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Ambulance Teams Save Life Of Haifa Man Who Suffered A Cardiac Arrest
At approximately 11:00 p.m., last night, a 75-year-old man fell unconscious in his home on HaGefen Street in Haifa. His wife found him sprawled out on the floor and immediately called emergency services for help. One of United Hatzalah’s ambulances was on shift nearby and was dispatched to the scene. They arrived just a Read more
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Three EMTs from Different Cities Come Together To Save A Life In Rishon Lezion
Early Tuesday morning, just after 1:00 a.m., Avraham Yudkowsky, a United Hatzalah volunteer who lives in Givat Ze’ev, was in the middle of a personal trip in Rishon Lezion when he received an alert to a medical emergency occurring a few blocks away from his location. A passerby saw something suspicious and called emergency services Read more
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Jumping From Emergency To Emergency
On Tuesday morning just after 10:00 a.m., a man in his 80’s collapsed at home on Hama’apilim Street after suffering a heart attack. Worried family members called emergency services for help. Avraham Porges, who works as a Kashrut Supervisor for the Rabbinate of the city of Ashdod, was in his office a block away when Read more
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Overcoming Disability As A First Responder
As part of our Year Of The Volunteer project, United Hatzalah will be highlighting volunteers from across the country who give of themselves and their time to help others and save lives each and every day. We want to recognize these heroes for the work that they do both as volunteer first responders and in Read more
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Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz Visits United Hatzalah Headquarters Today
On Wednesday morning, Israel’s Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz arrived today at United Hatzalah’s Headquarters in Jerusalem on an official visit. The Minister, who was accompanied by his Chief of Staff and a professional entourage, saw how United Hatzalah volunteers operate on a regular basis and during the Corona era. Accompanying him on his visit were Read more
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Presenting The Korenvaes Miracle Awards
Our sages wrote the famous line that the Israelites were redeemed from Egypt based on the merit of the women of that generation. Jewish women have always played an important role in the development of our unbelievable and challenging history. In fact, part of the victory of Hanukkah came about through the heroism of a Read more
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In Memory of Eli Kay
During a special memorial that took place on Monday evening, the second night of Chanukah, the family of terror victim Eli Kay participated in the candle lighting ceremony at the Western Wall together with some of the first responders who tried to save his life. Eli was murdered on Sunday of last week and his Read more
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Treating Children In Distress Following A Car Accident
Car accidents can be incredibly distressing for children, no matter what the outcome. One such accident took place on Saturday night just after 10:30 p.m. when a young mother was on her way home with her four children on Highway 40 near the Neve Yerek interchange. The family had been returning from an excursion when Read more
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Providing Emotional Care In a Stressful Situation
On Wednesday night at around 10:30 p.m., after an 88-year-old man suffered a cardiac arrest in his bedroom on Ramban Street in Haifa, a group of United Hatzalah volunteers rushed over to his house to save him. Three of the United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs who responded to the incident, Miry Brach, Liat Anaf, and Read more
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Saving a Life Amid Hanukkah Preparations
A 73-year-old man who was suffering from a number of prior medical conditions collapsed on Sunday morning just after 11:00 a.m. on Zangvil Street in Jerusalem. Worried family members called emergency services for help in order to try to save his life. Four United Hatzalah volunteers received the alert regarding the emergency, and each one Read more