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Psychotrauma Dog Unit Providing Psychological First Aid After The Loss of A Young Wife
On a Monday evening in January, a young woman who had recently given birth to the family’s first child collapsed at home in one of the northern neighborhoods of Jerusalem. First responders who arrived at the scene began CPR efforts … Continue reading
The Blood on My Clothes
This past Saturday, a severe accident occurred when an elderly man lost control of his vehicle. He had been out for a drive with his wife when the accident occurred. The car was sent flying over the barrier wall, landing … Continue reading
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Tagged Bleeding, Car Accident, EMS, EMT, Ohad Hessel, trauma, United Hatzalah
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Send in the Clowns
“One of the more interesting things about being a volunteer first responder is that you never know when or in what situation you will be when you will receive an emergency call. Whenever that call comes, you drop everything and … Continue reading
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Tagged Car Accident, Emergency, EMS, EMT, Israel, Medical Clown, MVA, Purim, trauma, United Hatzalah, Yishai David Turgeman
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Kids of EMS Responders Get It Right On Purim
(As Appeared in the Jerusalem Post on February 28th, 2018) The idea that people dress up on Purim as something that they hold dear or emulate is not a foreign concept. On the contrary, imitation is the highest form of … Continue reading
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Tagged Children, Children of EMS, costumes, Dr. Francine Roberts, EMS, EMT, First Responders, holiday, Kids, Purim, Second sphere trauma, trauma, United Hatzalah
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United Hatzalah Welcomes Newest Recruit and First Member of Psychotrauma K-9 Unit
Trauma’s New Best Friend United Hatzalah Welcomes Newest Recruit and First Member of Psychotrauma K-9 Unit On Sunday, Israel’s EMS Psychotrauma Unit welcomed its newest member who has four paws and is named Lucy. Lucy got her paws wet, so … Continue reading
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Tagged Dog, Emergency, EMS, EMT, Israel, Psychotrauma, Therapy, therapy dog, trauma, United Hatzalah
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In mass terror attacks, psychologists on the heels of EMTs
First responders include trained psychologists and social workers to help witnesses reconnect to reality in the face of trauma As reported by the Times of Israel Emergency first responders weren’t the only people speeding towards the terror attack on the … Continue reading
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Tagged EMT, Haas Promenade, IDF, Jerusalem, Miriam Ballin, psychologists, Psychotrauma, Terror Attack, trauma
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