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Paramedics train using new simulation center.
Arutz Sheva/Israel National News — Even for veteran paramedics, few scenarios are as daunting as encountering medical emergencies they rarely see or executing new techniques in the field. But for 23 senior paramedics with Magen David Adom (MDA), a leading Israeli EMS organization, these situations will seem more familiar thanks to a simulation center at Ben-Gurion University (BGU) that…
Magen David Adom Before Mount Meron Tragedy: ‘Every Year We Came Back With a Sigh of Relief No Disaster Happened’
Volunteers at Israel’s national ambulance and disaster-relief organization, Magen David Adom — who were the first to come to the rescue at the mass-casualty incident, which took lives of 45 people on the eve of Lag B’Omer at Mount Meron in the Galilee — had feared that a disaster happening at the site was a…
Day 21 – Iron Swords War: Daily MDA Update
From last night until 17.00 today, MDA teams have treated 17 casualties, including: 18 year old male in moderate condition with shrapnel injuries, a 53 year old male in moderate condition injured as he ran for shelter, 12 casualties in mild condition as they headed for shelter, and 3 with anxiety symptoms. Since the start…
Thomas Bakker – Participant MDA Overseas Volunteer Program
Having had the opportunity to participate in the May ‘Basic First -Aid Course’ this year, I could not recommend this experience more highly to anyone willing to put themselves out of their comfort zone. I came to Israel not knowing anyone, the language or the culture. And not being Jewish, I could not have stood…
Against all odds, stroke victim survives.
A year ago, Avi Danny, 47, had a major stroke due to an aneurism. Neither the MDA team who arrived at the scene nor the doctors in the hospital he was taken to had high hopes for his survival. But after two weeks in a coma, Avi woke up. Following a 10-month rehabilitation, Avi decided…
