Tag: cardiac arrest
Man Suffers Cardiac Arrest Waiting for Train, Resuscitated by Fellow Passenger Hatzalah EMT
“This was a stressful incident because I was alone, without equipment, for about 13 minutes."
EMT Rescues Cowshed Worker Who Collapsed over his Morning Coffee
Haim works closely with the entire agriculture staff, and the person in need is his friend.
‘Real Life Angels Exist’ – A Daughter Recounts her Father’s Dramatic Cardiac Arrest
I learned that evening that the statistics are stacked against people and that only 3-4 percent of the people who receive CPR survive.
Rehovot Man Collapsed Mid-Tennis Game Successfully Resuscitated
“Performing CPR on patients who are sick or elderly is very different from performing resuscitation on a person who collapsed unexpectedly."
EMT Arrives in Under a Minute to Save Collapsed Petah Tikvah Man
Help was just 30 second away.
EMTs Resuscitate Elderly Jerusalemite in Front of his Family Erev Chanukah
"Being part of this right before the holiday of Hanukkah gave me a lot of joy.”
United Hatzalah EMTs Save Unconscious Motorist on Major Roadway
“It was an extremely stressful situation because we were trying to revive a man who had suffered a cardiac arrest on the side of a major roadway."
Twofer: EMTs Perform Successful CPR in Dentist’s Office
Hatzalah dispatcher Chanoch Re’em began instructing the secretary and the staff at the dentist’s office on how to perform CPR.
Two Canadian Sisters and their Jersey Friend Save Man in Beit Shemesh Pool
“When I was living in Toronto, I never thought I’d be responding to medical emergencies."
United Hatzalah Muslim EMT Saves his Neighbor’s Life before Friday’s Prayers
“After the third shock was administered, the man began to resist compressions, a sign that he was coming back to life.”
With Syrian Rocket Exploding, Dimona Octogenarian Gets New Lease on Life
"After saving someone’s life the sensation of euphoria I got wouldn’t let me sleep."
Purim Miracle: United Hatzalah EMTs Pulled from a Seudah to Save a Life
"I feel so overjoyed at having saved this man’s life on Purim. It felt to me like I had won the lottery.”
Ten Years Later Old Gift Still Saving Lives
"When Shabbat ended, I called my old neighbor and told him that the defibrillator he had donated just helped save another life."
EMT’s Account of First Rosh Hashanah Night Call: Helping God Inscribe Heart Patient in...
I can’t explain the feeling I had as I drove my ambucycle back home and walked into my living room to see my family still waiting for me.
Struck by Lightning at Camp, Ethan Kadish Battles Brain Injury
Tragedy has brought out the strength of the Kadish family following the summer camp lightning strike that left their 12-year-old son in critical condition. Now he is 13. His Bar Mitzvah will be in a hospital.