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MDA participates in blood drive for dog owners and their best friends.

A blood drive for people and dogs was held last week in Kiryat Anavim, a town west of Jerusalem. The event was held due to a shortage of blood products in veterinary hospitals, and to raise awareness about the need for lifesaving blood donations for… Read more

MDA and Hatzalah organizations form worldwide emergency medical service network.

ARUTZ SHEVA (excerpt) — MDA leverages its experience responding to terrorism, rockets, and other disasters to train American hatzalah teams, while Israeli hatzalah organizations form integral part of Magen David Adom’s roster of 27,000 EMTs and paramedics. Greater coordination between Magen David Adom, Israel’s paramedic and… Read more

How a volunteer EMT helped deliver his own baby.

THE TIMES OF ISRAEL —  When Tali Zarek was 38 weeks pregnant her water broke in the middle of the night. Knowing the nearest hospital was a 30-minute drive away, she already had a bag packed. Tali called her doula. “If you can talk on the… Read more

MDA-trained preschool aide saves child from choking.

When 4-year-old Romi began choking at lunch, Zohar Azoulay, an aide in Romi’s preschool class, took action and saved her life. “It was a stressful situation, but I knew there was no choice and I had to act calmly and professionally,” says Zohar. “Thanks to… Read more

MDA participates in IDF national exercise to test Israel’s response to massive missile attack.

The Israel Defense Forces and Defense Ministry’s National Emergency Management Authority launched a first of its kind, week-long exercise on Sunday, simulating a full-scale war with Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror group amid a period of domestic turmoil. The exercise will test Israel’s response to massive barrages… Read more

Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

Haaretz — Magen David Adom (MDA) has always played an important role throughout Israel’s extremely eventful history. Its iconic ambulances and highly professional staff are inevitably the first on the scene whenever and wherever there are potential casualties, and Israelis know they can count on MDA’s… Read more

Teenager saves older man from certain death

Two months ago, 15-year-old Mia Shapiro Starlin completed Magen David Adom’s first-aid providers course and became a member of its youth volunteer corps. While shopping recently, she heard calls for help and ran out to the street to find a man lying unconscious on the… Read more

Completing the circle: The patient becomes the lifesaver.

When Charlotte Costi was 14 years old, she suffered a severe allergy attack that nearly killed her. She survived thanks to a team from Magen David Adom who were called to the scene. “As a child, I had frequent up-close exposure to ambulances and hospitals,… Read more

She went to the beach to see one sunset and ended up saving five lives.

Inbal Rauchwerger-Dayan and her family have an annual tradition: watching the first sunset of the Jewish new year at a beautiful but isolated beach. It was a warm evening, so ignoring the rip-tide danger and “No Swimming” signs, some people ventured into the sea. As… Read more

MDA responds to new threat to Israel: Wild boar attacks.

Magen David Adom crews responded to two separate wild boar incidents last week. On Wednesday, October 13, a 20-year-old man was attacked by a wild boar while walking in an open area. A tooth from the boar was impacted in the man’s leg. MDA EMTs… Read more