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Prominent US Philanthropists Donate Medical Equipment To Israel in Honor of Health Minister Edelstein
American Philanthropists Ron and June Daniels, and Joel and Adele Sandberg, who were active in freeing Russian refusniks like Edelstein, recently donated life-saving medical equipment to United Hatzalah in honor of Edelstein’s service as Health Minister of Israel. In the … Continue reading
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Tagged Adele Sandberg, Eli Beer, Joel Sandberg, June Daniels, Refusniks, Ron Daniels, Soviet Union, United Hatzalah, Yuli Edelstein
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How Adapting Vehicles To The Emergency Lowers Response Times And Saves Lives
Earlier this month on a Tuesday afternoon, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Daniel Bakovza, received an emergency alert to a medical emergency that had taken place nearby. A man was swimming in the ocean near the beach in Ashdod when he … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashdod, ATV, CPR, drowning, EMS, first responder, Rescue, United Hatzalah
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Disaster At A Steel Factory
A few weeks ago, just after 12 p.m., in the city of Kiryat Malachi in Israel’s southern region, a 35-year-old man was working at his job in a steel factory using a slicing machine, when he accidentally turned the machine … Continue reading
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Tagged Accident, disaster, Emergency, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, Kiryat Gat, Steel factory, United Hatzalah
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Learning Appreciation From A Miraculous Delivery
On a recent Shabbat at 3:00 a.m. Dov Bash was fast asleep when the broadcast of his United Hatzalah communications device jolted him awake, alerting him to a nearby medical emergency.The volunteer quickly jumped out of bed, threw on some … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, birth, CPR, Emergency, EMS, EMT, first responder, infant, pulse, United Hatzalah
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A Birth on Highway 4 — A Truly Meaningful Way To Start One’s Day
On Monday morning, one of the most inspiring medical emergencies that can happen took place on Highway 4 just outside of the city of Ashkelon in southern Israel. A husband and wife were on their way to the hospital in … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, birth, delivering a baby, Delivery, EMS, EMT, first responder, Highway 4, infant, new mother, United Hatzalah
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Being Prepared Mentally Can Help You Save A Life
Earlier this week on a Wednesday night, just after 9 p.m. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Chani Vaknin, was returning from her nightly run, when a neighbor approached her, just as she was walking into her apartment building. He told her … Continue reading
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Tagged Chani Vaknin, CPR, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, neighbor, Rehovot, United Hatzalah, Women in EMS
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Acting Quickly Saves Lives
Eliyahu Haliva is a United Hatzalah EMT who lives and serves in the city of Be’er Yaakov, a small city next to Rishon LeTsiyon. Two weeks ago, Eliyahu was studying in a Kollel (Torah study center) on an exceptionally hot … Continue reading
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Tagged Child, electric Bicycle, EMS, EMT, first responder, hat wave, hot car, Israel, locked car, smashing windows, summer, United Hatzalah
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Finding A Missing Elderly Woman In The Coronavirus Era
Liran Mazkereth is a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT living in Tel Aviv and serving with the Herzliya team. On a recent Wednesday night, United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command Center was alerted to an 80-year-old woman who was reported missing in … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambucycle, Coronavirus, Covid-19, EMS, EMT, Herzliya, Israel, Missing person, missing woman, Tel Aviv, United Hatzalah
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