The Lifesaver Newsletter
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While hiking with her father and brother, a 3-year-old girl fell into a 50-foot well in northern Israel. Her father subsequently fell after the ladder installed in the well broke when he attempted to climb down to rescue his daughter. The man told his 5-year-old son to go for help. The boy found other hikers…
$200 Million facility will double Israel’s national blood supply. As terrorism continues to take the lives of innocent Israelis, Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s paramedic and Red Cross service, dedicated the world’s first subterranean, shielded national blood services center in Ramla, Israel, on May 2, 2022 in the presence of Israel’s President Isaac “Bougie” Herzog,…
Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Israel, Magen David Adom has been at the frontline of the battle against the virus. MDA’s tactics in combatting COVID-19 have been critical in preventing an even larger crisis in Israel. Since MDA’s inception 90 years ago, its purpose has been to provide real-time medical assistance to the people…
EMT Abraham Ivri started working at MDA about a month ago. His wife Reut, who was 9 months pregnant feared that when she went into labour her husband would be on duty. On Saturday night she went into labour, and as she had feared husband was on shift. In a race against the clock Abraham…
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…