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United Hatzalah Introduces New Midwives Division
As of July 1st, United Hatzalah of Israel introduced a new division of services that will now dispatch trained midwives and OB-GYN nurses to incidents of unexpected home births. Midwives and nurses who have joined the program will now be dispatched by United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command Center to assist birthing mothers in their deliveries Read more
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EMT Innovates New Medicart to Help Female EMTs Avoid Back Injuries
“I began volunteering as an EMT almost two years ago and almost immediately began suffering intense back pain from carrying the EMT medical bag on emergency calls,” recounted United Hatzalah volunteer Hagit Saguy. Saguy lives in Kiryat Motzkin, a town north of Haifa and was the first female volunteer EMT with the organization in her Read more
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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 the closest responders in Itai’s vicinity. United Hatzalah ambucycle volunteer Yisrael Menachem, raced to the Read more
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Israel’s Ramadan Responders – Fasting and Saving Lives
On June 13th, the penultimate day of the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Muslim calendar, five United Hatzalah emergency medical volunteers responded to a large-scale fire in Umm al-Fahm. The blaze took place in an auto-body parts store and quickly spread to other buildings and even engulfed part of the wooded area Read more
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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,” said Absturdy. “Had I not arrived when I did, the woman’s husband and children would Read more
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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 consciousness in his home in the city of Holon. The dispatch center alerted the Read more
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From Relaxation to Life Saving – Rescuing a Choking Victim in 60 Seconds
The following was written by Yoni Uziyahu – Rehovot, EMT-B, “Yesterday, I was sitting in my garden enjoying the afternoon sun and a snooze, when I suddenly heard the muffled screams of a woman from nearby. It took me a second to recognize that the woman was screaming “Help me!” I ran at full speed out Read more
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Israelis To Benefit From New “Doubling of Ambulances” Initiative From United Hatzalah and United Ambulance of Israel
United Hatzalah recently announced a plan that will eventually see 600 private ambulances, operated by United Ambulance of Israel, that will now be alerted to those in need by United Hatzalah’s dispatch. This new initiative, referred to as “600+600,” means that when an emergency is received by United Hatzalah’s emergency number of 1221, the dispatcher will Read more
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Jerusalem Honors First Responders
The Jerusalem Municipality honored exemplary first responders on Wednesday at a special ceremony that took place at City Hall. Among the honorees presented with citations from the city for their exemplary service, were select volunteers from the police, fire department, ambulance organizations and United Hatzalah EMS organization. Chosen from among the more than 350 United Read more
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In The Nick Of Time
This past Friday, an intense collision occurred near Tel Tzion. One of the vehicles involved was a large passenger van for intercity commuters. Both drivers were furious with one another, blaming the other for what had occurred; the men quickly pulled their vehicles over and got into a heated exchange. Within seconds, a violent fist Read more