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Muslim and Jewish EMTs Save A collapsed Woman’s Life in Ein Naqquba
On Monday night at around 10:30 p.m., a 50-year-old woman collapsed in her front yard in the town of Ein Naqquba, an Arab village west of Jerusalem. Her children found her lying unresponsive on the ground a few minutes later and immediately called emergency services for help. Samr Salama is a Muslim volunteer EMT for Read more
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Helmsley Charitable Trust Grants $500,000 for 708 Bullet Proof Vests and Helmets to Protect United Hatzalah Volunteers in the Field
During the month of May this past year, from the 10th to the 18th, Hamas launched 3,440 rockets at Israeli cities in the Gaza periphery and beyond. Cities including Sderot, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Rehovot, Rishon Lezion, Ramla, Lod, Nes Tziona, Mevaseret, Givat Shmuel, Petach Tikvah, Bnei Brak, and others were all under fire. Read more
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Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg Headlines Fundraiser for Friends Of United Hatzalah Raising $18 Million for Israeli EMS Organization
On Sunday evening, Friends of United Hatzalah of Israel (www.israelrescue.org) honored Adele and Dr. Joel Sandberg and Dr. Ari Ciment during their Miami Gala for their dedication to Israel, their community, and to saving lives. Also in attendance were the former U.S. Ambassador to Israel and his wife David and Tammy Friedman, the Mayor of Read more
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EMT saves a woman’s life then visits her in the hospital the following day
United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Shahak Barel lives in the city of Akko. On Wednesday afternoon at around 3:15 p.m., as he was resting on his living room sofa after a hard day of work, he heard his emergency communication device ring alerting him to a nearby medical emergency. A 60-year-old woman had collapsed unconscious on Read more
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Eyal Marom – Volunteer Of The Month November 2021
Eyal Marom is a volunteer EMT with United Hatzalah, he lives in the city of Ma’alot-Tarshiha in northern Galilee with his wife. They have five children who are all under the age of 12. Marom studies in the Yeshiva in Ma’alot and works as a scribe for religious articles writing mezuzot, Torah scrolls, tefillin, and Read more
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Local Resident and Passing Drivers Save A Life In Kibbutz Nachshon
At around 2:15 p.m., on Monday, United Hatzalah volunteer Omri Shafts received an urgent notification of an emergency occurring nearby. An 80-year-old man was suffering from a seizure in his home in Nahshon, a kibbutz in central Israel. Omri was working in his home office, so he dutifully rushed to the neighboring home as soon Read more
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Knesset Health Committee Members State: It Is Time To Establish One Emergency Medical Dispatch Center With One Emergency Number
On Wednesday morning during a meeting of the Knesset Health Committee, the discussion was raised as to why there is no unified emergency number in Israel. Currently, if a person would like to receive emergency service help there are separate numbers for the police, 100 and 110, for the Magen David Adom ambulance service 101, Read more
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EMT Treats Woman On Board A Flight from Israel to Newark
On Sunday morning, on a flight from Tel Aviv to Newark, NJ, a 60-year-old woman started suffering from symptoms alluding to a stroke. Avi Nefoussi, a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT, was the only medical personnel on the flight. As the plane was preparing to land, Avi noticed a commotion a few rows behind him. Read more
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Thankful To Help
On Monday morning just after 9:00 a.m. a man in his 40s who lives in a long-term medical care facility for those with pre-existing medical conditions in Neve Michael, was eating his breakfast together with the assistance of a staff member, when he suffered an epileptic seizure, was unable to breathe, and lost consciousness. The Read more
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Being on The Side Of Giving
On Sunday morning, a man in his 90s was eating breakfast at his home on Har Adir Street in Tzefat (Safed) when he suddenly choked on his food, lost consciousness, and collapsed. Worried family members called emergency services for help. United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs Yechiel Roshetzky and Elchanan Cohen, were both at their respective homes, Read more