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My Fifteen-Year-Old Self Saved A Life
The blood pounded in his ears, drowning out the sounds of the frantic passengers around him. The two sisters who had identified themselves as medical professionals were tending to the unconscious woman, obscuring his view. They were over 30,000 feet up in the air, and she was unconscious—resulting from a severe case of hyperventilation. One Read more
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United Hatzalah Opens New Chapter in Samaria
At the beginning of January, United Hatzalah opened its second new chapter in Judea and Samaria in as many weeks. The newest chapter known as Western Binyamin, covers the area of the south-west part of Samaria and includes the towns of Beit Horon, Hashmonaim, Nili, Na’aleh, Dolev, Talmon, Harasha, Neriyah, Neve Tzuf, Nahliel, Ateret and Read more
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Going The Extra Mile After a Bus Ride Goes Wrong
Last Sunday afternoon, a 92-year-old woman was riding the bus in Ramat Gan when it suddenly jolted to a stop, sending her crashing to the floor. Witnesses called emergency services for help as it appeared that the woman was badly injured. Aharon Klein was on an ambulance shift in Bnei Brak when the call came Read more
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More Than Simply a Medical Ride Along – Intensive Care Team Creates Bonds of Friendship With Children With Special Needs
One of United Hatzalah’s Intensive Care Ambulances that was donated to help provide emergency medical coverage in the Negev region, was recently instrumental in providing medical support for an amazing organization called Friends for Health. Friends for Health provides care and positive life experiences for special needs children. The highlight of the year for Read more
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The Camp That Will Have Its Participants Saving Lives
A new summer program for Jewish teens from the U.S. and Canada is kicking off in Israel this summer that will combine spirituality, touring and intensive EMS training offering the participants the opportunity to view Israel from a completely new perspective, one that is not offered on any other touring program. The project, which Read more
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Newly Placed Equipment In Mall Aids In Saving The Life Of Man Who Collapsed In Mevaseret On Saturday
As part of their mission to further develop life-saving operations in the Mevaseret Zion region, local United Hatzalah volunteers entered into negotiations with the Rami Levy mall in Mevaseret to set up a first aid cabinet complete with an EMT bag and a defibrillator. As part of the negotiations, the mall asked that we throw Read more
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New Group Of Bedouin Women Become EMTs In Israel’s Galilee
A new team of 13 Bedouin women and four men from the Arab towns of Shibli and Umm al-Ghanam have just completed their training to become EMS first responders and respond to medical emergencies in their vicinity. The new graduates will volunteer as medical first responders in their hometown and vicinity with the national EMS Read more
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An Odd Night At a Military Checkpoint
Yossi Rosen in a United Hatzalah volunteer who lives in Peduel, a small town located in Samaria. One Saturday night at 4:00 am, he was awakened by his United Hatzalah radio that announced that there was a medical emergency in his area. “Child, head wound, Deir Balut junction checkpoint,” said the dispatcher on the radio. Read more
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Israeli Dispatch Team Aids Ill Patient in New York in Real Time
“Last Saturday night I was working as the shift manager for United Hatzalah’s dispatch and command center in Jerusalem. One of our dispatchers, Eliezer Taib, received a phone call from a woman who said that her son was in a hospital in New York and was suffering from Pneumothorax. She said that this was the Read more
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“Can Someone Watch My Kids So I can Go Save a Life?”
“Can someone come upstairs to watch my kids? I’m a United Hatzalah EMT and that would allow me to come down and treat the people who are hurt.” This is what Shmuel Efergen screamed to the gathered crowd of people below his apartment. The crowd had gathered following a car accident that had occurred Read more