United Hatzalah Volunteer Unknowingly Saves Same Family Twice

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On Monday night, a woman went into labor at her home in Jerusalem. Her husband quickly called emergency services for help.

United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Leah Einhorn, who is part of the organization’s specialized women’s unit, the Adele and Joel Sandberg Women’s Unit, had just returned from a run. She quickly put her shoes back on and rushed over to the given address. Upon arriving, Leah found the woman in labor. Leah notified dispatch that she will assist in the home birth.

“The woman was well into labor and the delivery of the healthy baby girl came quickly,” Leah explained. “After finishing off the delivery process, I took the baby in my arms and heard her cry which touched my heart. It wasn’t my first delivery but something about it had an impact on me. The ambulance arrived and the mother and daughter were transported to the hospital. It was then that a neighbor pointed out that I had been here in the past and helped this family once before.”

Three years ago, the father of this new baby suffered a sudden cardiac arrest. “I remember assisting during the initial stages of CPR, then once there were enough EMTs to continue, I went to comfort the wife,” Leah recalled. “The woman was crying worried about her husband. She told me that they had been trying to have children. I provided her with what comfort I could. Finally, after 40 minutes, the man’s pulse came back. We were all elated. We knew it would be a long process for him to make a full recovery, but there was now hope. Hope for a new beginning for the man and for the young family.”

Leah reflected on the two incidents. “I thought to myself how one action can have so many different interpretations. I helped this woman through two sets of tears; tears of sadness when her husband was unconscious, and tears of joy now that their first child was finally born. It is always our dream that our patients recover and continue to live their lives. I count myself lucky that I have merited to see these miracles, first of the husband’s survival and second of this new baby girl, who carries with her the hopes and dreams of her parents who went through so much to finally bring her into the world and finally meet her.”



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