Last week, we received a touching rescue story from Eli Beer, the President of United Hatzalah. This non-profit medical service organization is doing an fantastic job at providing the fastest medical first response in Israel.
“Recently, a grandmother accidently locked her baby grandson in the car, with the keys still inside. The little boy was screaming and crying, and his grandmother was frantic with worry. Your partner in lifesaving Yishai Solomon of Jerusalem immediately responded to the call. Police on scene were awaiting firefighters to arrive and extract the child. Having responded to many similar situations, Yishai grabbed his United Hatzalah resqme tool, designed especially to break car windows. Shattering the window opposite the child, the resourceful medic managed to safely break in to the vehicle and open the door. He extricated the baby, checked him over and handed him to the anxious grandmother. Thanks to Yishai’s quick response, the baby was safe and out of harm’s way!”
Resqme is proud to work with United Hatzalah (their name means ‘united rescue’). Seeing a natural alliance between the goal of the organization and the resqme, Inc’s mission, it was clear to the president of resqme, Inc, Laurent Colasse, that resqme, Inc. needed to contribute to their efforts. Accordingly, he first sent 2400 resqme tools to United Hatzalah to equip their volunteers, back in 2013. He later offered 1500 more units during their big fundraising event taking place in New York.
“Every single volunteer in Israel has one with them at all times and it has been used on many occasions to rescue people.” Eli Beer
Since time is key when it comes to saving lives, the resqme tool is the perfect tool for the job! Seven lives were saved with the use of the resqme tool! Eli Beer says: “We have already saved many people using your tool. Thank you so much for this, it is really wonderful. Every single volunteer in Israel has one with them at all times and it has been used on many occasions to rescue people. Thank you for partnering with United Hatzalah to save lives in Israel!”
About United Hatzalah
United Hatzalah of Israel is the largest independent, non-profit, fully volunteer Emergency Medical Service organization that provides the fastest and free emergency medical first response throughout Israel. United Hatzalah’s service is available to all people regardless of race, religion, or national origin. United Hatzalah has more than 3,500 volunteers around the country, available around the clock – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. With the help of their unique GPS technology and their iconic ambucycles, their average response time is less than 3 minutes across the country and 90 seconds in metropolitan areas. Their mission is to arrive at the scene of medical emergencies as soon as possible and provide the patient with professional and appropriate medical aid until an ambulance arrives, resulting in many more lives saved.
More info about United Hatzalah here: https://israelrescue.org/
Thanks to United Hatzalah!
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