Archives: Stories
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Lifeguard and Doctor Perform A Pool Rescue and Save a 3-Year-Old
On Wednesday evening, just after 5:00 p.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Dr. Yonatan Ben-Nur was driving his ambucycle near his house at the entrance of the town Nitzan when he received an emergency alert in the neighboring town of Nitzanim. A 3-year-old boy had drowned in the local swimming pool. As the lifeguard pulled the Read more
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Rescuing A Girl Who Fell Off A Cliff
On Sunday evening, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Samr Salama was in his home in the town of Ein Naqquba when his emergency communications device began alerting him of an active medical emergency. A 16-year-old girl had been hiking in the Ein Naqquba forest when she suddenly fell six meters down a cliff. As Samr received Read more
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“Untraditional Party Crashers” – Performing CPR And Saving A Life At A Wedding
On Monday night at 11:24 p.m., a couple was celebrating their wedding in Modi’in Illit when the groom’s grandfather suddenly lost consciousness and collapsed in the middle of the hall. On that same street, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Neoray Ben David was resting on the couch in his home when he woke to the sound Read more
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Jewish Factory Manager Saves The Life Of An Electrocuted Arab Worker
Ehud Yardeni lives in Kiryat Gat and works as a section manager at a factory that makes juices in the nearby Kibbutz with the same name, Kibbutz Gat. In addition to his regular job, Ehud volunteers as a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT and rushes out to assist in medical emergencies whenever they occur in his Read more
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The Sunday Morning Phone Call That Saved A Life
Early Sunday morning, at 2:30 a.m., three United Hatzalah volunteers were finishing an ambulance shift. The driver, Niv Bohbot had just dropped his fellow EMTs Lior Tzubari and Elad Mimran off at their homes in Moshav Kadima when Niv received a phone call from a friend of his who is also an EMT. The friend Read more
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Muslim Man Saves His Neighbor’s Life Just Before Friday Prayers
On Friday, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Muhammad Aliyan was at his home in the Beit Safafa neighborhood of Jerusalem preparing to go to noon prayers when the emergency application on his phone alerted him to a medical emergency occurring in his vicinity. A 60-year-old man has suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed on his living Read more
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After a Man Is struck By a Train, Quick Medical Intervention By EMTs Saves His Life
Lidan Feedling, an event producer who lives in Netanya with his wife and two children, was at home one recent morning when he received an alert that a man was injured at the nearby train station. A commuter at Netanya’s train station tripped and fell onto the tracks where he was struck by a passing Read more
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Saving An Unconscious Man In The Old City of Jerusalem
On Tuesday evening, at 5:00 p.m. in Jerusalem, a 56-year-old man was taking a nap when his daughter came to check on him and found him blue-faced and unconscious with an empty bottle of pills by his bed. The frantic daughter quickly called United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command Center. Dispatchers alerted all volunteers in the Read more
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Cyclist Suffers Cardiac Arrest Mid-Ride and is Saved By Group Doctor and First Responders
On Monday morning just before 11:00 a.m., a group of pensioners was cycling on a bicycle trail through the woods near Alonim in the Galilee when all of a sudden, one of them, a man in his late 60s suddenly lost consciousness and collapsed in the middle of the ride. Members of the group immediately Read more
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Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein Recognize Present United Hatzalah With Commendation For Their Efforts In Eradicating The Coronavirus
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein awarded United Hatzalah with a certificate of commendation for the organization’s efforts combating the coronavirus. The award was presented to the United Hatzalah CEO Eli Pollack who received the certificate on behalf of the volunteers that make up the national network of first responders. The ceremony Read more