The Lifesaver Newsletter
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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…
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…
As part of the project, MDA will collect plasma units from those recovered from Corona in order to treat the severely ill. This is based on the assumption that those who have recovered from the disease have developed special anti-virus proteins (antibodies) in their plasma. These units provide patients with a “passive vaccine” that may…
The Jerusalem Post — The ninth conference on digital learning technologies at HIT — Holon Institute of Technology was held this year with the understanding that a period of global crisis can also be an opportunity to improve processes and maximise business profits. About 20 leading companies and organizations in the Israeli market participated in a…
Magen David Adom is proud to participate in Israel’s National Drone Initiative, testing the ability to deliver blood, platelets, and plasma to two Tel Aviv hospitals via drone. The goal is to verify the method of packaging, product quality during flight, and procedures to ensure they meet Ministry of Health regulations. If the project proves…
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…