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by David Freed I attended the Magen David Adom International Conference in Israelthis month, which was my first conference as the CEO of AustralianFriends of Magen David Adom, since I joined in October 2021. I would like to share my experiences and emotions with you as Ireflect on the events and occasions I was involved…
Performing CPR on newborn, paramedic vows to attend brit.
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