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My brother’s keeper: EMT helps keep his brother alive.
Fahed Birumi, only 37-years-old, arrived at his doctor’s office with chest pains. The doctor realized Fahed was in life-threatening condition and called MDA. A Mobile Intensive Care Unit ambulance arrived on the scene just as Fahed went into cardiac arrest and collapsed. At the same time another EMT arrived. “When we arrived at the scene…
Day 4 of the Iron Swords War: MDA Activity Summary for the Day
From this evening up to 20:15, Magen David Adom teams have rendered medical assistance to 20 victims of rocket strikes in the south. The breakdown includes: 2 fatalities, 1 seriously injured, and 1 moderately injured from shrapnel in the Western Negev communities and Ashkelon. 16 others sustained minor injuries while heading to protected areas. Since…

MDA participates in blood drive for dog owners and their best friends
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…
Magen David Adom deeply mourns the death of its Senior EMT – ambulance driver, Aharon Chaimov
A senior EMT – ambulance driver in MDA, Aharon Chaimov, of blessed memory, was murdered when he was shot this morning in an MDA ambulance on his way to treat the wounded in his city, Ofakim, during a surprise attack on the State of Israel. | MDA Director General: “A person for whom the welfare…

Performing CPR on newborn, paramedic vows to attend brit.
There’s a line from a British poem that’s now famous, “Good things come to those who wait.” Well, the young lad now known as Avishai Cohen would have none of that. This past March, he was coming into this world regardless of the fact that he was only six months into his gestation. Ready or…