EBike4Life: An e-Bike to save lives in Israel

Presentation :

My name is Tsvi. I am married and have three children.  I’m an aeronautical engineer and a Major (Res.) in the IDF. 
I am a volunteer EMT with United Hatzalah.
As a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT, I respond to emergency calls in my neighborhood on a daily basis.

United Hatzalah איחוד הצלה in brief:

United Hatzalah (איחוד הצלה) is a free, volunteer-based emergency medical services (EMS) organization based in Jerusalem. Founded in 2006, it is the largest independent, non-profit and fully volunteer EMS organization in Israel, with more than 3,500 emergency medical technicians (EMT), certified first responders, paramedics and doctors dispersed throughout the country. United Hatzalah’s LifeCompass Command Center uses advanced GPS-based dispatch technology to identify the closest and most qualified volunteers to the scene of an emergency and routes those individuals through a mobile device application. Cadres of trained civilian volunteers throughout Israel create a web of emergency first responders, each outfitted with medically equipped motorcycles or e-bikes capable of reaching victims in as few as 90 seconds. The organization is funded exclusively through private charitable support.

An e-Bike-Ambulance?!

I live in the Kyriat Yovel neighborhood of Jerusalem. Kyriat Yovel is only 2 square kilometers (~0.8 square miles), but has over 25000 residents. There are many medical emergencies, and the streets are very narrow and jammed.

The Ambubike (electric bicycle ambulance) is therefore the most suitable vehicle for first response (BLS and PHTLS) in minimum time!

Volunteers as part of United Hatzalah of Israel use E-bikes because they possess an ability to assist emergency first responders. Electric rapid response bicycles are nimble, thereby allowing their riders to access spaces that motor vehicles, even motorcycles, cannot, such as narrow walking paths, alleyways, and parks. In addition, they allow for circumventing instances of bumper-to-bumper traffic. While regular vehicles wait in the standstill, e-bikes can easily cut through, or go around traffic congested roadways.

The e-Bike-Ambulance will be equipped with all the requisite equipment and supplies to provide first response (see the attached list). Supplies will be replenished for at least 3 years. The e-Bike-Ambulance makes it possible to arrive at the scene of an emergency in less than 3 minutes, the difference between life and death in 25% of medical emergencies in Israel.

I invite all of you to participate by donating and sharing on social media… 
Thank you in advance for your donations (*) and Save Lives Together!

Interactive tracking

As soon as the project is completed, you will be informed of the emergencies processed (**) thanks to this interactive map ; Click on the image:

Contact :

I invite you to contact me personally: click here 

Financing Details:

A true two-wheeled ambulance, Hatzalah's eBike4Life project enables the emergency volunteer to save lives thanks to the financing of a fully equipped medical electric bike for 3 years supplying medical equipment:

• Intervention bag with its medical equipment (list attached) for 3 years of replenishment: $7800 ($2600 x3 years) 
• Defibrillator for 3 years (pairs of disposable electrodes, batteries and maintenance): $3000  
• Electric bike + customization + Top case + maintenance 3 years: $1700  

List of medical equipment:

Oxygen tank, Valve, Adult sphygmomanometer, Child Sphygmomanometer, Stethoscope, Cervical collars (several sizes), Scissors fabrics and metals, Examination gloves, Insufflator adult, Mask for Insufflator adult, Mask for Insufflator child, vacuum mucosity, Container for used needles and syringes, peripheral venous catheters of different sizes, Antimicrobial filters for adults and children, Disinfecting lotion, Normal dressings, Guedel Airways of all sizes, Adult Oxygen mask, Oxygen mask for children, Disposable sterile delivery kit, Protective mask , Oximeter, Survival blanket, Tactical turnstile tourniquet, Sterile triangular bandage, Tactical haemorrhagic dressings, Disinfectant wipes, Intravenous needle box, Glucogel, Aspirin, Lecoplast, Bandages, Compresses, Defibrillator, Defibrillator stickers, Saline perfusions
 

Please join us raising funds for a LifeSaving E-BIKE to save lives in Israel

Donate & Share this link: https://israelrescue.org/ebike4life

To participate in this project: 
(When making a donation please note that it is intended for "Tsvi eBike4life" in the comments section, your address, Tel and email)

FRANCE : Pour participer à ce projet avec réception de reçu CERFA francais pour déduction fiscale - Cliquez ici : bit.ly/ebike4life