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Baby with a Rare Breathing Disability Successfully Transported from Israel to Florida, to Undergo Lifesaving Procedure
On Monday afternoon, United Hatzalah Operations Department received a special request from volunteer Dr. Shlomo Gensler to transfer a one-month-old baby girl from Schneider Children’s Medical Center to Ben Gurion Airport for an urgent medical flight. The infant needed to travel to a hospital in Miami, Florida which specializes in respiratory defects. The baby girl Read more
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United Hatzalah rolls out new tactical trauma kits to be distributed to all 6,200 volunteers
Speed during a medical emergency is crucial as every second counts. This is especially true with regard to cases of major physical trauma resulting from any type of bodily injury, whether that injury is caused by a motor vehicle or construction accident, or from a terror attack, or something more mundane taking place in the Read more
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Andrea Bocelli to Headline 3rd Friends of United Hatzalah Gala Event in Miami
On Tuesday, December 20th, 2022, Friends of United Hatzalah will be holding its annual Gala in Miami, Florida at the JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort. This will be the third time the gala is held in Miami in support of Israel’s national volunteer-based EMS organization. The event will feature a special performance by renowned Italian Read more
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On the First Anniversary of His Murder, Ambucycle Donated In Memory of Oleh, IDF Veteran and Western Wall Guide Killed In a Terror Attack
In a moving ceremony in Jerusalem’s Old City on Sunday morning, a commemorative plaque was unveiled and a new emergency medical service vehicle was dedicated in memory of Eliyahu (Eli) Dovid Kay, who was killed exactly one year ago in a terror attack while walking in the Old City on his way to the Western Read more
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Two Successful CPRs in as Many Days in Tiberias
On Thursday night, a woman in her late 20s was eating dinner when she started choking on her food on Beit Hillel Street in Tiberias. Worried eyewitnesses called emergency services for help. Yair Nahom, a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT was close by in a Torah class when he received the emergency alert notification. Yair left Read more
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EMTs Get Shot At While Treating Stabbing Victims on Highway 6
On Monday just before midnight, two men were severely injured in an act of violence that took place on Highway 6 near the Ben Shemen Interchange. United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs Sleman Heen and Mohamed Ras were driving in a private ambulance in the vicinity when they noticed that traffic had suddenly come to a standstill Read more
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Herzliya Man In Serious Condition After Shooting Incident, Saved by EMTs
On Monday evening, a man in Herzliya was badly injured in an act of violence that took place on Ben Gurion Boulevard, the man suffered 5 gunshot wounds to his torso and legs. United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command Center alerted nearby EMTs and other first responders to the incident. Roni Sela, Head of United Hatzalah’s Read more
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United Hatzalah Volunteer Yoel Souisa Killed In Motor Vehicle Accident
It is with great sadness and anguish that we announce the passing of one of our volunteers, Yoel Souisa, who was killed Thursday afternoon in a motor vehicle accident that took place on Highway 25 in the Negev. Yoel was a member of our ambucycle unit and was critically injured while he was driving home Read more
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Ashdod Woman Revived After Suffering Cardiac Arrest On The Street
On Sunday just before noon, a woman in her 80s was walking with her son down Avot Yeshurun Street in Ashdod when she suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed. Worried passersby called emergency services for help. Shmuel Lasry, a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT was having a regular day at work as a local Kashrut supervisor Read more
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Netanya Woman Struck By Electric Bicycle Suffers Severe Head Trauma, Rescued by First Responders
A middle-aged woman was walking on the sidewalk on Monday morning when she was hit by an electric bicycle rider on Ben Tzvi Sreet in Netanya. Worried relatives called United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command Center who immediately alerted nearby EMTs and other medical personnel. Maor Moshe Kamisa, a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT, was about to Read more