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Lifesavers on wheels: MDA’s Cyclist Unit
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 Lifesaver Newsletter
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IDF soldiers top record with blood drive
IDF soldiers set a record for the largest annual blood donation in the last ten years! The blood phlebotomists reserve unit was set up by the Medical Corps to assist MDA Blood Services efforts during the Covid-19 outbreak. The record was set in 2020 by the IDF soldiers for donating about 72,000 units of blood…
Building collapse in Florida
On June 24, 2021, a 12-storey beachfront condominium in the Miami suburb of Surfside, Florida, partially collapsed killing 98 people and injuring many more.
Doctors, EMTs and paramedics from the South Florida Hatzalah, many of whom volunteer with the Magen David Adom International Unit, were among the first at the scene to provide lifesaving medical care, alongside rescue organisations.
