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100% of every donation goes towards saving lives in Israel. All administrative costs are paid by an International Committee Member so that all donations can go directly to the equipment and associated services needed to save lives in Israel. |
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| The goal of United Hatzalah is to have a trained and fully equipped volunteer within 90 seconds of every Israeli, thus increasing the number of lives saved. In order to accomplish this United Hatzalah needs to grow its volunteer corps to 3000, supply each volunteer with a defibrillator, and expand its ambucycle fleet to 500. |
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| The on scene arrival of an ambulance in Israel can be up to 10 minutes (20 minutes in rural areas), compared to anywhere between 6-8 minutes in large US cities. Without a conventional and centralized "911" system in Israel, United Hatzalah is the national first responder network. By arriving on scene in less than 3 minutes, United Hatzalah volunteers fill the time gap between the emergency and the arrival of an ambulance. |
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| When seconds count, immediate treatment is often the difference between life and death. With every minute that defibrillation is delayed in instances of cardiac arrest due to heart attack, electrocution, drowning, choking, trauma and illegal drugs, survival rates decrease approximately 7% to 10%. |
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| Source: American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care |
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