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My brother’s keeper: EMT helps keep his brother alive.

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… Read more

MDA “Olympiad” takes place in the Northern Negev.

For the second year in a row, Magen David Adom stations in Israel’s Lachish region (northwestern Negev) participated in a competition to test their skills. Six stations from Ashkelon, Ashdod, Kiryat Malachi, Gam Yaven, Sderot, and Kiryat Gat, joined by four intensive care teams from… Read more

Mom takes ambulance to son’s wedding.

Magen David Adom received a call that a woman obtained a shoulder injury. When the ambulance arrived, the crew discovered that Vivian dislocated her shoulder while trying to open the car door. Senior EMT Eran Neve, holding Vivian’s hand, promised to get Vivian to her… Read more

A year after Lag B’Omer tragedy, MDA prepares.

Ahead of all events where large crowds are expected, Magen David Adom conducts training drills and prepares for all sorts of scenarios. The Lag B’Omer celebration at Mt. Meron is no exception. More than 150 lives were saved last year, thanks to this training. But… Read more

MDA paramedic who served as commando killed in action.

A 47-year-old police commando who additionally volunteered his time as a paramedic with Magen David Adom, was killed Friday morning, succumbing to his wounds after being struck in an exchange of gunfire with terrorists near Jenin in Samaria. The officer, Sgt. Major Noam Raz, was… Read more

World’s first underground anti-missile blood center dedicated in Israel.

$135 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,… Read more

Saving lives in a Ukrainian refugee camp.

By Racheli Ikar, MDA Paramedic Kishinev, Moldova (April 10, 2022) — My friends and I, EMTs and paramedics from Magen David Adom, have had the privilege of being on a special mission in Moldova. This mission will be spoken about for some time to come… Read more

Refugee becomes MDA aid-provider.

The life of Victoria Leshiner, a Jewish woman living in Donetsk, Ukraine, was completely normal until about a month ago. When the war began, she started looking for a way out with her two children, a 20-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son. Having lived in Israel… Read more

MDA youth volunteer saves bus driver’s life.

Arutz Sheva — During a routine ambulance shift in Tel Aviv, 15-year-old MDA youth volunteer Ido Edelheit noticed a bus loaded with dozens of children and teenagers that was stopped in the middle of the intersection [on a street in Tel Aviv] and realized that… Read more

Maryland teen discovers Israel as an MDA first responder.

The Times of Israel — Witnessing Israel as a tourist is one thing, as a student is another, but as a first responder it’s a completely different ballpark. In addition to volunteering at the Yemin Orde High School, I am volunteering with Magen David Adom… Read more