Archives: Stories
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“In the Name of Her Husband”
About two years ago, Avishalom Yankovitz, a volunteer from United Hatzalah, died suddenly. He left behind his wife, Rivka (37), and their ten children, who live in Ashdod. Rivka decided to continue on the path of her husband and volunteer for United Hatzalah. She became the coordinator of the “Ten Kavod” (Giving Honor) project, through Read more
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Early Morning CPR Saves a Life in Be’er Sheva on Sunday
Early Sunday morning at around 1:00 a.m., a man in his 70s collapsed in his home on Har Boker Street. The man’s son called emergency services for help when he found his father unconscious, not breathing, and without a pulse. He immediately started performing CPR, not willing to wait even a minute before a trained Read more
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The Importance of Having Properly Trained Mental Health Personnel Respond To Emergencies
One of the programs offered by United Hatzalah to the public free of charge is the Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit (PCRU). The unit is tasked with responding to any medical emergency wherein a person involved, or even a bystander is experiencing psychological or emotional stress or shock and treating them by utilizing specialized techniques Read more
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Saving A Choking Woman in Kiryat Ata
On Monday morning at approximately 10:00 a.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Naftali Rotenberg, who also volunteers as the director of the organization’s Carmel region, was working in his office in Kiryat Ata when he was notified that a 70-year-old woman was choking in a restaurant just down the street. Rotenberg jumped up, rushed out of Read more
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Father and son EMT team save a life on Simchat Torah
On Simchat Torah morning at around 7:00 a.m., a 35-year-old man in the city of Petah Tikva fell unconscious as he was standing on his porch. His wife heard the fall and called emergency services straight away. Dispatchers gave instructions to the distraught wife over the phone in order so that she could begin CPR. Read more
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Saving A Life Outside Of A Medical Clinic – EMTs in Dimona rush to save a heart attack victim after he collapsed outside of a doctor’s office
On Tuesday morning, just after 11:00 a.m., a man went to the doctor on Leon Birenbo’im Street in Dimona complaining of chest pains. After checking the man’s vital signs the doctor urged the man to go to the hospital for immediate treatment and called an ambulance. The man refused to go to the hospital and Read more
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Highlighting Some Of Our Heroic Teacher EMTs
As part of our Year Of The Volunteer project, we will be highlighting volunteers from across the country who give of themselves and their time to help others each and every day. It is time to recognize these heroes for the work that they do both as volunteer first responders and in their everyday lives. As Read more
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From the Hospital To The Chuppah, An Extraordinary Act of Kindness
On Sunday night, two United Hatzalah volunteers escorted a hospitalized grandmother from Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv to her granddaughter’s wedding in Caesarea. The grandmother had been hospitalized due to a chronic condition and was told that she would be unable to attend the wedding. The bride, however, was insistent that her grandmother make it Read more
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Miracle in Modi’in: Young Boy Riding A Scooter Hit By Car And Trapped Underneath, Sustains Only Minor Injuries
A little after 7:30 a.m., on Monday morning, a 10-year-old boy was run over from behind by a passing car as he was riding to school on his scooter on Nakhal Tsalmon Street in Modiin. The driver of the car, an 18-year-old boy, did not see the child and stopped his car only as he Read more
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Saving Lives While On Vacation Abroad
United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Chani Vaknin, is a resident of Rechovot and runs a makolet in the city. This morning, while Chani was on vacation in Vienna, Austria, she came across a woman who was injured in an accident while riding an electric scooter. The woman was in serious condition. Chani spoke about the incident. Read more