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Saving a Life In The Building Where I Was Standing
United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Lior Eskenasy was riding his ambucycle down Ha’Amoraim Street in Holon just before 1:00 a.m. on Monday morning when all of a sudden he received an emergency alert of a medical emergency in the building right next to him. “I was returning home after dropping off an EMT in training whom Read more
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Sunday Morning Rescue By Your Friendly Neighborhood Grocer
At 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Issac Mougrabi was working his shift at a supermarket in Holon. As Issac was stocking the shelves his communications device began to alert him to a nearby medical emergency. A construction worker had been standing on a ladder fixing the ceiling when the workers in the Read more
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A Busy Wednesday Results In Two Lives Being Saved
United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Aryeh Goldberg from the city of Bnei Brak, had a very eventful day last Wednesday. While Aryeh was going about his day and taking care of some errands, he received an alert to a medical emergency that had occurred not too far away from where he was driving. It was just Read more
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Doing CPR On A Treadmill
On Monday morning, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Avi Behar was driving his ambucycle on HaOrgim street in Ashdod on his way to work. At 7:10 a.m., Avi parked his ambucycle when he was suddenly alerted to a nearby emergency, occurring on the same street he was on. A few buildings down, a 50-year-old man was Read more
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Running a Tourist Hotel And Saving Lives
Dalton resident, Orly Ezra is a woman of many talents, in addition to running her own tourism business and renting out tzimmerim (guesthouses) in her hometown of Dalton, she is also a mother of eight children aged 27-11 and volunteers as an EMT with United Hatzalah in a number of capacities. In addition to being Read more
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EMTs Save Police Officer Injured In Line of Duty
On Wednesday morning, at 8:10 a.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Amir Rahmani was in his home in Givat Ze’ev when he was alerted to a nearby medical emergency. With no information other than a severely injured man and the name of the street two blocks down, Amir rushed out to his car and drove over. Read more
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EMT Arrives in 35 Seconds To Save A Neighbour’s Choking Baby
On Sunday afternoon, just before 1:00 p.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Ron Cohen was in his home in northern Tel Aviv when his communications device began to ring, alerting Ron of a medical emergency occurring nearby. Just a few buildings away, a year-and-a-half-old baby girl began choking, and her frantic mother quickly called United Hatzalah’s Read more
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United Hatzalah Holds Commemorative Ceremony for the Fallen in the Meron Tragedy
President and Founder of United Hatzalah Eli Beer did during the event which took place at the Toldos Aharon section of Meron in front of 300 volunteer first responders and family members of the fallen: “When I first heard the reports of what was happening I didn’t believe it. I didn’t believe that a month Read more
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Coming From A Place Of Kindness
On Thursday night, over 300 United Hatzalah volunteers gathered in Mount Meron, for a commemorative ceremony in honor of the 45 victims who perished during the Meron tragedy. After the ceremony had concluded the volunteers began making their way home, for many of them, that meant a lengthy trip southward. At 1:00 a.m., United Hatzalah Read more
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Saving a Woman I’ve Saved Before
Late Wednesday afternoon, Bashir Abu Ata, a Muslim volunteer with United Hatzalah was driving on the highway near the entrance of the town after returning from transporting a patient back home from a medical checkup. Just as Bashir entered the town, he received an alert that an older woman had lost consciousness and collapsed, requiring Read more