Archives: Stories
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Dealing With The Aftermath Of An Emergency
On Wednesday morning just after 3:00 a.m., United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Hanoch Re’em, a resident of Jerusalem’s Neve Yaakov neighborhood, was returning home from a night shift when he heard his communications device buzzing. A medical emergency had occurred a couple of blocks away from his home. Hanoch jumped out of bed and raced over Read more
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In a Real Feat of Magic – Jewish Magician Saves A Muslim Boy At His Own Magic Show
Aharon Avital, a magician who lives in Elad and works most of the time in the city of Hod Hasharon, performing live magic shows and goes by the name Aharon HaKosem (the Hebrew word for Magician). In addition to stunning crowds with his performances, Aharon also volunteers as an EMT with United Hatzalah and carries Read more
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Early Morning Rescue At Tel Aviv Train Station
At 8:07 a.m. on Wednesday morning, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Avraham Levy was returning home from staffing an all-night municipal election vote-count in the city of Tel Mond. He was driving one of the organization’s ambulances back from the event when he received an emergency alert from dispatch directing him to a man who had Read more
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A Family Who Rides Together Saves Lives Together
Yisrael Tzairi, a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT is often seen driving his ambucycle around the city of Petah Tikva where he lives. Responding to medical emergencies all around the city, Yisrael is often accompanied by his two brothers. Eliyah Tzairi and Avichail Tzairi joined their older brother two years ago, by joining an EMT training Read more
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Sitting Up After A Fentanyl Overdose
Ra’anana native Yoni Sadon is a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT and driving instructor. He is one of the most active EMTs in the city and is often seen running from one emergency to the next. A few weeks ago, in the middle of the afternoon, a man had been drinking alcohol and using fentanyl with Read more
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After Performing Successful CPR On His Own Son, EMT Writes Emotional Letter Imploring All Parents to Learn Basic First Aid
Yesterday, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Yoni Uziyahu from Rehovot, experienced something that no parent should have to go through. His son, only a year-and-a-half old, fell off of a table and suffered a severe head injury. The boy lost consciousness, stopped breathing, and almost died. Yoni, utilizing his emergency medical training, intervened and performed Read more
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Sharing My Husband For The Greater Good
By Ruth Hametz, (This article first appeared in a blog on Times of Israel and is reprinted here with the author’s permission) Before the title provokes errant thoughts, just know, we are not polygamists. Although, after watching a few episodes of the “Big Love” series I can admit that having some sister wives could be extremely Read more
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A Mid-Air Rescue In the Time of Corona
This past Sunday night, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Moshe Weitzman, who lives in Ashdod, was flying back to Israel from London via Istanbul and responded to a medical emergency a few rows back from his seat on the plane. Moshe quickly intervened and assisted the woman who was having difficulty breathing. “As there were no Read more
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EMT Saves Her Own Husband’s Life
Geulah Pollak has been a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT for the past 4 years. She has previous experience as a first responder but took hiatus for about 10 years prior to joining United Hatzalah due to a mild injury. “I always wanted t get back into the field and become a first responder once again Read more
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Saving A Life In a 12 Minute Traffic Jam
Yossi Rotenberg works as the deputy director of a branch of Shufersal in the center of the country. This past Friday afternoon, Yossi had just left work and was on his way to drop off some supplies for his daughter who lives in Haifa. He punched the address into Waze and the phone application sent Read more