
Israeli EMTs save a family with falafel
After a United Hatzalah volunteer is badly injured, fellow EMTs work shifts at his falafel shop, and overseas supporters buy portions online.

After a United Hatzalah volunteer is badly injured, fellow EMTs work shifts at his falafel shop, and overseas supporters buy portions online.

United Rescue Englewood will be integrated with the local 911 system and use the United Hatzalah Israel model of neighborhood-based fast responders.

70 United Hatzalah first-response volunteers from all walks of life came to Tel Aviv to film the world’s largest version of the viral meme.

‘I thought the Angel of Death may have beaten me, but I did everything I could to try to save her. In the end, Shachar is with us,’ says hero EMT.

When a Kiryat Malachi mom cut her finger badly, local EMTs bandaged it and advised her husband to take her to the ER, then stayed to watch the kids.

The trainings include frontal lectures and a combined training drill for all participants, guiding them through the procedures used in Israel.

ZAKA Search & Rescue, United Hatzalah Psychotrauma & Crisis Response Unit, Dream Doctors, Israel Trauma Coalition rush to aid after synagogue tragedy.

Young volunteers in the Carmel region join a nationwide program to monitor the health of seniors and provide companionship.

United Hatzalah is sending a team to create a psychotrauma unit for South African first-responders.

United Hatzalah receives award from Panama Homefront Command for partnership in lifesaving.

Sanaa Mahameed, the first female Muslim volunteer in United Hatzalah, now is being joined by 13 Bedouin Muslim women fresh out of training.

United Hatzalah receives European Award for Excellence in Innovative Technology for its tracking app for faster EMS response.

Volunteers from Dream Doctors, ZAKA, IsraAID, Magen David Adom, Jewish Agency, United Hatzalah/Israel Rescue Coalition helping in Texas and Florida.

Israel sends aid teams to Florida, Texas, Mexico, Haiti, and the Caribbean to help recovery efforts after a string of deadly natural disasters.

‘Fortunately or unfortunately, we have a lot of experience and know how to help,’ says one volunteer from Jerusalem.