Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s national paramedic and Red Cross service, and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), one of Israel’s leading universities, are affiliating in an academic initiative designed to improve training for paramedics and EMTs and the quality of pre-hospital emergency care in Israel and potentially around the world. The academic affiliation is…
Last week, an ambulance was called to a house in Netanya by the wife of an elderly man who had fallen. After he was treated, Romy Peled, a youth volunteer who was part of the crew, noticed that the couple needed more than just medical assistance. “The patient told us about his and his wife’s…
Magen David Adom inaugurated National Defibrillator Awareness Day in Israel on Tuesday, February 22nd. All week, MDA staff and volunteers are hosting CPR and defibrillator training throughout the country in malls, parks, and other public spaces In Israel, some 8,000 cardiac deaths occur each year, and about half happen outside of hospitals. MDA is working…
Transport was facilitated by Magen David Adom and New York–based Hatzolah Air. When an apartment building in Kyiv was hit by a missile on Saturday, February 26, Irina Karaush, 44, and her 19-year-old son, Mark, were injured. They received initial treatment from a local hospital but suffered complex injuries to their limbs. Nachman Dickstein, a…
Miracle 1: A mass casualty accident occurred when a fully laden bus and van collided on road 89 near Hurfeish in northern Israel. 5 people were killed including the bus driver. MDA responded to the incident by sending a helicopter, MICU’s and medicycles. An MDA paramedic on the scene recalls: “this was a very serious…
Magen David Adom is proud to participate in Israel’s National Drone Initiative, testing the ability to deliver blood, platelets, and plasma to two Tel Aviv hospitals via drone. The goal is to verify the method of packaging, product quality during flight, and procedures to ensure they meet Ministry of Health regulations. If the project proves…
A blood drive for people and dogs was held last week in Kiryat Anavim, a town west of Jerusalem. The event was held due to a shortage of blood products in veterinary hospitals, and to raise awareness about the need for lifesaving blood donations for both people and pets. A Magen David Adom bloodmobile came…
On November 30, 2021, an emergency drill was held at Ben-Gurion Airport, simulating the crash of a passenger plane on the runway with 250 people onboard. The drill was a joint effort between the Israeli Airports Authority, Magen David Adom, Israel Police, Israel Fire and Rescue, and other emergency organisations. “Today, we triaged 250 simulated…
Rabbi Yonatan Spitzer, a Magen David Adom ambulance driver and EMT, is bringing the Chanukah spirit across the country with his Menorah on Wheels. The giant chanukiyah is on a trailer towed by an ambulance and accompanied by MDA personnel on Medicycles and all-terrain evacuation vehicles who are sharing the holiday spirit with the public….
In 2017, Magen David Adom launched its Cyclists Unit, a crew of volunteer EMTs who use electric bicycles to help shorten response time and save lives. Recently, 20 new cyclists were added to the 10-member bicycle unit in the Lachish area in southern Israel that includes Sderot and Ashdod. The new riders underwent a course…
THE JERUSALEM POST — Magen David Adom has been responsible for all of Israel’s blood supply, including for the IDF, since 1950. MDA has ensured that the State of Israel’s medical system has the blood supply needed despite the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the organisation’s Director of Blood Services Prof. Eilat Shinar, M.D. “We had…
Joshua Rothstein finished Magen David Adom’s final EMT exam, scoring a perfect 100. That same day, when he arrived at the Haganah train station in Tel Aviv to return to his home in Rehovot, he heard an announcement requesting immediate medical assistance. Right: Joshua Rothstein reunites with Igor Kirkopolo after saving his life a week…