A 16-year-old girl had been hiking in the … Continue reading
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Tagged EMS, EMT, Fall, first responder, Israel, Muslim, Rescue, teenager, United Hatzalah
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Muslim Doctor Lightly Injured After Protecting A Jewish Man With His Own Body During An Attempted Lynch in Tamra
Amid the violence plaguing numerous cities in Israel in the past week, a throng of Muslims attempted to lynch a Jewish man who entered the Muslim city of Tamra in the Galilee. In the incident which occurred on Wednesday night, … Continue reading
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Tagged Coexistence, Doctor, Jewish, Lynch, Muslim, Rescue, Tamra, United Hatzalah
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Saving A Life With Speed and Sensitivity on Sunday Morning
Early on Sunday morning, just before 1:00 a.m. Pnina Hadas had just finished preparing a project for her university class when she received an urgent alert from United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command Center. A 47-year-old man had collapsed in his … Continue reading
Posted in Press, UH Volunteer Features, Vehicles, Women Volunteers
Tagged CPR, EMS, EMT, Israel, Jerusalem, Rescue, speed, United Hatzalah, Woman
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