Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle — After seven years of work, Jeff and Arlene Berg may finally get a chance to rest. The Wilkins Township Evangelicals raised nearly $100,000 toward buying an ambulance for Israel. Having secured commitments from approximately 40 donors, and with the medical v ... Continue Reading
A new Magen David Adom Bullet-Proof Mobile Intensive Care Unit vehicle was inaugurated in Ariel
Last Wednesday, a new MDA bullet-proof Mobile Intensive Care Unit, donated by Prof. Marat Ressin, was inaugurated in Ariel in a special ceremony, in the presence of the donor and his family, MDA VP of Operations Gil Moshkowitz, representatives of Israeli Friends of MDA, the Mayor of Ariel Mr. Eli ... Continue Reading
MDA helps communities prepare for the unexpected and unimaginable.
Magen David Adom, Israel’s world-renown emergency medical and mass-casualty response organization, has long made sharing its knowledge and experience with the world a priority. One of the ways that goal is achieved is to provide trainings around the world for medical professionals and lay p ... Continue Reading
Thousands of teens spent their summer learning how to save lives.
Every summer, Magen David Adom holds intensive training courses for Israel’s youth. This summer was no different. Nearly 2,000 youth participated in various courses. Camp counselors learned first aid and school peer counselors learned how to train younger classes in first aid and motivate their i ... Continue Reading
Australian athlete meets MDA team who saved his life.
Only three weeks ago, a 55-year-old athlete collapsed on the field during a soccer match at the 21st Maccabiah Games. The Australian athlete was playing Columbia in the Masters’ Tournament for athletes 55 and over. The MDA team providing medical coverage for the Maccabiah Games responded imm ... Continue Reading
New life emerges amid echoes of explosions.
One Israeli refused to adhere to the red alert sirens as hundreds of rockets were being launched into his hometown of Ashkelon. Baby Boy Greenberg was ready to come into this world, and nothing was going to stop him. On Sunday, August 7, Maayan Greenberg, 32, went into labor. Surrounded by ... Continue Reading
MDA brings ultrasound to ambulances and helicopters.
Arutz Sheva/Israel National News — Paramedics with Magen David Adom, Israel’s national emergency medical service, will soon not only be listening to the hearts of cardiac patients, but literally seeing them too. Beginning this summer, MDA will be unveiling ultrasound technology aboard its adv ... Continue Reading
Saved by MDA, he becomes EMT to save others.
One year ago, 21-year-old Mohammed Azbarga was swept up by a strong current at a beach in Eilat and began to drown. Passersby called MDA’s 101 hotline, while others swam out to rescue him. MDA paramedics Aviran Ashkenazi, Alon Yosef, and Ariel Auslander, and MDA EMT Maayan Oren arrived on the s ... Continue Reading
MDA launches new Advanced Life Support Boat.
A unique Advanced Life Support Boat was dedicated by Magen David Adom at Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) in Tiberias. The Advanced Life Support Boat can moor close enough to shore where team members can disembark and load patients without setting foot in the water. It can travel the widest length of ... Continue Reading
MDA paramedic shares experiences serving in Ukraine.
“We stopped in the middle of the road, near a field, and when I opened my door, I saw a land mine. I yelled to my German colleague, ‘Let’s not stop here!’Victoria Lifshitz, MDA Paramedic As a member of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Magen David Adom’s mission includes assisting othe ... Continue Reading