A pilot smart traffic system in Israel is cutting up to 40 seconds off the time it takes ambulances to arrive on the scene. It would be a game changer in Israel anytime, but especially in these days when paramedics are responding to a regular onslaught of terrorist violence, plus car crashes and medical emergencies.
After a car plowed into pedestrians at Karkur Junction, Magen David Adom immediately dispatched MICUs, ambulances, and Medicycles to the scene where they provided medical treatment to 10 injured people, before transporting them to Hillel Yafe Medical Center.
Following a stabbing attack in Haifa, a large Magen David Adom team comprised of ambulances, MICUs, and Medicycles rushed to the scene to provide lifesaving medical treatment to four injured people.
The past 15 months have been brutal in Israel, but the men and women of MAGEN DAVID ADOM faced every challenge and hardship with dedication and compassion.
On October 7, 2023, Israel was preparing for an escalated conflict with Hezbollah and Iran in the north. The brutal invasion and attacks from Hamas in the south were completely unexpected. And since that terrible day, missiles and rockets have become a near-daily reality on multiple fronts.
An urgent message from Ambassador Gilad Erdan, global president, Magen David Adom.
The unprecedented challenges presented by the October 7 Hamas attacks surfaced a reality: how do remote communities get emergency medical assistance quickly in the midst of an ongoing attack.
Village by village, heart by heart, there is a connection happening in East Jerusalem that is crumbling walls of suspicion and creating pathways of understanding between Arabs and Jews. This may be the lifeblood for Israel’s future.
Magen David Adom has developed what are among the most sophisticated dispatch and emergency response systems in the world, applications that use A.I. to reduce response times for medical emergencies.
On October 7, MDA’s Medevac crews operated three helicopters and worked nonstop to evacuate the critically wounded from Southern Israel. The expert pilots maneuvered almost miraculously, avoiding incoming rockets and landing anywhere they could to save lives.
