Phone lines & Life lines
Our Hatzolah dispaters are the heroes behind the scenes. Being a
Hatzolah dispatcher means being a vital link in a life-saving chain-
just by answering the phone
Shaynen Weinberg
- RESPONDER
I joined Hatzolah to better myself and help my community as much as possible. To this end, I
did the basic ambulance training for paramedics as well as attending training sessions each
month.
It has been so fulfilling to be part of this organization. One of my most rewarding calls was to
help a 70 year old female patient who was suffering from respiratory distress. If we had
arrivedon scene just oneminute later, wewouldhave been involved in a full resuscitation. The
next daywe received an email fromher daughter thanking us for saving hermother's life. That
was a very rewardingmoment.
While every call out is interesting, I will never forget having to go to a patient that had
overdosedonpainmeds. Hewas sohighhe couldn't speak or concentrate properly .
He kept playing with the beard of one of the responders while he was trying to take the
patients vitals. Instead of laughing at him, the responder and the team made the patient feel
even more relaxed by comforting him and the family. It's this kindness that emphasizes the
way inwhich all people and Jews should act
RESPONDERS
Dani Taback
- RESPONDER
I have always been keen to be able to assist in medical situations so when Hatzolah was
founded I volunteered to be a responder. I then went overseas soon after. When I came back,
the opportunity arose to get formally trained andbe part of the teamand I took it.
I was part of the Hatzolah internal BAA 2014 course and continue to attend as many monthly
training sessions as possible.
Being part of Hatzolah has given me a sense of comradery and it's been amazing to be able to
give back to the community.
Some of my most rewarding calls are to the more “helpless” members of our community
namely the elderly.
