Archives: Stories
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From Pain To Empathy, EMT Overcomes Pain From His Own Accident To Aid Other Accident Victims
On a recent Wednesday afternoon, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Yitzchak Levinger received an alert to a serious accident on Keren HaYesod Street in Beit Shemesh, which was right near his location. He immediately dashed to his ambucycle and raced over to the scene. His brother, who lives a few streets over and is also a Read more
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Women’s EMS Unit Helps Disabled Children Get Into Purim Spirit
The Jewish month of Adar is a joyful and auspicious time for the Jewish nation, and school children across Israel kick off the month by dressing up in costume and participating in festive celebrations. Last week, just after the month of Adar began, volunteers from United Hatzalah of Israel’s women’s unit helped Aleh students in Read more
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Jay Leno and Dr. Miriam Adelson Headline the 2nd Annual Los Angeles Gala for American Friends of United Hatzalah
Friends of United Hatzalah of Israel (www.israelrescue.org) announced today that Jay Leno, former host of The Tonight Show and Dr. Miriam Adelson will be headlining the 2nd Annual Los Angeles Gala, taking place on Thursday, February 27th at the Beverly Hilton. The Gala will feature Dr. Adelson as the keynote speaker at the event and Read more
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Amid Rocket Barrage United Hatzalah Hands Out Specially Designed Protective Vests and Helmets To Gaza Periphery EMS Volunteers
As rockets from Gaza once again rain down on Israeli civilians, United Hatzalah distributed specially designed protective tactical vests and helmets to its volunteer EMS personnel in the city of Sderot and the Gaza periphery. The EMS organization, which provides all of its services for free, distributed the protective gear to its volunteers throughout the Read more
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From Checkout To Choking – A Lifesaving Rescue In Less Than A Minute.
Last Friday at 12:51 P.M. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Ezra Gottlieb was in a supermarket in his hometown of Beitar Illit making his last-minute purchases for Shabbat when United Hatzalah’s dispatch and command center alerted him to a choking child near his location. Without hesitating for even a moment, Ezra left his groceries in the Read more
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New Lifesaving ATV to Aid Gush Shiloh Residents
United Hatzalah of Israel dedicated its newest all-terrain vehicle (ATV) to serve the residents of the Gush Shiloh area, which is the next step in fulfilling their promise to add more lifesaving vehicles and first responders to Judea and Samaria. The dedication ceremony took place on Monday in the town of Adei Ad, slightly northeast Read more
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Doctor Attests – United Hatzalah’s Ten Kavod Project Assisting The Elderly Saved A Life
On Wednesday, United Hatzalah’s Ten Kavod project of visiting the elderly resulted in the life of a Beer Sheva resident being saved. This was attested to by the doctor of the woman whose life was saved. Volunteer EMT and Ten Kavod participant Netanel Samich from Be’er Sheva took a number of students from the Makif Read more
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Saving Lives At A Cemetery
On a recent Thursday morning at around 9:30 am, Chaim Meir Friedman from Kfar Chabad received an alert to a serious accident at the local cemetery. A golf cart used to drive people around the large cemetery had flipped off the path and skidded down the hill before finally landing in some bushes. Chaim immediately Read more
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Two Successful CPRs In Less Than An Hour
Last Friday night, at 7:47 pm, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT and ambucycle driver Zvi Horowitz received an alert from United Hatzalah’s dispatch and command center alerting him to a person who had just lost consciousness near Zvi’s home in Hadera. The dedicated medic dashed out to his ambucycle and sped along the roads to quickly Read more
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Have You Ever Had A Feeling So Great It Is Difficult To Put Into Words?
A week ago on Shabbat morning, an elderly woman aspirated half-an-hour after eating breakfast in her home in Holon. Her raspy coughing alerted her daughter, who quickly ran to her side. At first, the daughter didn’t realize the seriousness of the situation but as her mother began to lose consciousness, she suddenly grasped that her Read more