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Saving Lives in Unexpected Ways
Yechiel Gurfein continues his amazing work as a United Hatzalah volunteer, saving lives with his emergency electric bicycle. Sometimes, Yechiel saves lives in unexpected ways. Recently, Yechiel was staying at a friend’s home in the central Nachlaot neighborhood of Jerusalem. … Continue reading
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Tagged EMS, EMT, Fire, Jerusalem, Rescue, United Hatzalah, Volunteer
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In Less Than a Minute He Saved a Woman’s Life
On a recent Sunday afternoon, a 70-year-old woman was crossing the street in Jerusalem when she was struck and run over by a massive truck, severely injuring her legs. Horrified witnesses quickly called for help. Nati Osteri, a volunteer United … Continue reading
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Tagged Accident, EMS, EMT, Health, Israel, Jerusalem, life, lifesaver, Rescue, United Hatzalah, Volunteer
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Dying From a Broken Heart
Netanel Samoh of Beersheba is a busy father, husband, therapist, soccer coach and United Hatzalah volunteer EMT. Samoh works at the Jewish Agency, counseling new immigrants to Israel. Despite his many other personal and professional commitments, Samoh is always tuned … Continue reading
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Tagged Beer Sheva, Broken Heart, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, Netanel Samoh, United Hatzalah, Volunteer
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Utilizing Teamwork To Ensure Personal Safety
Avi Amar is United Hatzalah volunteer EMT who lives in Ashdod. He has been working in emergency services his entire adult life, from the time he finished his mandatory military service, he has worked with the Police making sure that … Continue reading
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Tagged Avi Amar, EMS, EMT, Firefighter, First Responders, motor vehicle accident, Rishon LeZion, United Hatzalah, Volunteer
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Man Reunites With The Rescuers Who Saved Him From Death
Last week Tuesday, Itai Shukrun, a healthy 35 -year-old from Kiryat Atta with no previous cardiac issues, suddenly collapsed at home. Worried family members called United Hatzalah emergency services and the organization’s Dispatch and Command Center sent an alert to … Continue reading
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Tagged Carmel, CPR, defibrillator, EMS, EMT, Haifa, Rescue, United Hatzalah, Volunteer
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A Speedy Volunteer Assists in Delivering a Speedy Baby
Last Sunday morning, United Hatzalah volunteer Koby Absturdy helped a woman give birth to her sixth child in the family’s bathtub. “The entire thing happened so fast that just a few minutes after I arrived the baby had been born,” … Continue reading
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Tagged baby, baby girl, birth, Delivery, Eli Beer, EMS, EMT, Holon, Koby Absturdy, pregnancy, United Hatzalah, Volunteer
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The Boy Who Lived and Those Who Saved Him
Last Wednesday night in the pre-dawn hours at approximately 4:30 a.m. an emergency call was received by United Hatzalah’s national dispatch and command center hotline at 1221. The call came in alerting the dispatch that a 15-year-old boy had lost … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambucycle, CPR, Eli Beer, EMS, EMT, Holon, Israel, teenager, Untied Hatzalah, Volunteer
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Doing Whatever It Takes to Save a Life
“My name is Adiel Agassi and I am a United Hatzalah volunteer first responder. I drive an ambucycle, (hybrid between an ambulance and a motorcycle) and live in the town of Alei Zahav in Samaria. On the last day of … Continue reading
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Tagged Adiel Agassi, CPR, Eli Beer, EMS, EMT, Fire and Rescue, Firefighter, Israel, United Hatzalah, Volunteer
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Training Them To Respond
Avi Marcus is married with five children and lives in Petach Tikva, a city located to the northwest of Tel Aviv. He is the Chief Paramedic for United Hatzalah, Israel’s national volunteer community-based EMS services organization. One of the main … Continue reading
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Tagged Avi Marcus, EMS, EMT, Paramedic, Training, United Hatzalah, Volunteer
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