Real Life Rescues

EMT Saves 8-Month-Old Baby, Then Babysits Siblings

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In the middle of the night on Thursday, a family in Beit Shemesh received a terrifying wake-up call when their 8-month-old baby suffered a life-threatening allergic reaction. The parents immediately called for emergency assistance, and United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Zvi Oster was dispatched to the scene.

Zvi, a teacher by profession who lives two blocks away, was about to go to sleep after responding to three other emergencies in the past hour when the alert went off again on his communications device. The EMT arrived at the house in under three minutes and assessed the situation, determining that the baby was in a lifethreatening condition, presenting symptoms such as low blood pressure, high pulse rate, a swollen face, and difficulty breathing.

He was quickly joined by other first responders, including United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Akiva Geldenawer. The volunteers administered an EpiPen, a life-saving epinephrine injection device, to the baby. Within mere minutes, the child's swollen tongue and throat shrank, allowing her to breathe normally again, and her condition continued to improve progressively until the arrival of the ambulance.

The EMTs briefed the ambulance crew, and as the ambulance transported the baby to the hospital for further treatment together with both parents, Zvi remained to babysit the other children for half an hour until a different babysitting solution could be found.

After the incident, Zvi said, "I have volunteered with United Hatzalah for 9 years, and it is the most amazing feeling to help people when they have no one else to help them. When someone has a medical emergency, they're desperate for someone to help them. It's extremely rewarding to see the look in their eyes when they see the person with the orange vest arriving quickly and immediately. It lowers their level of anxiety which already begins a part of the healing process. In certain cases, such as this one, helping people also means watching the kids while the parents are at the hospital. Even though it's not technically my responsibility as an EMT, I am happy to do so. It is all part of the mission to help others."

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