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United Hatzalah Meets With High Ranking Police Officers to Increase Effectiveness of Treatment During Emergencies
Numerous high-ranking Israeli police officers, including spokespersons from various branches of the Israeli Police force visited the headquarters of United Hatzalah on Wednesday morning. Commander Meirav Lapidot, Chief Superintendent Shai Hakimi and numerous spokespersons of different sectors of the Israeli police force were in attendance in order to learn about the national EMS organization and Read more
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EMT Saves Fellow EMT in Need
On Sunday morning, Dvir Adani was still in bed when his United Hatzalah radio alerted him to a call nearby. Adani hustled out of bed, ran outside, hopped on his ambucycle and sped to the address, arriving in mere minutes. Adani immediately recognized the address as the home of his friend and a fellow EMT. Read more
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United Hatzalah Congratulates David Friedman on Being Sworn In As US Ambassador To Israel
Israel’s national volunteer emergency medical services organization United Hatzalah wishes to congratulate former International Committee member Mr. David Friedman on being sworn in as the 20th U.S. Ambassador to Israel today. The Swearing-in Ceremony, which took place in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. at 17:00 today, was Read more
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Bus Door Crushes Older Woman
Recently, the end of a regular bus journey turned ghastly for an elderly woman as she reached into the baggage compartment to retrieve her belongings. Suddenly the electronic door began to close as the driver was unaware that the woman was still there. The door closed on her chest and pinned her to the floor Read more
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The Jewish Voice Interviews United Hatzalah at AIPAC 2017
The Jewish Voice Newspaper interviewed Eli Beer, Miriam Miedzinski-Ballin, and Dovie Maisel of United Hatzalah at the AIPAC Conference in Washington D.C. United Hatzalah’s delegation is attending the conference and has a booth in the conference lobby where they are providing hands-on instructional health workshops and offering on-site CPR training. The organization brought volunteer medics Read more
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Christians United For Israel Learns How Lifesaving Is Uniting the People of Israel
Last week, a special delegation from Christians United for Israel (CUFI) visited the headquarters of United Hatzalah (UH) in Jerusalem to learn about Hatzlah’s lifesaving, all-volunteer, emergency medical services (EMS) model, and to see firsthand how the Hatzalah model is uniting the peoples of Israel in the joint cause of saving lives. Randy Neal, the Read more
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EMT Treats Pregnant Wife, Then Driver Who Hit Her, While Wearing Pajamas
Netanel Mosai is a volunteer EMT with United Hatzalah. He is married with one child, lives in Bnei Brak and works in Rishon Letzion. Recently, one morning, Mosai was abruptly awakened by his United Hatzalah radio that alerted him to a traffic accident on the nearby highway. Still in his pajamas, Netanel grabbed his helmet, Read more
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East Jerusalem EMT Saves Sleeping Family
A man in east Jerusalem decided to check in on his relatives after not being able to reach them by phone one recent morning. He knocked on the front door but didn’t get a response. There was a strange burning smell emanating from the doorway, but he didn’t see any flames. The concerned relative immediately Read more
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The Memory of a Fallen Neighbor Spurs EMT to Save Live
Each year in the middle of March, Hami Erlenger (26) remembers the moment that changed his life forever. Erlenger, who is married and the father of three, is an event photographer by profession. When he is not busy photographing weddings and family celebrations, he volunteers as an EMT for United Hatzalah, Israel’s national pre-ambulatory EMS Read more
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Story From the Streets – Commitment
My name is Avi Marcus. I am married with five children and live in Petach Tikva, a city located to the northwest of Tel Aviv. I am the chief paramedic for United Hatzalah, Israel’s national volunteer community-based EMS services. I have many responsibilities as part of my day-to-day job but probably the most important one Read more