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MDA’s oldest Medicycle first responder celebrates his 80th birthday.

Alex Michigan, a senior EMT, just celebrated his 80th birthday and marked 50 years of volunteering with Magen David Adom. He is also MDA’s oldest Medicycle driver. “My wife and daughter pressure me to get off the motorcycle, but I can’t; I’m addicted,” said… Read more

Wish Ambulance fulfills a boy’s dream to go horseback riding again.

Idan Yaron, a boy with special needs near Haifa, Israel, recently celebrated his 17th birthday. Idan loves horses and horseback riding had become very therapeutic for him. However, the equestrian center he used to visit closed when coronavirus started and has not reopened. “I decided… Read more

Israel’s “Haaretz” reports on MDA’s cutting-edge technology.

Haaretz — Israelis trust Magen David Adom’s skilled medical teams to save lives 24/7 by rushing to the scenes of accidents, violent incidents, and other emergencies. Few are aware of the organization’s remarkable efforts to fine-tune its operations by adopting innovative technologies — and save… Read more

MDA EMT is critically wounded as he attempted to save a life during a terror attack.

Thursday, November 3…Terror attacks in Israel continue to escalate, occurring nearly daily. Last Saturday, five people were shot and wounded outside a convenience store near Hebron. One of them was one of our own. Ofer Ohana is a senior EMT with Magen David Adom who… Read more

13-year-old boy saves the life of his 2 1/2-year-old brother.

When Shimon Michaeli, just 2 1/2 years-old stopped breathing during the night, his 13-year-old brother, Nissim noticed. Nissim’s quick action led to an immediate call to MDA. “I came home from a friend’s bar mitzvah and got in bed. I noticed he wasn’t breathing properly,”… Read more

MDA participates in international multi-casualty drill in Spain.

Arutz Sheva/Israel National News — Magen David Adom joined an international multi-casualty drill that featured three different scenes representing three different sized incidents on October 30. As part of the drill concluding the annual disaster workshop arranged by the Madrid municipality, 1,200 emergency personnel, including… Read more

MDA participates in U.S. Hatzalah expo.

MDA Chief of Staff Uri Shacham with Rabbi Hershel Weber, founder of the Hatzalah movement. Magen David Adom, Israel’s national paramedic organization, is demonstrating its cutting-edge ambulance dispatch system to American EMTs at the Hatzalah Expo, a gathering of Jewish volunteer EMS organizations, on October… Read more

After being hit by a falling utility pole, a miraculous recovery.

Almost exactly a year ago, a one-ton utility pole fell on Tali Kuhn as she was walking her dog. In addition to head trauma, Tali’s legs were severely injured. As she lost consciousness, she remembers thinking she might be dying. But MDA Paramedic Naomi Zvi… Read more

Magen David Adom stands ready to assist in Florida.

Magen David Adom and the people of Israel express their concern and support for the communities in Florida and other areas of the Southeast affected by Hurricane Ian. The men and women of Magen David Adom offer their assistance, if needed, whether it’s helping with… Read more

JPost spotlights MDA as top organization in Israel, interviews Eli Bin.

Magen David Adom: A vision of dedication, determination to save lives (An excerpt from The Jerusalem Post) — In the decades that Eli Bin, director-general of Magen David Adom, has been leading the organization, the pandemic has been one of MDA’s most significant challenges. The… Read more