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United Hatzalah Inaugurates Two New Rescue Vehicles
Last Thursday United Hatzalah inaugurated two emergency medical response vehicles known as EZRaiders. These personal riding machines are 4 wheel drive all-terrain vehicles that are capable of bringing a first responder to a patient in difficult terrain or hard to maneuver areas as well as through large crowds. The vehicles, which United Hatzalah retrofitted to Read more
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EMTs in Israel In Need of Lifesaving EpiPens Following Worldwide Shortage
Currently, there is a worldwide shortage of EpiPens, which is affecting individuals who have severe allergies that can cause anaphylactic reactions. The EpiPen is an auto-injection delivery system that administers a dose of adrenaline hormones which increases the heart rate and blood pressure and reverses the swelling of the airways. In cases of severe anaphylactic Read more
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Jerusalem Museum Of Tolerance Holds Concert Honoring United Hatzalah and Danielle Foundation
Last week, popular Israeli rock-band Ethnix performed at a tribute concert for Israeli emergency medical service organization United Hatzalah and the Danielle Foundation. The concert was organized by the founder and donors of the newly opened Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem. The Museum will not officially be open to the public until the end of Read more
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Delivering a Baby In the Middle of the Desert, In a Different Language
My name is Avigail Beer and I am a volunteer EMT with United Hatzalah. I was recently headed to Sinai for a vacation with my friend Naomi Lasry, who is also a volunteer EMT when we received an alert to a medical emergency happening near our location. The alert told us that a woman was Read more
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Tisha B’Av Rescue in Oranit
Just before the end of Tisha B’av on Sunday, United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command Center received an emergency phone call regarding a man choking in the town of Oranit. The emergency application automatically alerted David Nagar, a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT and ambucycle rider from Sha’arei Tikvah, that he was one of the closest responders Read more
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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 incident occurred near the city’s beaches in the early afternoon, when one alert beach-goer noticed Read more
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Volunteer EMTs and Midwife Deliver Two Babies In 24 Hours on Tisha B’Av
Motzei Shabbat saw the beginning of a very active day for a few United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs and a midwife who delivered two babies over the course of 24 hours. The first call took place just after Shabbat ended and the fast of Tisha B’Av began, a new girl was born. Yechiel Rosenberg a Read more
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Wave Of Thefts Targets United Hatzalah Emergency Response Electric Bicycles In Netanya
A wave of thefts and vandalism of emergency medical service electric bicycles belonging to EMS volunteers of United Hatzalah has plagued the city of Netanya over the past few weeks. The newest theft occurred yesterday when an emergency electric bicycle was stolen from the home of volunteer EMT Moshe Reich, one of the most active responders in Read more
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Recovering Woman Meets With First Responders Who Saved Her Life During the Last Round of Rocket Attacks
Allegra Ben Akan a resident of Kiryat Gat suffered a full system trauma injury from a rocket that was fired by Hamas militants at Israel during the last round of missile attacks from the Gaza Strip. On Thursday, she met the EMTs who were the first responders at the scene, provided her with medical treatment, Read more
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Fighting Fire With More Than EMS
United Hatzalah’s network of first responders provides more than emergency medical services (EMS). While the EMS component of the organization is certainly the flagship project, another service which the organization provides for free is the work of the PSychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit made up of psychologists, therapists, and social workers who volunteer their time Read more