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Coronavirus Update
A quick update on how your support is helping Magen David Adom fight the coronavirus in Israel: Key Stats Magen David Adom has performed more than 8,571 at-home tests. As of March 17th, 280 Israelis have tested positive for the disease. MDA has tripled its call-taking capacity in response to deluge of calls about coronavirus. MDA is taking more than…
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 immediately. Following CPR and electric shocks with a defibrillator, he was…
How MDA resuscitates four men in less than one hour.
On Wednesday, June 15, dozens of calls for medical help were made to Israel’s 101 emergency hotline in one hour. Of these, four were about men who suffered cardiac arrest and were resuscitated within minutes of each other. Each of them survived, thanks to fast and professional action by MDA and defibrillators. All 101 operators…
MDA holds airplane crash emergency drill
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…