The Lifesaver Newsletter
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THE TIMES OF ISRAEL — “Help! Help! Something terrible has happened!” The alarming call, coming amid shouts of pain, bombarded a member of the Northbrook Community Synagogue as she entered the temple’s sanctuary outside of Chicago to find over a dozen worshipers lying helpless on the bimah platform and in between the chairs below. As she…
In the 24 hours until 18:45 today *Magen David Adom teams have treated 5 casualties, including: a 60 year old male in moderate to serious condition with shrapnel injuries that occurred as he exited his vehicle to seek shelter in the Netivot region, and 4 casualties in mild condition who were injured while running to…

7-year-old Rafael Yotam fulfilled his dream of becoming a captain on a navy ship. About four years ago, Rafael Yotam Cohen, who has cancer, fulfilled a dream using an MDA Wish Ambulance – and flew in an MDA-Lahak emergency helicopter in the southern skies of the country. Recently, Rafael Yotam’s rare illness returned for the…

WILL THEY STILL NEED US? Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) take over the Doctor’s role? Thank you to all those attended the MDA & AJMF Medical Forum last week with Special Guest Speaker Enrico Coiera. A packed house enjoyed a thoroughly thought provoking, stimulating and sometimes, controversial evening. Stay tuned for Part 2 in our Medical…

When Danny Atali, 66, suffered a heart attack in Ashdod Yam Park and collapsed in his kayak, his friends, park personnel, and MDA did all the right things to save his life. MDA EMT Yarin Hayat alerted the park worker where the defibrillator was, opened it remotely, and provided instructions on its use. She also…
Over the past six years, MDA together with the government of Israel, has been working on a new $200M building – ‘Marcus National Blood Services Center’ in Ramla. The success of this project will guarantee Israel’s blood supply in the face of rapid population growth, the ongoing threat of terrorism and the increasingly complex risks…