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Saving A Life In A Kfar Saba Library
On Sunday morning, just after 10:00 a.m., a man in his 60s was browsing through some book in the municipal library of Kfar Saba when he suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed on the floor. Worried staff members rushed to the man’s aid, and seeing that he was unconscious, called emergency services for help. United Read more
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Ambulance Driver Saves Three Lives In One Day
On Wednesday morning at 7:30 a.m. in Teveria, United Hatzalah volunteer Paramedic David Merizan began a day of lifesaving that would see him save the lives of three people in separate incidents. The first emergency which David was alerted to, involved an elderly man who suffered a heart attack and collapsed in an old age Read more
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Surprise Joint Training Exercise Between United Hatzalah and the Galilee Medical Center Held in Nahariya
On Tuesday night, United Hatzalah together in partnership with the Galilee Medical Center, security forces, and the Municipality of Nahariya, held a joint training exercise on the beach promenade in the southern part of the city. The purpose of the exercise was to train the first responders from all partnering organizations and the medical staff Read more
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An Unlikely Encounter with a Holocaust Survivor
Namah Abohaikal is a 22-year-old volunteer EMT living in the Arab village of Ein Naqquba, located 15 kilometers west of Jerusalem. She is the only Arab woman in the Mevaseret Zion chapter and has been volunteering with United Hatzalah for the last year. Starting in mid-February 2021, the Claims Conference (The Conference on Jewish Material Read more
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Trio of Muslim and Jewish EMTs, Save a Disabled Woman’s Life
On Monday morning, a woman with disabilities lost consciousness and collapsed at a care center near the town of Ma’aleh HaHamisha. Medical staff from the center initiated CPR and called emergency services for assistance. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Murad Barhom was one of the closest first responders to the incident and was alerted to the Read more
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Mother, Daughter, and Guest, Leave Mimouna Celebration To Save A Life
On Sunday morning, just after 12:45 a.m., a 35-year-old mother of two collapsed during the traditional Mimouna celebration. The unfortunate woman had suffered a heart attack and fell unconscious in front of her family and friends. Nearby, United Hatzalah volunteers Lipaz Hatuel, her husband Shmuel, her mother Shira Amsalem, and one of their guests, Eran Read more
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Enriching Lives By Saving Lives
On Tuesday afternoon, just before 4:00 p.m. a man in his early 60s was walking down Jaffa Street in Jerusalem and had just passed the Davidka Square when he suddenly began to feel ill and collapsed. Worried passersby called emergency services for help. Upon receiving the alert, United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command Center notified the Read more
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From Death To Life in 10 Minutes
On Monday night at 10:50 p.m. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Shalom Belchamo from Kiryat Gat was at home cleaning his house for Pesach when he received an urgent alert from United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command Center notifying him that he was the closest responder to a medical emergency occurring on Avnei Choshen Street a few Read more
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Responding in 20 Seconds To Save A Woman Who Collapsed In Front Of Her Own Children
On Monday morning, just after 9:00 a.m., a 57-year-old woman was walking down Ben Gurion Street in Ma’alot-Tarshiha, taking her child to an extracurricular class, when she collapsed on the sidewalk. The incident happened to take place right across the street from the ambulance station and near the home of United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Daniel Read more
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Seizing The Opportunity To Help A Blind and Homebound Senior Citizen
On Sunday around 3:00 p.m., Yehuda Amitay and Meir Vaanunu were transferring elderly patients to receive their Covid-19 vaccines in Jerusalem. When they arrived at the home of the next person they were supposed to transfer, a man in his 70s, the pair of volunteers came across a most disturbing sight. The man who was Read more