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She called an ambulance and the Health Minister came

Petah Tikva woman calls MDA for help after feeling ill and is shocked when the volunteer who came to help her was none other than Health Minister Uriel Busso.

She called an ambulance and the Health Minister came

Floyd Mayweather:

'Floyd Fleet' of medicycles dedicated at MDA

Former 15-time boxing champion dedicates fleet of medicycles to help Magen David Adom respond to medical emergencies during the war.

'Floyd Fleet' of medicycles dedicated at MDA

MDA mourns fallen volunteer

IDF Officer and MDA Volunteer Maj. (Res.) Amishar Ben David fell in battle over the weekend. 'He cared for the dozens of volunteers as though they were his children.'

MDA mourns fallen volunteer

Southern Israel:

Two murdered in shooting attack

MDA says it treated 6 people for serious injuries following a reported shooting at the Masmiya Junction two succumbed to their wounds. The terrorist was eliminated.

Two murdered in shooting attack

From MDA's blood services to the front line

IDF soldier critically injured in Gaza met the blood donor who donated the whole blood that saved his life.

From MDA's blood services to the front line

After being destroyed on Oct. 7th:

New ambulances dedicated in memory of fallen medics

MDA received 14 new ambulances to replace those that were destroyed during Hamas's October 7th attack. Each ambulance was dedicated in memory of an MDA medic killed in action.

New ambulances dedicated in memory of fallen medics

Finland donates 1 million Euro to MDA to save lives

Dr. Nina Nordström, the Ambassador of Finland, visited Magen David Adom's National Dispatch Center in Kiryat Ono and signed an agreement to donate 1 million Euro to the organization

Finland donates 1 million Euro to MDA to save lives

Binyamin:

Israeli killed in terrorist shooting

Israeli Arab man murdered in terrorist shooting attack in Binyamin.

Israeli killed in terrorist shooting

Watch:

Pence hears stories of saving lives under fire

Former US VP Mike Pence visits MDA headquarters, sends special message to volunteers.

Pence hears stories of saving lives under fire

2 wounded in stabbing attack south of Jerusalem

Young woman seriously wounded, young man moderately wounded in stabbing attack at the Mizmoria Checkpoint.

2 wounded in stabbing attack south of Jerusalem

Teen saves classmate who fainted during phys. ed.

Guy Alon noticed a classmate had fainted, and sprang into action, performing CPR and using a defibrillator to save his classmate's life.

Teen saves classmate who fainted during phys. ed.

Fallen soldier's MDA parters:

'Itamar saved many lives'

Itamar Shemen, who fell in battle in the southern Gaza Strip, served as an IDF soldier and MDA volunteer paramedic.

'Itamar saved many lives'

MDA volunteer killed in Gaza:

'Tuval was a special guy who always wanted to help'

Magen David Adom (MDA) announces that IDF soldier and MDA volunteer Staff Sergeant Tuval Yaakov Tsanani fell in battle in the Gaza Strip.

'Tuval was a special guy who always wanted to help'

Due to malfunction:

Emergency hotlines down for three hours

Emergency hotlines of the Israel Police, Magen David Adom and Fire and Rescue Services were down from 1:30 a.m. until about 4:30 a.m.

Emergency hotlines down for three hours

Heartwarming:

Paramedic, EMT meet 6-year-old whose life they saved on Oct. 7

Little Ofek was shot in the leg on 'Black Saturday,' but she was very brave as MDA staff fought to save her life.

Paramedic, EMT meet 6-year-old whose life they saved on Oct. 7

MDA director to UN chief:

'Are attacks on Magen David Adom not worthy of your ‘horror'?'

Magen David Adom Director General responds to UN Secretary General, who criticized Israel for striking ambulance used by Hamas terrorists.

'Are attacks on Magen David Adom not worthy of your ‘horror'?'

Michael Bloomberg to donate $44 million to Magen David Adom

Former New York City Mayor says he will match contributions he solicited through an email appeal for American Friends of Magen David Adom.

Michael Bloomberg to donate $44 million to Magen David Adom

MDA ambulances and intensive care vehicles arrive from US

The vehicles will help Magen David Adom in treating the wounded of the "Iron Swords" war.

MDA ambulances and intensive care vehicles arrive from US

Magen David Adom treats hundreds during day of bloodshed

MDA teams on high alert across the country, blood drives underway in different cities after hundreds murdered by Hamas.

Magen David Adom treats hundreds during day of bloodshed

Near Beit Shemesh

Bus carrying youth group members overturns: 50 hurt, 1 seriously

Dozens injured when shuttle bus Eshtaol overturns near Eshtaol. Police close road to allow tratment of the injured.

Bus carrying youth group members overturns: 50 hurt, 1 seriously

MDA responds to 3,035 calls over Yom Kippur

Nearly 300 faint or suffer dehydration as a result of the fast. 170 women taken to the hospital in labor.

MDA responds to 3,035 calls over Yom Kippur

MDA, International Red Cross agree to continue cooperation

Magen David Adom, Red Cross sign agreement to cooperate on improving emergency preparedness, strengthening resilience to disasters.

MDA, International Red Cross agree to continue cooperation

Due to Hezbollah threat:

MDA launches campaign for additional ambulances

Magen David Adom seeks to add 300 new ambulances in response to fears war could break out on Israel's northern border.

MDA launches campaign for additional ambulances

MDA sends rescue teams to Morocco after earthquake kills 2,000

1 team to operate field hospital, another to perform search and rescue operations

MDA sends rescue teams to Morocco after earthquake kills 2,000

MDA saves woman who had heart attack while driving

58-year-old woman who suffered heart attack while driving home is alive thanks to a passerby and rapid response of Magen David Adom.

MDA saves woman who had heart attack while driving

MDA awards commendation pins to team present at shooting attack

MDA pin awarded to MDA volunteers Nadav Wineberg, who was seriously injured, and his brother Boaz, who saved his life in a terror attack.

MDA awards commendation pins to team present at shooting attack

1 killed, 3 hurt in motorcycle drive-by shooting in north

Teenager killed, father-son previously convicted for manslaughter injured in criminal shooting near Gan Shmuel.

1 killed, 3 hurt in motorcycle drive-by shooting in north

2 dead in car accidents in under an hour

Motorcyclist killed in collision with another vehicle in center as man killed when his vehicle overturns in the south.

2 dead in car accidents in under an hour

Cardiac-arrest patient in Bnei Brak saved against all odds

New ECMO ambulance marks first time in Israel that heart-lung bypass technology  has been used in the field.

Cardiac-arrest patient in Bnei Brak saved against all odds

New ambulance will allow ECMO treatments in the field

For the first time in Israel: New ambulance will allow cardiac arrest patients to be connected to ECMO in the pre-hospital setting.

New ambulance will allow ECMO treatments in the field

IFCJ donates:

Fourth mobile ICU will benefit communities in northern Israel

In historic display of support for Druze community, IFCJ funds MDA mobile ICU to serve Carmel, Galilee, and Golan Heights villages.

Fourth mobile ICU will benefit communities in northern Israel

4-year-old dies after being left in hot car

Doctors unable to revive boy after he suffers severe heatstroke from being left in a hot car for an extended time.

4-year-old dies after being left in hot car

Magen David Adom upgrades Israel’s Air Ambulance service

2 new Intensive Care Helicopters with advanced capabilities join fleet of rescue vehicles, will improve flight medical response times.

Magen David Adom upgrades Israel’s Air Ambulance service

International Collaboration:

MDA hosts delegation of Irish paramedics

International Collaboration: Irish medical personnel visit Magen David Adom to study emergency preparedness and response.

MDA hosts delegation of Irish paramedics

MDA prepares to offer medical care during Jerusalem Day

Magen David Adom prepares for possible medical emergencies as thousands expected at annual Flag March.

MDA prepares to offer medical care during Jerusalem Day

MDA: 19 rocket victims treated today, 51 this week

Magen David Adom updates on number of people treated for injuries and anxiety caused by Islamic Jihad rocket attacks.

MDA: 19 rocket victims treated today, 51 this week

MDA raises alert level amidst Gaza conflict

Magen David Adom issues call for public to donate blood as Gaza terror groups launch hundreds of rockets at Israel.

MDA raises alert level amidst Gaza conflict

MDA ambulances to stop using siren similar to red alert warning

Magen David Adom director general instructs emergency vehicles to prevent use of alarming sound siren to prevent unnecessary public panic.

MDA ambulances to stop using siren similar to red alert warning

MDA Tracing Services helps Holocaust survivors locate relatives

Tracing Services department receives 150 family tracing requests for Holocaust survivors in the last year.

MDA Tracing Services helps Holocaust survivors locate relatives

Dozens of MDA staff walk the paths of Jewish history in Poland

50 Magen David Adom staff and volunteers visit multiple Nazi death camps ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day.

Dozens of MDA staff walk the paths of Jewish history in Poland

Passover eve tragedy:

4-year-old boy drowns in pool in Golan Heights

MDA medics, paramedics attempt for over an hour to revive child who was found unresponsive in Katzrin.

4-year-old boy drowns in pool in Golan Heights

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Book of Esther read at MDA national center

MDA's national call center, along with responding to emergency calls, also held a megillah reading.

Book of Esther read at MDA national center

Terror victim Yagel Yaakov Yaniv was due to complete EMT course

20-year-old man murdered in shooting attack yesterday dreamed of joining MDA Medicycle Responders’ Unit so he could save lives.

Terror victim Yagel Yaakov Yaniv was due to complete EMT course

Mother, baby seriously injured in Be'er Sheva apartment fire

5 people injured in apartment fire, including 30-year-old woman and her year and a half-year-old son.

Mother, baby seriously injured in Be'er Sheva apartment fire

Earthquake in Turkey:

'Time is critical to save lives because of extreme cold'

Israeli team rescues 2, including 12-year-old boy, in Kahramanmaraş. Another team attempting to rescue man in Marash.

'Time is critical to save lives because of extreme cold'

MDA, Hatzolah Air to provide Medevac copter services in Israel

Partnership will put MDA’s flight paramedics aboard Hatzolah Air and MDA Medevac helicopters to provide medical evacuations in Israel.

MDA, Hatzolah Air to provide Medevac copter services in Israel

2 killed in major car accident in German Colony, Jerusalem

Efforts underway to rescue woman trapped in overturned vehicle. Driver, pedestrian declared dead at the scene.

2 killed in major car accident in German Colony, Jerusalem

Cycling group’s lesson 3 years ago led to a saved life today

Cycling group of fit, active men over 60 save one of their members during biking trip in desert canyon thanks to portable defribillator.

Cycling group’s lesson 3 years ago led to a saved life today

MDA volunteers treat 1,000 patients on New Year's Eve

MDA EMTs and paramedics treat 61 traffic accident victims, 17 victims of violence on last day of 2022

MDA volunteers treat 1,000 patients on New Year's Eve

MDA volunteers respond to 1.3 million calls in 2022

Magen David Adom summarizes its activities over the past year.

MDA volunteers respond to 1.3 million calls in 2022

Israeli medical staff head to Ethiopia to share trauma treatment

Delegation of Health, Foreign Ministris, and UN World Food Program head to Ethiopia to share trauma treatment with local medical teams.

Israeli medical staff head to Ethiopia to share trauma treatment

MDA medics reunited with boy they saved on Hanukkah 21 years ago

2-year-old Tzur nearly drowned in a pond on Hanukkah. 21-years-later the MDA team who saved his life meets him again.

MDA medics reunited with boy they saved on Hanukkah 21 years ago

Elderly man nearly chokes on jelly donut

70-year-old man hospitalized in serious condition after nearly choking on Hanukkah treat.

Elderly man nearly chokes on jelly donut

MDA paramedic responding to attack finds son is the victim

19-year-old man hurt in stone-throwing attack in southern Mount Hebron, father part of MDA team called to the scene.

MDA paramedic responding to attack finds son is the victim

Man, woman killed in traffic accident in the south

Couple killed in collision with truck carrying many cars on Highway 90 near Kibbutz Yahel.

Man, woman killed in traffic accident in the south

MDA Shows its A.I. Dispatch Software to Hatzalah in US

MDA showcases its A.I.-powered dispatch software to Hatzalah organizations from across the United States at the Hatzalah Expo in New Jersey.

MDA Shows its A.I. Dispatch Software to Hatzalah in US

4-year-old killed by falling cupboard in his home

Child safety organization warns parents to secure all furniture over 75 CM off the ground after tragedy in Mercaz Shapira.

4-year-old killed by falling cupboard in his home

MDA participates in international multi-casualty incident drill

Magen David Adom joined an international multi-casualty drill that featured 3 different scenes representing 3 different sized incidents.

MDA participates in international multi-casualty incident drill

MDA treats 2,741 people over Yom Kippur

1,920 people hospitalized, 268 fainted, were dehydrated or felt unwell directly because of the fast.

MDA treats 2,741 people over Yom Kippur

Israel's emergency services to automatically dispatch each other

One call fits all: MDA, police, and fire services will now automatically dispatch each other, thanks to software created by MDA.

Israel's emergency services to automatically dispatch each other