Archives: Stories
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When the Ambulance Is Too Far Away To Help
Last Thursday evening, a woman was in her home in Akko, preparing dinner in the kitchen when she suddenly collapsed and lost consciousness. Her alarmed husband screamed and thus alerted their neighbor who then called United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command Center. The automated dispatching system located volunteer EMT Avigdor Harris as the nearest responder to Read more
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A Year After The Tragic Accident, Family Dedicates Ambucycle Donated In Honor Etai Rimel’s Bar Mitzvah
On December 1st, 2019, the lives of the Rimel family were devastated when an Arab driver hit their car at high speed, killing Tzipi Rimel and her three-week-old daughter Noam Rimmel. The accident, which took place on Highway 443 near Givat Ze’ev, left the father Ephraim Rimel crippled and the son, Etai Rimel, in a Read more
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Saying Thank You 13 Years Later
This past Monday evening, United Hatzalah volunteer and Rehovot resident Micha Shulem walked into one of the shuls in the city to daven Maariv and noticed a man from the corner of his eye looking intensely at him. At the end of the tefillah, the man walked over to Micha and said, “You performed CPR Read more
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Father Resuscitated In The Rain After Collapsing In Front Of Son Just Before Shabbat
In what turned out to be a dramatic and successful CPR that took place on Friday evening, just as Shabbat was coming in, a father collapsed in front of his son and was saved by the quick reaction of his very own neighbor, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Kalanit Taub together with other first responders. The Read more
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Decorated EMT Becomes First Woman Head Of a Chapter For United Hatzalah
Vicky Tiferet, who is a volunteer EMT with United Hatzalah in the northern town of Moshav Yuval, was appointed as the head of the organization’s Emek HaHula chapter last week, becoming the first woman in the organization to hold such a post. United Hatzalah is built as a national organization but is subdivided into chapters Read more
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The Brit Milah That Almost Wasn’t
A Brit Milah that took place in Bat Yam recently became an even more emotional event after the mother of the baby and the baby himself nearly died during the delivery. The story began a few weeks ago and involved a pregnant woman who was in serious condition after she suffered complications towards the end Read more
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A Miraculous Delivery On Route 1
This past Monday night, just after 8 p.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Avraham Arnon was finishing his shift in the Maccabi vaccination center in Ramla, when his communications device alerted him to a nearby medical emergency. A woman had gone into labor in a taxi on route 1, one of Israel’s busiest Highways. Avraham grabbed Read more
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Ambulances Transport Elderly To Receive Their Vaccinations
Answering a need faced by many elderly or disabled persons who are without cars, and for whom the use of public transportation can be difficult, United Hatzalah has begun working with various cities and regional councils throughout Israel to transport those in need to local vaccination centers and back to their homes afterward. The program Read more
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Returning A Life That Was Lost
On Friday afternoon, a 73-year-old Ramla resident with severe chronic medical issues sat down for lunch when he unexpectedly began choking. An alarmed family member called United Hatzalah’s Dispatch and Command Center. Volunteer EMT Eveyasaf Shiri was on his way to visit his mother when his communications device alerted him to the incident. Eveyasaf quickly Read more
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EMTs Perform Successful CPR on Sunday After Responding To An Entirely Different Medical Emergency
On Sunday evening just after 7:00 p.m., a car accident took place in Ashdod, on Ha’Atzmaut Street. Two cars impacted one another and a bystander called emergency services. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT and electric bicycle rider Tal Mor was at home building lego blocks with his son when he received the emergency alert. He quickly Read more