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The Difference An Ambucycle Makes
When it comes to first responders in the field of emergency medical services, getting somewhere and getting somewhere fast can be the difference between life and death, or between agonizing pain and relief for a patient. That is why United Hatzalah invented the ambucycle in order to shave precious minutes off of EMS first response Read more
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Collaborative Terror Drill Held in Tevaria’s IDF Conscription Base
Last Wednesday, Ambulance Merizan and United Hatzalah joined forces with the local and national police forces in a combined drill that simulated a terror attack in the city of Tevaria, Israel’s largest city on the Kineret, or Sea of Galilee. The drill simulated a terror attack that took place in the city’s IDF conscription office, Read more
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Meeting Scenes of Chaos With Clarity
Noa Berger lives in a small Moshav called Beit Arif near Shoham. She loves singing and helping others, that is why she volunteers with United Hatzalah. She completed her training a year and a half ago and immediately began saving lives. Berger, responds to emergencies that take place in her vicinity but also spends a Read more
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Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat and Minister of Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage Ze’ev Elkin Praise the Inauguration of 30 New Rescue Vehicles in Jerusalem
On Wednesday evening as the sun was setting over the city, United Hatzalah of Israel inaugurated 30 new emergency electric bicycles that will be spread throughout Jerusalem. The inauguration took place in the presence of the guests of Honor Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat and Minister of the Environment and Jerusalem Affairs and Heritage MK Ze’ev Read more
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Psychotrauma Unit Sends Ambulance to Bolster Sderot
Following the Intensification of rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip this past weekend, United Hatzalah’s Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit Director Miriam Ballin visited the city and its responders in order to bring some much-needed support to the residents and volunteer responders of the area. On Monday morning, Ballin, together with the ambulance and fellow Read more
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Gunshot Victim Thanks First Responder Who Saved His Life
Last Saturday afternoon a young Arab man was attacked in the Ein el-Maghara neighborhood of Umm al-Fahm, an Arab town that lies just south of Afula in northern Israel. The man was shot several times and seriously injured by unknown gunmen. United Hatzalah volunteer Sanaa Mahameed, who lives in Umm al-Fahm, was alerted to the Read more
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United Hatzalah Expands Psychotrauma and Crisis Response K-9 Unit
A new volunteer has joined the ranks of United Hatzalah’s Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit, only this one has four legs. Toffy, a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, a breed known around the world for excelling as therapy dogs, has gone through extensive training with her owner, Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Volunteer Ori Weiss, to become Read more
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Foreign Volunteers Can Now Pre-Register To Help Israel In Event Of Large-Scale Earthquake
Following the continued tremors and aftershocks that have shaken Israel’s north for the past week, Israel’s Health Ministry and the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) have informally asked United Hatzalah to pre-register all available and willing members of Hatzolah organizations worldwide who are interested in assisting Israel should a large-scale earthquake occur. Israel has built Read more
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A Life-Saving Couple That Saved A Couple Of Lives Over The Weekend
Miri Shvimmer and Lior Eskenasy are an engaged couple who both live in Holon and are both United Hatzalah volunteer responders. In fact, they often ride to emergencies together on Lior’s ambucycle. “Whenever there are calls that need ALS we go out together,” Shvimmer said as she smiled. “I keep the ALS equipment from my Read more
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Rehovot Fire Department, City and United Hatzalah Make Sick Child’s Dream Come True
Last week, a number of rescue organizations banded together with the city of Rehovot to make a sick child’s dream come true. A letter was received by United Hatzalah rescue service asking that they help a sick child feel first hand what it was like to volunteer in a rescue organization. Volunteers from the organization Read more