They took turns performing chest compressions in front of the terrified family members.
"In cases like this, the early first response makes the difference between life and death."
Kalanit realized that the paramedic and ambulance weren't arriving for another few minutes, so she had to take action on her own.
"Thankfully, I was in the right place at the right time to help, and that is all that matters.”
"I am proud to be part of an organization that saves the lives of people across the country, no matter who and where.”
"Being part of this right before the holiday of Hanukkah gave me a lot of joy.”
“The reassuring voice of the dispatcher accompanied me every step of the way."
"Although I'm tired, I am incredibly content that I did a great kindness in saving others.”
“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."
Hatzalah dispatcher Chanoch Re’em began instructing the secretary and the staff at the dentist’s office on how to perform CPR.
The knife had torn right through the woman’s carotid artery, leaving her very few minutes to live before she bled out completely.
“I’m not sure if he came to me knowing that I am an EMT, or just because my store was open late."
After making sure the patient was secure and on his way to the nearest hospital, Haim Gil was only a half an hour late to his son's graduation.
United Hatzalah Ambulance Team in Moshav Kadima Joined a CPR in progress on Sunday morning and saves the life of a very heavy, 49-year-old man
"Unfortunately, our efforts were unsuccessful and she was pronounced dead at the scene."
The man was rushed to the hospital in stable condition with a pulse and breathing on his own. His life had been saved.
First-hand account of EMT who responded to Givat Zeev Incident Wednesday morning.
United Hatzalah EMTS visit a boy, 15, they treated 10 days before when his life had been saved miraculously.
First response teams arrived at the scene and provided the two wounded initial treatment before they were evacuated them to Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital.
After multiple rounds of chest compressions, the paramedic asked Yosef to call for backup.
A four-month-old infant was brought by his father to a makolet (bodega) on Rambam Street in Bnei Brak after the infant had choked. The father carried his baby into the makolet and asked the store manager to call for help. United Hatzalah volunteers responded to the emergency and succeeded in resuscitating the boy. United Hatzalah […]
"Sometimes when a CPR is unsuccessful, a responder can become less hopeful about the chances of saving the next patient."
United Hatzalah volunteers Alber Anconina, Ruth Hadassi, Ohad Ringer, and Dekel Shem Tov were each going about their daily routines when they received the alert.
After taking his son to the hospital a man collapses just before Shabbat in Efrat leading to a dramatic rescue that saved his life.
Each of the brothers responds to an average of a 100 medical emergencies a month.
“Today certainty has been a bit different,” Daniel said after returning home from the third birth of the morning.
"This is one of the many emergency calls that I have gone to that make all of the training and volunteering worthwhile."
Over and over again he kept losing his pulse.
By Raphael Poch
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