On a recent Tuesday morning in Jerusalem, parents were feeding their 6-month-old baby and introduced him to tahini for the first time. Within minutes, the baby developed a severe allergic reaction. The infant’s parents immediately called emergency services, seeking urgent help. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Shalom Klein, alerted to the emergency through his proximity alert Read more

In the town of Beit Dagan, on Tuesday, a 63-year-old man experienced a cardiac arrest a bit before midnight. Relatives called emergency services for help. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Levi Goodman was promptly alerted about the emergency and quickly drove to the scene, arriving first at the location in under three minutes. The first responder Read more

In a complex operation spanning three countries, an elderly Jewish woman from the conflict-ridden regions of Ukraine has been successfully brought to Israel to receive critical medical care. United Hatzalah’s Operations Division received a humanitarian request two months ago from the family of an elderly Jewish woman residing in Mykolaiv, a city near the volatile Read more

Last Thursday, EMTs fulfilled the dream of an elderly bedridden woman by bringing her to visit the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee). The woman, a participant in United Hatzalah’s Ten Kavod project, which aims to monitor health and combat loneliness among the elderly, had been confined to her house for the past three years due to Read more

On Monday morning just before 9:00 A.M., a Palestinian man was brought to the Hashmonaim Crossing by relatives after suffering a cardiac arrest. Security guards at the checkpoint immediately alerted emergency services and initiated CPR on the 63-year-old. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Moshe Margolis was driving to work, not far from the checkpoint, when he Read more

Amid IDF Operation “Shield and Arrow”, United Hatzalah is raising its level of alert and preparing for a possible security escalation in southern Israel. During a situational assessment held in the organization’s temporary Command and Control Center on Mount Meron, key officials and division heads decided to immediately reinforce the southern branches of the organization Read more

A few weeks ago, a woman in her 50s suffered chest pains in her home in the city of Acre. Her relatives alerted emergency services. One of the first to respond to the emergency, which ended in the transport of the patient to the hospital, was United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Chen ben Yehuda. Chen, a Read more

Last Thursday just after 8:00 P.M., a man in his 80s suffered a cardiac arrest in the Misgav Ladach Hospital in Jerusalem. Because the hospital currently operates as a clinic and lacks the essential equipment and staff to handle such cases, the personnel promptly notified emergency services. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Matan Shnir was learning Read more

On Tuesday morning (Yom Hazikaron) just before 9:00 A.M., a collision between two Palestinian vehicles took place in the village of Umm Salamuna near Efrat. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Julian Fridman was on his way to drop off his baby at daycare on Tuesday morning when he came across the accident. Julian slowed down to Read more

On Friday morning, United Hatzalah, Israel’s national volunteer-based EMS organization, held a simulated mass casualty incident (MCI) training drill that simulated a terror attack on a bus. The drill involved the response of dozens of emergency medical personnel, all of whom are part of the organization’s women’s initiative, as well as 50 simulated patients and Read more