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MDA Desperately Needs 300 New Ambulances

Magen David Adom is in desperate need of 300 new ambulances. With the ongoing threat of terrorist attacks, the likelihood of a destructive earthquake in the near future, and the imminent danger of a multi-front military conflict in the north and other terrorist organizations in the West Bank and Gaza, an adequate fleet of ambulances has never been more vital.

When MDA engages an MCI protocol in the event of such multi-casualty scenarios, it can sometimes deploy hundreds of ambulances to a single location. This can leave other areas of the country lacking proper emergency response. With the addition of 300 ambulances to the national fleet, MDA will have to tools to respond to all emergencies in any scenario. Each ambulance saves hundreds of lives each year.

To find out more about donating an ambulance, please email us at info@cmdai.org, or call our offices.

FEATURE ARTICLE

MDA Saves Woman Who Suffered Heart-attack While Driving

A 58-year-old woman who suffered a heart attack while driving home is alive today thanks to a passerby and the rapid response of Magen David Adom, Israel's national emergency service. Had they arrived minutes later, she could have had permanent brain damage or died.

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TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

New Airborne Intensive Care Units Will Change Survival Rates Drastically

Magen David Adom has been operating an Advanced Medical Air Ambulance in Israel for sixteen years. As part of a new partnership between Magen David Adom, Brook Aviation and Hatzolah Aviation Division, two new advanced helicopters have started operation, crewed by MDA flight paramedics. The helicopters allow MDA medical teams to arrive at remote locations with advanced medical equipment; locations otherwise unreachable by more conventional vehicles. Just three weeks ago, MDA teams saved the lives of a passenger in a light aircraft that crashed in the Galilee, and using one of the new helicopters, assisted rescue teams and the fire department to reach the scene.

The new Sikorsky 76 helicopters are staffed by some thirty experienced MDA flight paramedics, and the helicopters are larger, stronger and faster. The helicopters, that operate 24 hours a day all year round, allow easier and faster treatment for two critically injured patients simultaneously. The helicopters can reach speeds of 287 km/h and have an increased range of 761 kilometers. They are able to land anywhere including roads, open spaces, mountainous and rocky areas, and are equipped with advanced medical equipment, including resuscitation devices, ventilators, medicine and more.

“This is rare in the world of emergency medicine. Last summer, we received an emergency call for a man who had collapsed at home after suffering a cardiac arrest. An intensive care unit (MICU) was immediately dispatched along with first responders.”

Since beginning operation in March 2023, MDA teams have saved dozens of lives in the new helicopters, including a 12-year-old injured in an ATV accident with a severe head injury, as well as a 57-year-old who suffered a cardiac arrest in the Arava and within minutes, was conveyed to the cardiac catheterization lab.

Brook Aviation CEO, Gil Peleg: "Brook Aviation is an Israeli helicopter company. Our role as a flight company is to provide the flight elements and to ensure that we can raise MDA's excellent paramedics, bring them to the scene in the fastest and safest way possible, and provide the best medical care for the patients during the evacuation to hospital."

Magen David Adom is currently in need of two additional helicopters to complete this fleet and ensure rapid response times, no matter the national security alert level.

To find out more about donating one of these Airborne Intensive Care Units, please email us at info@cmdai.org, or call our offices.

GIVING BACK

MDA’s New Youth Volunteers Start Ambulance Shifts

Israel | June 29, 2023

In a special ceremony held at Neot Kedumim Park, approximately 3,700 ninth-grade students from all over the country completed their training as first-aid providers with Magen David Adom. The young trainees completed the training that was spread over the course of a year and were certified as first-aid providers. They may now join the roughly 10,000 older youth volunteers at MDA and operate in ambulances and mobile intensive care units throughout the country, in addition to continuing to serve the Israeli society in their volunteer endeavors.

During the year, the new volunteers learned about the anatomy of the human body, how to identify diseases and injuries, and the methods of treatment in order to save lives. The evening opened with an MDA rescue vehicle display consisting of ambulances, mobile intensive care vehicles, emergency medi-cycles, ATVs and special 4x4 vehicles.

Minister of Education, MK Yoav Kish: "Congratulations to the students who completed this course. I wish you the best of luck. I hope you keep the knowledge with you and don't have to use it. Well done on your dedication, your connection to society and your great help to others; values that are all found in MDA - a place of excellence preserving human values."