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  • Construction Accident, June 2013

    Dispatch Details: • Date:  June 2013 • Location: Hezeitim Street, Givat Shaul, Jerusalem • Type: Construction Accident • Status: Worker Trapped • Condition: Not Known Treatment Action: • Scene safety • Backup from Fire & Rescue • Spinal stabilization • Hemorrhage control • High-flow oxygen administration • Patient extrication • Fracture splint • Professional patient Read more

  • Patient’s pulse returned after 36 minutes!

    Ambucycle: #295 Medic: Simi Shetrit Date: 12 June 2013 Location: Tel Aviv Call Type: Cardiac Arrival Time: 2½ minutes Treatment: • Several cycles of CPR • 5 defibrillation shocks • High-flow oxygen • Vital signs check • Assistance with ALS drugs • Outcome: • Patient pulse returned after 36 minutes • Patient recovering in hospital Read more

  • Mass Casualty Incident on Highway 6, August 2013

    On August 4th 2013 Chaim Matzliach, was going about his day when he was dispatched to a mass casualty incident on Highway 6. He hopped on his ambucycle and arrived within minutes. On arrival, he found a scene of utter mayhem with people screaming, a bus had smashed into a garbage truck. Seeing that Chaim Read more

  • Diabetic coma… almost

    Ambucycle: #316 Medic: Levi Yitzchak Ben David Date: June 2013 Location: Rechov Jerusalem, City of Tzfat Details: 62 years old male Call Type: Diabetic Coma/hypoglycemic (low sugar) Status: Semi-conscious Arrival Time: 3 minutes Note: The medic was first on scene, when patient did not answer the door, he called the Fire Department to break down Read more

  • Fully conscious cardiac arrest patient by the time ambulance arrived

    Ambucycle: #344 Medic: Lior Ashkenazy Date: September 2013 Location: Cholon-Bat Yam Call Type: Cardiac Arrest Status: Unconscious Details: 44 year-old Arrival Time: 2 minutes – first on scene (Code 3: lights and sirens) Treatment: • Performed CPR • Delivered 1 shock from the defibrillator • Administered high-flow oxygen therapy • Established an intravenous drip • Read more

  • Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg Headlines Fundraiser for Friends Of United Hatzalah Raising $18 Million for Israeli EMS Organization

    Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg Headlines Fundraiser for Friends Of United Hatzalah Raising $18 Million for Israeli EMS Organization

     On Sunday evening, Friends of United Hatzalah of Israel (www.israelrescue.org) honored Adele and Dr. Joel Sandberg and Dr. Ari Ciment during their Miami Gala for their dedication to Israel, their community, and to saving lives. Also in attendance were the former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and his wife David and Tammy Friedman, the Mayor of Read more