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French Community Raises 450,000 € in Support for Friends of United Hatzalah in First Ever Gala In Paris
On Sunday night at the Salons Hoche in Paris, more than 200 people gathered together to support Israel’s premier fully-volunteer emergency medical service (EMS) organization. In attendance was Israel’s ambassador to France Yael German and Israeli actress Liraz Charhi, star of the hit TV series Tehran, who emceed part of the event. “It’s an honor Read more
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The Lifesaving Power of Prayer and A Quick Response
Tuesday just after midnight in the community of Givon HaYeshana near Jerusalem, a man in his fifties started complaining of chest pains and requested his relatives call an ambulance. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Raziel Sade was at his house when his communications device beeped, alerting him about the emergency in the close vicinity. The first Read more
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Of Fire, Ladders, and Leaps Of Faith
Being trapped in a burning building is a nightmare that thankfully few people ever have to face. Jumping out of windows to escape is usually a scene reserved for movies. Real life, though, can sometimes be just as dramatic as the theater. The difference, of course, is that the danger is real, and actual human Read more
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Beit Shemesh Man Revived by United Hatzalah’s EMT’s After Suffering Cardiac Arrest
On Tuesday afternoon, a man in his 60s suffered a cardiac arrest in an open park on Nahar Hayarkon Boulevard in Beit Shemesh. Worried passersby called the United Hatzalah Dispatch Center for assistance. The dispatch center automatically notified the closest responders who rushed to the location of the incident. Israel Yaakov Krishevsky, a United Hatzalah Read more
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Early Morning Rescue Saves The Life of Jerusalem Man Who Suffered A Cardiac Arrest in Front of His Family
Early Sunday morning, just before 4:00 a.m., a man in his late 60s was not feeling well at an apartment on Abulafya Street near Nachalot. He began to make gurgling sounds and his wife and daughters woke up from the noise and rushed to his aid, only to find that the man had lost consciousness Read more
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At 40 Weeks Pregnant She Delivered Someone Else’s Baby
Last week Thursday, Rachel Feld, who has been a volunteer EMT with United Hatzalah for just over a year, received an emergency notification from United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command Center that she was in close proximity to a medical emergency. Rachel, who has three young children at home, and who was 40 weeks pregnant at Read more
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Man in Beitar Illit, Woman in Haifa Saved by CPR 15 Minutes
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Young Girl Suffers Anaphylactic Reaction in Preschool, Saved By Quick Acting EMT
Yesterday afternoon, a man in Herzliya arrived to pick up his daughter from preschool, when he discovered that the little girl had broken out in a rash with a swollen tongue. The girl was coughing repeatedly and showed worrying signs of suffering a severe allergic reaction. He called emergency services for help. Shalom was at work Read more