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A happy reunion between a toddler and the paramedics who resuscitated him.

When two-week-old Netanel’s parents realized that their infant did not wake up from a nap, they immediately called Magen David Adom for help. MDA paramedics rushed to their home, performed advanced resuscitation, and restored the baby’s breathing. Netanel’s family held a dinner in… Read more

A hug from home: MDA’s Wish Ambulance helps patient visit his former kibbutz, Nir Oz.

Magen David Adom’s Wish Ambulance, a special MDA initiative that allows patients who are seriously and terminally ill or who are mobility-challenged fulfill their dreams, was able to realize the wish of a patient who has suffered greatly due to the events of October 7. Read more

MDA inaugurates ambulance in memory of Arnon Zmora.

Zmora was killed while rescuing Israeli hostages from Gaza. Arnon Zmora, z”l, was killed in June while commanding a dramatic rescue operation in which four Israeli hostages were freed from captivity in Gaza. A father of two, Zmora was an officer in the Yamam counter-terrorism… Read more

A paramedic resuscitated a toddler; years later, they shared their story with new MDA volunteers.

Michal Yahalohim Mishali, Natan Kudinsky, and his granddaughter Maya. 56 years ago, what was almost a tragedy became a story of hope when four-year-old Michal Yahalomi Mishali drowned in the Ein Fescha Springs while on vacation with her family. Natan Kudinsky, a 20-year-old soldier at… Read more

MDA treats eight, pronounces one dead at scene of explosive drone in Tel Aviv.

MDA EMTs and paramedics treated eight people in central Tel Aviv after a drone exploded amid apartment buildings, just a block from the sea. Following a search of the area, MDA teams found an unconscious 50-year-old man in one of the nearby buildings showing no… Read more

Quietly and Deep Underground, Israelis Are Preparing for Another War.

Israel expects a daily barrage of 4,000 rockets and thousands of casualties in a conflict that could dwarf the war in Gaza. HAIFA, Israel—Above ground, Rambam Health Care Campus treats the wounded from the fight in Gaza. Below ground, northern… Read more

Israel Midwives Organization, MDA prepare midwives for births under fire in country’s North.

Magen David Adom and the Israel Midwives Organization are preparing healthcare professionals to deliver babies in Israel’s North, where women may not be able to reach hospitals in time for birth. Expectant mothers may have one less worry as Magen David Adom (MDA) and the Israel… Read more

MDA treats two serious injuries in Nir Tsvi Junction car ramming.

Magen David Adom dispatched ambulances, Mobile Intensive Care Units (MICU), and medics on Medicycles following a car ramming attack on Route 44 near the Nir Tsvi Junction. Four people were injured after a terrorist rammed his car into people waiting at a bus stop. EMTs… Read more

Saving lives in the middle of the street: MDA saves man who suffers cardiac arrest in front of the grocery store.

Asher Efnizer, second from left with EMT Maoz Viberman, EMT Adiel Azoulay, and paramedic Hadar Koltzer What began as an ordinary trip to the neighborhood grocery store became a life and death situation when Asher Efnizer collapsed on the sidewalk. Thanks to the quick-thinking storekeeper… Read more

MDA prepared to assist Israel Fire Services on the Sea of Galilee.

Magen David Adom is continuing its partnership with the Israel Fire and Rescue Services to provide an additional level of preparedness on the Sea of Galilee. As part of their agreement, a firefighting crew will be stationed aboard MDA’s “seabulance” intensive care ambulance-boat. MDA will… Read more