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Jerusalem Marathon Rescue
On Friday, one of the runners of the Jerusalem Marathon (10k) had a unique experience that changed the course of the race for him; he stopped to help a woman who had fallen and sustained injuries to both of her legs. But this wasn’t by happenstance as the runner is a volunteer EMT with United Read more
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Alan Dershowitz Speaks Out in Effort to Save Lives in Israel
Professor Alan Dershowitz spoke at a private event last week in Golden Beach Florida that had more than 150 people attend in support of saving lives in Israel. The event, which was held in the home of Tania and Isaac Murciano was aimed at raising awareness of the EMS work and free services of United Read more
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EMTs Puts Out Building Fire
Nuriel Avitan, Yechiel Cohen, Shmuel Aryeh, Yaakov Mazuz, Daniel Souisa and Avi Amar, all volunteer as EMTs with United Hatzalah. Last Tuesday the six volunteers all met during a building fire that erupted in the electrical wiring of an apartment building in Ashdod. “I was on my way to drop off a package at my Read more
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Volunteer EMT Goes Extra Mile and Provides for Infant of Patient Left at Home
On Thursday night, just after Midnight, United Hatzalah received an emergency alert about a woman who had given birth a week and a half prior who was suffering from gynecological complications. Two minutes after the call came in two United Hatzlaah volunteer EMTs arrived via a United Hatzalah ambulance at the location. The EMTs treated Read more
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Community Responders Save Woman Long Before Ambulances Arrive
Last Thursday evening while traveling on Highway One near the Ein Hemed interchange, Davidi Dahan and Moshe Feuer received an emergency alert from United Hatzalah’s dispatch and command center notifying them that there was a case of extreme exhaustion and a threat to human life at the Harel interchange near Mevaseret Tzion. The emergency occurred Read more
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A Different Type of Saving – EMS Team Attends Wedding Saves Father of the Groom
Mydan Ben Yoash last night responded to a different type of emergency than what he is used to seeing as a volunteer EMT. A local wedding hall manager posted on Facebook that a couple with special needs had expected some 300 people to attend their wedding and were disappointed when only 80 guests showed up. Read more
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A Different Type of Saving – EMS Team Attends Wedding Saves Father of the Groom
Mydan Ben Yoash last night responded to a different type of emergency than what he is used to seeing as a volunteer EMT. A local wedding hall manager posted on Facebook that a couple with special needs had expected some 300 people to attend their wedding and were disappointed when only 80 guests showed up. Read more
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Newly Trained EMT Responds to First Call and Saves His Own Nephew
Ben Shetiat just finished his EMT training course two days ago. Yesterday he began volunteering with United Hatzalah as a first responder. His first emergency call will be one that he will never forget. “On sunday I finished my training course as an EMT. After six months of intensive training, I am excited as Read more
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Taking Pride in My EMS Family
It’s Sunday night and I am currently on my way back from a very emotional evening. I have tears in my eyes. The evening began at the graduation ceremony of 25 new EMTs who joined the United Hatzalah family in the Tel Aviv chapter. All of the new volunteers, men and women alike are very Read more
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Caring for the Spouses of Volunteer EMTs
United Hatzalah Creates Special Branch to Support Spouses of Volunteer EMTs Israel’s volunteer, community-based, EMS response organization United Hatzalah, has established a special branch for the spouses of its EMS volunteers. The goal of this branch is to provide the spouses of the volunteers with a social network in which they can find camaraderie, support, and Read more