MDA is prepared to save lives by air, land, and sea.
In preparation for summertime water activities, Magen David Adom is preparing to respond to a variety of scenarios at sea and along the coastline.
MDA recently carried out an evacuation exercise with its “seabulance” intensive care boat.
During this drill, MDA and the police received a mock report concerning a swimmer who had been hit by a speedboat. As part of the exercise, a police boat rescued the swimmer and reported that he was unconscious and had suffered a serious head injury. MDA’s intensive care boat met the marine patrol boat and transferred the injured swimmer onto it. The swimmer was then rushed to an MDA Medevac helicopter that was waiting for them near the Sea of Galilee, and transported the swimmer to the hospital.
MDA operates intensive care boats on the Sea of Galilee and on the Eilat coast that enable MDA EMTs and paramedics with advanced medical equipment reach patients quickly by sea.
