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Child Suffers Life-Threatening Allergic Reaction, Is Saved By Volunteer EMT
On Monday afternoon, a 10-year-old child suffered a severe allergic reaction at his house in Beit Shemesh. His mother immediately alerted emergency services. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT and law student Tuvia Greenberg was writing a research paper when he received the alert on his communications device. He immediately dropped what he was doing and rushed Read more
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Woman Suffers Cardiac Arrest While Walking Her Dog, Is Revived By First Responders
On Saturday night, a woman in her 30s was walking her dog on the Tel Aviv Promenade when she suddenly collapsed and lost consciousness. United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs Ariel Vexler and Shimmy Kfilof were responding to another, less serious emergency when passersby alerted them to the unconscious woman just 50 meters away. While Vexler remained Read more
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Newly Trained North American Teenagers Participate in MCI Drill, Ambulance Shifts
On Monday evening, 43 teenagers from across the United States and Canada celebrated their graduation from the NCSY Hatzalah Rescue program. The joint United Hatzalah and NCSY program provides North American Jewish teenagers with EMS techniques and certifies them as emergency medical responders (EMRs) after completing an intensive 60-hour course. The graduates’ skills were put Read more
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Saving a Passenger on a Long-Haul Flight
On a recent Lufthansa flight from Montreal to Frankfurt, United Hatzalah volunteer physician Dr. Nathan Ungar was taking a nap when flight attendants who knew his medical background hurried to his seat, rousing him with news of a 60-year-old man who had fainted. Dr. Ungar followed the attendants to find the elderly passenger pale and Read more
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U.S. Congressman David Kustoff Visits United Hatzalah Headquarters in Jerusalem
On Thursday, July 4, in Jerusalem, U.S. Rep. David Kustoff (R-TN) visited the headquarters of United Hatzalah, Israel’s national volunteer-based EMS organization. During his visit, Kustoff met with United Hatzalah leaders and volunteers and heard how Israelis of all walks of life – Jews, Christians, and Muslims, religious and secular – provide a joint community-based Read more
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United Hatzalah and Philanthropist Dr. Miriam Adelson Launch New Emergency Fleet in Honor of Fallen Soldiers and Medical Volunteers
Tuesday, July 2nd, Mount Herzl, Jerusalem: United Hatzalah inaugurated its new emergency fleet of 76 ambucycles (emergency motorcycles), emergency vehicles and an ambulance at an emotional ceremony at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem. The new fleet is a joint initiative of United Hatzalah in a matching partnership with philanthropist Dr. Miriam Adelson and her sons Adam Read more
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Woman Chokes On Watermelon, Is Saved By First Responders
On Wednesday night in Jerusalem, a woman in her 70s choked on a piece of watermelon. Her daughter immediately alerted emergency services. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Daniel Rosenfeld had just left work when he received the alert on his communications device. Jumping into his personal vehicle, Rosenfeld rushed to the scene, arriving in under 3 Read more
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Saving A Choking Baby On Shabbat Afternoon
On Shabbat afternoon, just after 5:30 PM, a baby choked on candy in his house in Ramat Beit Shemesh. His parents immediately alerted emergency services. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Avi Nafoussi, who lives in the building next door, was at home when he received an alert on his communications device about the emergency. Nafoussi rushed Read more
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Man In His 40s Suffers Cardiac Arrest, Is Successfully Resuscitated By Neighbor
On Tuesday afternoon in Hadera, a man in his late 40s picked up his daughter from school. On their way home, he fell unconscious near the entrance to his building’s elevator. His daughter screamed for help and neighbors immediately notified emergency services. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Tomer Fainshtein had just finished attending to another emergency Read more
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Man Suffers Cardiac Arrest, Is Rescued By Storeowner Who Volunteers As EMT
On Wednesday just before noon in Tiberias, a man in his 90s suffered cardiac arrest while sitting on the couch in his house. His relatives immediately alerted emergency services. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Aryeh Levinger was working nearby at the bike store he owns when he received an alert on his communications device about the Read more