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Hatzalah

NY / Health and Medicine

New York City Congestion Pricing Costing Hatzalah $250 a Day

By Vita Fellig

The toll fees haven’t dissuaded Hatzalah volunteers from doing their jobs.

Headline / NY

Brooklyn Jewish Man Hurt in Crown Heights Ramming

By COLlive.com

"It appears that the perp intentionally struck the victim," a police source said.

Israel / Health and Medicine

Supermarket Manager / EMT Saves Girl Who Choked on Candy

By Jewish Press News Desk

"“Thanks to this simple intervention, another person’s life was miraculously saved."

Israel / Travel / Health and Medicine

Man Suffers Cardiac Arrest Waiting for Train, Resuscitated by Fellow Passenger Hatzalah EMT

By Jewish Press News Desk

“This was a stressful incident because I was alone, without equipment, for about 13 minutes."

Israel / Health and Medicine

Patient’s Death Triggers Tough Memories for Hatzalah EMT

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Seeing him sitting there alone in his car brought back waves of pain for me from my brother’s death."

Israel / Health and Medicine

‘Real Life Angels Exist’ – A Daughter Recounts her Father’s Dramatic Cardiac Arrest

By Jewish Press News Desk

I learned that evening that the statistics are stacked against people and that only 3-4 percent of the people who receive CPR survive.

Israel / Health and Medicine

Woman, 86, Collapses before Daughter, Granddaughter, Revived by EMTs

By Jewish Press News Desk

"In cases like this, the early first response makes the difference between life and death."

Israel / Health and Medicine

Haifa Woman, 105, Resuscitated after Choking at Home

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Saving the life of a 105-year-old woman is not something a person gets to do every day."

Featured / Health and Medicine / Ukraine / Aliyah / Geulah

Hatzalah Covert Operations Deliver Medicine, Food, Aliyah Papers to Ukrainian Jews

By Jewish Press News Desk

"These undercover deliveries of food and medical supplies to people inside Ukraine are of vital importance and save lives."

Israel / Health and Medicine / Ukraine

Three Weeks at the Ukrainian Border – There and Back Again

By Jewish Press News Desk

This is war with all its ugly facets, and these people need our help.  

Israel / Health and Medicine / Ukraine

First Responder Shares Challenges of Emotional Pain and Trauma on Ukraine’s Border

By Jewish Press News Desk

I can’t comprehend what these people have gone through, the enormous hardships of leaving their home after watching it being destroyed.

Featured / Israel / Jewish / Health and Medicine / Ukraine

Two Fast-Thinking Jewish Women Save Ukrainian Refugee at the Border

By Jewish Press News Desk

And just like that Danny was able to join his wife and young daughter in Moldova.

Israel / Health and Medicine / Ukraine

Saving Lives in Ukraine and Then Again in Ashdod

By Jewish Press News Desk

When the family members saw the United Hatzalah volunteers they burst out in joy at the sight of the orange uniforms.

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine / Ukraine

My 64-Hour Mission to Save 2 Abandoned Newborn Babies from War-Torn Kiev

By Jewish Press News Desk

Two baby girls born to surrogate mothers and abandoned in Kiev had to be rescued from the shelled city and delivered to their Israeli parents.

Jewish / Video of the Day / Health and Medicine / Ukraine

United Hatzalah Teaching First Aid to Ukrainian Refugees in Moldova

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Our goal is to empower the refugees and give them back a sense of control over their situation."

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine / Ukraine / Russia

Building Bridges of Humanity at Ukraine and Moldova Border Crossing

By Jewish Press News Desk

In light of the information we received from the Israeli Foreign Ministry we decided to head out to Palanca this morning to rendezvous with a convoy of yeshiva students from Dnipro.

Judea & Samaria / Health and Medicine / Settlements

Shabbat Rescue in Karnei Shomron Synagogue

By Jewish Press News Desk

"I immediately recognized him and realized that he was my close friend of many years."

Israel / Health and Medicine

EMT Performs Successful CPR after 2 Earthquakes that Shook Tveria

By Jewish Press News Desk

Over the last weekend, two minor earthquakes shook the area of Northern Israel including Tveria.

Israel / Health and Medicine

Ibrahim & Idan's Excellent Double Rescue at Dizengoff Center

By Jewish Press News Desk

Muslim and Jewish EMTs pair up to help two people suffering medical emergencies in quick succession in Tel Aviv shopping center.

Israel / Health and Medicine

Quick Thinking EMT Saves a Life with an Aspirin

By Jewish Press News Desk

Kalanit realized that the paramedic and ambulance weren't arriving for another few minutes, so she had to take action on her own.

Israel / Health and Medicine

EMTs Save Man Who Choked on Hamburger in Ra’anana

By Jewish Press News Desk

"He ran out of his home in the rain without anything, without a vehicle, without any gear, he just ran to help and he succeeded."

Featured / Health and Medicine / Israeli Arabs

Muslim and Jewish EMTs Save Woman's Life in Arab Village

By Jewish Press News Desk

The woman's family crowded around, worried and upset about their mother.

Israel / US / Travel / Health and Medicine

Hatzalah EMT Treats Woman on Flight from Ben Gurion to Newark

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Thankfully, I was in the right place at the right time to help, and that is all that matters.”

Israel / Health and Medicine

Hatzalah Volunteers Save Long-Term-Care Patient with CPR

By Jewish Press News Desk

The patient was transported to the hospital where he was sedated and placed on a respirator, alive and with a chance for recovery.

Israel / Health and Medicine

3 EMTs from Different Cities Come Together to Save a Life In Rishon Lezion

By Jewish Press News Desk

"I am proud to be part of an organization that saves the lives of people across the country, no matter who and where.”

Israel / Health and Medicine

Saving a Life in Pajamas

By Jewish Press News Desk

First Responders save the life of a woman who lost consciousness while riding in a car.

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine

No One Dies on our Watch: EMTs Save Woman, 91, Who Suffered Cardiac Arrest in a Taxi

By Jewish Press News Desk

“Hashem brought me to her so that I could be a part of the team that saved her life.”

Israel / Health and Medicine

Quick Acting First Responders Save Lives after Car Explosion near Residential Building

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Although I'm tired, I am incredibly content that I did a great kindness in saving others.”

Israel / Travel / Health and Medicine

United Hatzalah Transports Grandma from Hospital Bed to Granddaughter's Chuppah

By Jewish Press News Desk

“I joined United Hatzalah to perform acts of kindness. Even kindness that's somewhat outside the ordinary.”

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine

Pre-Chanukah Modi'in Miracle: Boy on Scooter Hit by Car, Trapped Underneath, Walks Away

By Jewish Press News Desk

“Both pedestrians and drivers need to be extra careful and even more aware of the dangers on the road during this time of year."

Israel / Health and Medicine

Twofer: EMTs Perform Successful CPR in Dentist’s Office

By Jewish Press News Desk

Hatzalah dispatcher Chanoch Re’em began instructing the secretary and the staff at the dentist’s office on how to perform CPR.

Israel / Travel / Health and Medicine / Sports

Drowning Teenage Surfer Rescued at Ashkelon Area Beach

By Jewish Press News Desk

"I intubated him right away and a lot of liquid came out of the boy’s lungs."

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine

Young Bride Reunites with the EMT Who Saved her Life

By Jewish Press News Desk

The knife had torn right through the woman’s carotid artery, leaving her very few minutes to live before she bled out completely.

Featured / Health and Medicine / Aliyah / Geulah

Two Canadian Sisters and their Jersey Friend Save Man in Beit Shemesh Pool

By Jewish Press News Desk

“When I was living in Toronto, I never thought I’d be responding to medical emergencies."

Israel / Health and Medicine / Florida

MDA Team Joins Work Around the Clock Rescue Effort at Miami Disaster Center

By Jewish Press News Desk

The doctors, EMTs, and paramedics of the South Florida Hatzalah, and Magen David Adom International were among the first at the disaster scene.

Featured / Islamists / Religious & Secular in Israel / Health and Medicine / Israeli Arabs

United Hatzalah Muslim EMT Saves his Neighbor’s Life before Friday's Prayers

By Jewish Press News Desk

“After the third shock was administered, the man began to resist compressions, a sign that he was coming back to life.”

Israel / Health and Medicine

The Sunday Morning Phone Call that Saved a Life

By Jewish Press News Desk

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

News Briefs / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Fatal Bus Crash in Beitar Illit

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Unfortunately, our efforts were unsuccessful and she was pronounced dead at the scene."

Jerusalem / Health and Medicine

EMTs Save Police Officer Injured in Line of Duty

By Jewish Press News Desk

First-hand account of EMT who responded to Givat Zeev Incident Wednesday morning.

Featured / Health and Medicine

First Responders Give Elderly Man New Lease on Life in Traumatic Respiratory Distress Call

By Jewish Press News Desk

After multiple rounds of chest compressions, the paramedic asked Yosef to call for backup.

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine / Sports

United Hatzalah Volunteers Provide Medical Aid at Major Sporting Events

By Jewish Press News Desk

In Jerusalem, the project, which began two seasons ago, grew in scale during the Coronavirus pandemic, when fans were not permitted to attend the games.

Israel / Health and Medicine

Hatzalah Saves Choking Infant in Bnei Brak Makolet

By Jewish Press News Desk

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 […]

Featured / Health and Medicine / Israeli Arabs

EMTs Save Life of Arab Infant Suffering from Chronic Heart Condition

By Jewish Press News Desk

Mustafa, who only a few days ago responded to a shooting incident and was only able to save one of the people involved, said that this was some compensation to him for that tragedy.

Holidays & Observances / Health and Medicine

Safety and Health Tips for Passover from United Hatzalah

By Jewish Press News Desk

“Each year we see that the number of emergency calls received by our organization rises dramatically over the holiday."

Featured / Health and Medicine / Israeli Arabs

United Hatzalah Launches First Aid Training Center in Arab Town

By Jewish Press News Desk

The new volunteer house in Kfar Qassem will serve as the first installment of support by Zim Urban Life.

Israel / Health and Medicine

Volunteer EMT Performs 3 CPRs in 1 Day

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Sometimes when a CPR is unsuccessful, a responder can become less hopeful about the chances of saving the next patient."

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine

United Hatzalah EMT Responds to CPR Call That Defied All Expectations

By Jewish Press News Desk

"All-in-all, the woman was fully conscious and alert about 30 or so minutes after I had arrived. I couldn’t believe it.”

Featured / Israel / Coronavirus

United Hatzalah Suspends All Unvaccinated EMTs

By Jewish Press News Desk

“We are going to be the first national organization that is 100% vaccinated."

Featured / Health and Medicine

Ten Years Later Old Gift Still Saving Lives

By Jewish Press News Desk

"When Shabbat ended, I called my old neighbor and told him that the defibrillator he had donated just helped save another life."

Featured / Health and Medicine

Stopping to Perform CPR On the Way to Work

By Jewish Press News Desk

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.

Judea & Samaria / Health and Medicine / Settlements

Hatzalah EMT Rescues Efrat Man Who Collapsed in the Rain in Front of His Son

By Jewish Press News Desk

After taking his son to the hospital a man collapses just before Shabbat in Efrat leading to a dramatic rescue that saved his life.

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine

Decorated EMT Becomes First Female Head of United Hatzalah Chapter

By Jewish Press News Desk

Russian Olah with chronic Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) becomes the first woman to head one of United Hatzalah’s chapters.

Israel / Health and Medicine

Ashdod EMTs Responding to Car Accident Save Man with Cardiac Arrest Down the Street

By Jewish Press News Desk

“Whenever someone can save a life and is successful at it, it's an incredible feeling, but frankly, anytime I can help a person it gives me a good feeling."

Featured / Israel / Coronavirus

Husband and Wife EMS Volunteers Vaccinate Ashdodians

By Jewish Press Staff

"My husband and I have been volunteering for so long, it has become a part of us and defines who we are as individuals and as a couple."

Jerusalem / Coronavirus

Community Volunteers Cooperate to Transport Elderly and Disabled to their Vaccinations During Lockdown

By Jewish Press News Desk

The project has already received a high volume of requests, and hundreds of individuals are expected to use the service in the next two weeks, while the lockdown is on.

Israel / Health and Medicine / Chessed and Tzedaka

Inbar & Marius Nacht Family Foundation Provides Oxygen to Israeli EMTs

By Jewish Press News Desk

“Providing oxygen is one of the most essential roles of a medical first responder,” said President and Founder of United Hatzalah Eli Beer.

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine

Volunteer EMT Saves a Life in Ofakim Just Before Shabbat Begins

By Jewish Press News Desk

“Saving a life on Shabbat or Erev Shabbat is very different from saving a life on a weekday,” says Avraham.

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine

Meet Trio of Petah Tikvah Brothers Who Ride EMT Ambucycles Together

By Jewish Press News Desk

Each of the brothers responds to an average of a 100 medical emergencies a month.

IDF & Security

Aircraft Crashes near Mishmar Hanegev Killing 2

By Jewish Press News Desk

Two young men were killed Tuesday morning when an aircraft crashed near Mishmar Hanegev, a kibbutz in the northern fringe of the Negev desert in Israel.

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine

2 Hatzalah EMTs Deliver 3 Babies in Six Hours

By Jewish Press News Desk

“Today certainty has been a bit different,” Daniel said after returning home from the third birth of the morning.

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine

Introducing United Hatzalah Lionesses

By Jewish Press Staff

"This is the daily heroism that is shown by these women, who I am proud to call my fellow EMS responders, my associates, and my friends."

Featured / Israel / Health and Medicine

United Hatzalah Volunteer Enlists 1,000 Israelis to Rescue Patient from Decrepit Neglect

By Jewish Press Staff

“The smell of the apartment can't be described, it was almost tangible,” Bismouth recounted.

Featured / Israel / Coronavirus

Medical Team Quarantined after Saving Girl Who Later Tested Positive for Corona

By Jewish Press Staff

"We saved a life that day, and I would do it again in a heartbeat, even knowing the risk.”

Featured / Israel / Coronavirus

Ex-Haredi Volunteer EMT Helping Corona Patients with Love and Kindness

By Jewish Press News Desk

With his vibrant purple hair and multiple piercings, Dvir does not look like a guy who grew up in a Haredi home, but he did, in Jerusalem.

Health and Medicine

Hatzalah EMT Saves Two Choking Victims in One Emergency

By Jewish Press News Desk

Veteran EMT responds to a choking incident and saves a man's life, following which the man’s daughter suddenly chokes and the EMT saved her, too.

Israel / Health and Medicine

Baby Girl Rescued From Hot Locked Car in Petah Tikvah

By Jewish Press News Desk

"This is one of the many emergency calls that I have gone to that make all of the training and volunteering worthwhile."

Israel / Holidays & Observances / Health and Medicine

EMT's Account of First Rosh Hashanah Night Call: Helping God Inscribe Heart Patient in Book of Life

By Jewish Press News Desk

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.

Health and Medicine

Woman Gives Birth on Highway 4 near Ashkelon

By Jewish Press News Desk

“This was a truly meaningful way to start one’s day.”

Featured / Health and Medicine

2-Year-Old Drowning Victim Meets Rescuers

By Jewish Press News Desk

The family of a 2-year-old boy who drowned in sedot michah and miraculously survived thanked the first responders who saved their son.

Featured / Health and Medicine

United Hatzalah Launching Faster Emergency Medical Response on Electric Scooter

By Jewish Press News Desk

In cities with a high volume of traffic congestion, such as Tel Aviv, traveling to a medical emergency by car can take a long time.

Police and Crime / Health and Medicine / Israeli Arabs

United Hatzalah Volunteers Perform CPR on 2 Shooting Victims in Arab Triangle

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israel's Arab community has been awash in a seemingly endless deluge of fatal shootings, between rival clans, within clans, and within families.

Headline / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Building Collapses in Beitar Illit

By Jewish Press News Desk

Five people were injured. Rescue teams are searching for more victims.

Featured / US / Health and Medicine

Israel Sends Team of Psychiatrists to Underwater Houston

By JNi.Media

Miriam Ballin, a native of Houston and the Director of United Hatzalah’s Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit leads the mission.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Jerusalem

Arabs Firebomb Family Near Mount of Olives

By Jewish Press News Desk

An infant girl was lightly injured and transported to Haddasah Ein Kerem medical center.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Health and Medicine

Man Found Dead in Mikveh

By Jewish Press News Desk

Paramedics were called to the Mikveh on Shabbat morning.

Conversations With Heroes

Conversations with Heroes - The Extreme Life of a Rapid Response Medic

By Israel News Talk Radio

What shocking incident happened that motivated this man to enter the field of emergency medical services?

Terrorism / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Terror Attack Averted Near Beitar

By Jewish Press News Desk

Terrorists places a burning tire and gas tank near the fence...

Photo of the Day

Bennett on a Bike

By Photo of the Day

Bennett checks out the Haifa fires

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs / Health and Medicine

Hatzalah's New Psycho-Trauma Unit Aiding Shock Victims

By Jewish Press Staff Reporter

Shock and trauma prevention and treatment now being administered for victims of terror at scenes of attacks.

Israel Uncensored with Josh Hasten

Israel Uncensored: On the Front Lines Saving Lives with Hatzalah Yehuda and Shomron

By The Land of Israel

Yehudit Tayar, an emergency first-responder for Hatzalah Yehuda and Shomron, joins Josh Hasten and shares her thoughts on saving lives during this current wave of Jihadist violence on this weeks "Israel Uncensored."

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs / Health and Medicine

Israeli Medical Association: Doctors Must Treat the Worst Injury First, Including Terrorists

By JNi.Media

Until now, EMTs were instructed to treat all the victims of an attack first, before the attacker, Not anymore...

Terrorism / News Briefs / Jerusalem

Hatzalah Volunteer on Scene Recounts Saturday Night Terror Attack

By Jewish Press Staff

Zev Sofer arrived to help the victims, and describes the scene of the terror attack...

News Briefs / Anti-Israel NGOs / Judea & Samaria / Health and Medicine / Settlements

British Tourist Dies During Anti-Israel Bicycle Trek

By Jewish Press News Desk

The man had passed out a short time earlier, but reportedly, other members of his bicycling group told him he was OK to continue the bike trek.

Serials

Getzlight – Chapter II

By Ruchama Feuerman

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