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Finding The Lost Victim
Recently, an accident occurred on Route 437, near the Palestinian town of Hizma. The accident was between a car and a motorcycle. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT and police officer Eli Avraham was alerted by dispatch and immediately rushed to the scene. Eli discovered a vehicle that had been partially crushed and a severely damaged motorcycle. Read more
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From Quarantine To Watermelon Rescues – An EMT Saving Lives After Being Exposed to Covid-19
Gilad Auerbach is a veteran United Hatzalah volunteer EMT from Kiryat Malachi in southern Israel. In mid-July, Gilad had entered a period of voluntary self-quarantine, after he was exposed to a fellow first responder who later tested positive for Covid-19 Coronavirus. The EMT wound up spending several days in isolation away from his family at Read more
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Sderot Hero Reunites With Man Who Saved His Life 12 Years Ago
Twelve years ago, Yaakov Bar Yochai, a resident of Sderot who is active in assisting those in need in the city no matter what time of day or night, was involved in a water ski accident in Eilat that left him unconscious, not breathing and pulseless. When he woke up in Yoseftal hospital a few Read more
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Beitar Yerushalayim Signs With United Hatzalah For Another Season
Beitar Yerushalayim, one of Israel’s premier soccer clubs, has signed United Hatzalah on to their team for another season. The management of the two organizations met on Monday in United Hatzalah’s headquarters in Jerusalem in order to ratify their continued partnership for the 2020/2021 season. During the meeting, the management of the Beitar Yerushalayim Soccer Read more
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Saving Lives While Vacationing On A Moshav
Nechama and Tom Eisenman live in Ramat Beit Shemesh and are United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs. One week they decided to go up north on a short break with their family for the weekend. On their way to the moshav they were staying at, Nechama realized she had forgotten her bluebird (United Hatzalah’s communication device) but Read more
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Rescue In A Yarkon Hotel
A few weeks ago on Tuesday, at 12:30 p.m. United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command Center received a phone call regarding a serious injury that had just taken place in a Tel-Aviv hotel on HaYarkon Street. The dispatching system automatically alerted the five closest volunteers to the emergency. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Lior Eskenasy was one Read more
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Having The Tools To Save A Life
One recent evening United Hatzalah volunteer Meidan Ben Yoash provided medical coverage during a football game in Ashdod. After the game, Meidan was headed home on his ambucycle when the organization’s dispatch alerted him to a road accident at the upcoming junction. Meidan immediately flipped on his siren and arrived at the scene within seconds. Read more
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The Psychotrauma And Crisis Response Unit To The Rescue
One Tuesday Morning Elad Tomer, a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT and member of the Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit (PCRU) had just finished buying his groceries at the supermarket when he was alerted by dispatch to a traffic accident nearby. Elad jumped in his car, sped off to the scene, and arrived a few moments Read more
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Corona Care Israel Offers Virtual Mental Health Aid to U.S. Health Workers and First Responders Battling Covid
This story was written by Abigail Klein Leichman and was originally published in the Jewish Standard A group of Israeli mental-health professionals is offering free anonymous psychological first aid for New Jersey healthcare and law-enforcement personnel on the covid frontlines. The help is offered through a new project launched in partnership with voluntary first-response network Read more
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Two Women Save Their Neighbor’s Life After He Collapsed In Front Of His Children
Last Tuesday, Talia Brauer and Tina Berkowitz, two United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs from the town of Ein Hod, which is located in a remote area of the Hof HaCarmel region, saved the life of one of their neighbors. The incident occurred when Talia received a phone call from a woman who lives nearby alerting Talia Read more