Archives: Stories
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Two Torontonian Sisters and a Teanecker Friend Save A Life At A Beit Shemesh Pool
On Tuesday afternoon, just after 3:00 p.m., a man in his fifties was swimming in the community pool in Beit Shemesh. The man began to feel faint and grabbed one of the ropes on the side of the swimming lane showing signs of distress. Another swimmer coming from the opposite direction in the lane saw Read more
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Petah Tikva EMT Performs CPR On Foreigner And Saves His Life
On Monday afternoon, just after 12:00 p.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Gilad Sharaby was in his home in Petah Tikva when he was suddenly alerted to a nearby medical emergency. A few blocks away, a young man had collapsed in his apartment, and United Hatzalah Dispatch and Command Center located Gilad as one of the Read more
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“Thanks To His Wife He Is Alive”
Early on Tuesday morning, just before 1:00 a.m. a man in his 50s suffered a cardiac arrest in his home in Kfar Yonah. The man’s wife initiated CPR immediately and told their daughter to call for help. Baruch Maclof was sleeping soundly when his emergency communication device from United Hatzalah began to blare. Maclof Read more
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Pre-Shabbat Tragedy Prevented on The Kinneret
On Friday afternoon around 3:30 in the afternoon, a young woman who was wearing a lifejacket began to swim away from the beaches in Tiberias in order to enjoy the cool water of the Kinneret. After swimming for a short time, the strong undertow that exists around the beaches of Tiberias and is extremely strong Read more
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EMTs Save The Life Of Cardiac Arrest Patient in Kiryat Yam
Just after 10:00 p.m. on Saturday night in the quiet Haifa suburb of Kiryat Yam, a man in his late 50s suffered a cardiac arrest in his home on A.D. Gordon Street. Worried family members called emergency services for help. United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command Center identified Uriyah Mizrachi and Moshe Dov Cohen as two Read more
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Store Manager Saves Choking Baby
On Monday night, at 8:15 p.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Daniel Ashosh was managing his store in Alta shopping center in Ashdod when he suddenly heard shouting coming from outside. As the Alta shopping center is a busy and bustling area, Daniel continued working thinking that the noise was part of the regular humdrum. Then, Read more
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16-Year-Old Son Of EMT Initiates CPR On Collapsed Victim Saves His Life
Just after 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening in the city of Afula a woman in her 60s collapsed on Arlozorov Street in Afula. A crowd had gathered around the woman and people were unsure what to do. 16-year-old Shaked Masa s had just finished a private English class and was walking on the street Read more
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Between Delivery and Deliverance
46-year-old Gili Gahuzi is a married man and father of three who has been working as a delivery man for 20 years now. On a regular workday, Gili covers approximately 16 kilometers of ground, drinks a few liters of water, then delivers packages across 35 square blocks, mostly in Zichron Yaakov but also in Binyamina. Read more
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EMTs Save Afula Man In Successful CPR
Just after 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, a man in his 60s suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed on Mishmar HaYarden Street in Afula. His worried family members called emergency services for help. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Tomer Ben Yehuda was just leaving his home nearby in Afula and heading for his office in Tel Aviv Read more
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Giving A Bit More Time
On Wednesday night, at 9:45 p.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Eric Barel was in his home in Carmiel when he was alerted to a nearby emergency. A few houses down from Eric’s house, a 60-year-old man lost consciousness in his home. Eric immediately jumped on his ambucycle and rushed over to his neighbor’s house. As Read more