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Tamra Man Suffers Cardiac Incident, Saved by EMS Volunteers

On Sunday morning, a man in his early 40s suffered an irregular heart arrhythmia on Awad Street in the village of Tamra in northern Israel and collapsed on the street. Worried bystanders called medical services for help. Sbri Diab, a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT, was at work when he received the alert from United Hatzalah’s Read more
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Kfar Saba Woman Suffers Cardiac Arrest, Is Saved By Quick Response From First Responders

On Monday, at approximately 10:00 A.M., a woman in her 80s suffered a cardiac arrest and lost consciousness, collapsing on the floor of her home on Schiller Street in Kfar Saba. The woman’s worried relatives called emergency services for help. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Alex Felsen was at his office close to the area of Read more
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Ashkelon Man Who Suffered A Cardiac Arrest and Severe Head Trauma Saved By EMTs

Last week Thursday, early in the morning, a 63-year-old man was riding his bicycle when he began to feel pain in the middle of his chest. The man lost consciousness, collapsed, and fell onto the pavement. As a result of the fall, the man suffered serious head trauma and massive bleeding. Worried eyewitnesses called emergency Read more
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United Hatzalah Ambulance Driver Injured in Palestinian Rock Throwing-Attack Treated By Muslim Volunteer From East Jerusalem

United Hatzalah volunteer EMT and ambulance driver Rachel Chuna was injured on Thursday morning when Arab terrorists threw rocks at vehicles on a highway outside of the Arab village of Tuqu’ in Gush Etzion. Rachel was driving a United Hatzalah ambulance at the time. The ambulance’s windshield was smashed and Rachel was lightly injured in Read more
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Modi’in Man Collapses In Commercial Area, Is Revived Within Minutes By Security Personnel and First Responders

On Tuesday afternoon just before 2:00 P.M., passersby called for help after a man in his 60s collapsed and lost consciousness outside a store on HaShdera HaMerkazit in Modi’in. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Pnina Peretz was working from home a few blocks away from the scene when she received an alert on her communications device Read more
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Modi’in Illit Man Suffers Cardiac Arrest, Revived by EMTs

On Monday afternoon, a man in his 40s suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed on Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai Street in Modi’in Illit. Worried passers called medical services for help. Baruch Nordman, a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT, was shopping with his wife nearby when he received the alert regarding the emergency. Baruch quickly apologized to Read more
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Harry and Jane Fischel Foundation Donates Multiple Emergency Vehicles to Israeli EMS Organization United Hatzalah

More than 40 people from Israel and the New York tri-state area, who were nearly all descendants of Harry and Jane Fischel, gathered in the Romema neighborhood of Jerusalem in December to dedicate three new lifesaving vehicles that were donated to United Hatzalah of Israel by the Harry and Jane Fischel Foundation. The vehicles, which Read more
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Rabbi Suffers Cardiac Incident During Prayers in Shul, Saved By Congregant EMT

On Shabbat morning in the neighborhood of Neve Yaakov, a rabbi at one of the local shuls suffered a cardiac incident and collapsed on the floor. The incident took place just after the Torah reading had concluded. One of the congregants, Daniel Katzenstein, a former community rabbi in his own right and a volunteer EMT Read more
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Seriously Wounded Man Saved By Friend And EMT’s Quick Response

On Sunday morning, a man was seriously injured and another man sustained light injuries in a stabbing incident on Dr. Shmorek street in Netanya. According to initial reports, the incident was criminal in nature. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Shimon Eliyahu was driving his ambucycle a few minutes away when he was alerted by the dispatch center Read more
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Saving Lives Overseas

A three-year-old toddler who choked in a restaurant in Agadir, was saved thanks to a quick response from United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs who happened to be at the same restaurant. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon while the three Asoulin brothers from Kiryat Gat, Moshe, Nati, and Itzik, were vacationing in Morocco. While sitting at Read more

