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MDA Operates 127 Stations Throughout Israel MDA 85 OnLine 0 2 111 6 Look for us on facebook https://www.facebook.com/ Like MDASchweiz/ Wave of Terror MK Shuli Mualem-Raffaelli Visited the MDA National Dispatch Cooperation Tightens Vetween MDA The First MDA Medics and and Medical Units of the IDF Paramedics were Trained to Use in Judea and Samaria Sign language Did you know? MDA operates 127 stations throughout Israel A Gift to Remember Paula Tepper's Birthday Gift to Israel Instructors' Conference at Volunteer The City of Givatayim Thanks its MDA The Fight to Save a Life Blood Donors Organization Youth Volunteers Par Excellence Serena Liesdek Wave of Terror Since the beginning of the Wave of Terror, September 13th 2015 until February 3rd 2016, MDA teams provided medical lifesaving treatment to 333 victims, 31 of which have died and 302 were injured: 28 in severe condition, 8 in moderate to severe condition, 46 in moderate condition, 11 in mild to moderate condition, and 209 in mild condition. In addition, MDA teams have assisted more than 106 people, suffering from stress symptoms. Phptos: MDA Spokesmen 2 Phptos: MDA Spokesmen MK Shuli Mualem-Raffaelli Visited the MDA National Dispatch: "It is important to regulate the budget of MDA the national rescue organization of Israel" MK Shuli Mualem, from the "Jewish Home" MK Mualem-Raffaelli expressed great interest party, visited on Thursday, February 4th, the in the unique Magen David Adom paramedic's MDA National Dispatch Centre in Kiryat Ono. course for Hesder yeshiva students in Ofakim MK Mualem-Raffaelli met with the medics and that trains yeshiva students as paramedics and paramedics and heard about the activities and the constitutes a significant reinforcement to the many calls arriving daily to MDA 101 emergency MDA volunteers of the periphery. line. MK Shuli Mualem-Raffaelli: "As someone who MDA Director General Eli Bin, presented a comes from the field, I deal extensively with the issue comprehensive overview on the activities of the in the Knesset. As a resident of Judea and Samaria, organization and its budget, the development in it is important to regulate the funding of MDA as recent years, the MDA Blood Services, the MDA the national emergency medical rescue organization centers equipped with advanced technologies of Israel. The reality, in which residents live, requires which enable a rapid response of the 101 MDA deal with routine events alongside the emergency lines, locating victims in cases where multitude of attacks. It is inconceivable that human the position is unknown and more. life will be in danger because of bureaucratic or political constraints. " 3 Cooperation Tightens Between MDA and Medical Units of the IDF in Judea and Samaria At a ceremony held last week at the MDA station in Ariel, medical units of the IDF Judea and Samaria Division joined First Responders launching system using MDA MIRS devices and can now be called to events occurring near them until the arrival of the MDA teams. At the ceremony headed by the division's medical officer Lt. Col. Dr. Adi Leiba, MDA Yarkon region manager handed the medical units the devices that will enable them to be connected to the MIRS system in order to help save lives until MDA's arrival. IDF forces in Judea and Samaria and MDA teams treated many events together during this past year including traffic accidents and births in the Israeli and Palestinian populations. During the ceremony, the division's doctors joined the Life Guardian project that MDA launched in the last few days. The doctors are the first army division to join. The project began just a few days ago and has already received an overwhelming response with 10,000 subscribers since its launch last week. MDA Yarkon District manager Dori Haim, "MDA's cooperation with the IDF medical teams on the ground is made throughout the year and together we save lives in both emergency and routine events." Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Adi Leiba: "Working with MDA Yarkon region in general and its region manager in particular is outstanding. From now on, each division will be equipped with MDA MIRS devices." 4 First aid in Sign language The First MDA Medics and Paramedics were Trained to Use Sign language. The first MDA medics and paramedics were partially deaf community and their families. trained to use sign language. It is noted that accessibility of emergency services MDA and the Institute for the advancement of to the deaf and partially deaf community in MDA the Deaf decided to launch a special cooperation had already begun in the 90's with the advent of that would prepare the medics and paramedics the fax machine to MDA dispatch centers, 16 of MDA to speak the sign language in order years later, the text messages system (SMS) was to communicate at emergencies with deaf and added as well as the e-mail technology. partially deaf patients, or their families. MDA Director General Eli Bin: "I would like The workshop, which took place over the to thank the Institute for the advancement of the weekend at the Institute for the advancement Deaf on the initiative and cooperation. All new of the Deaf, was led by the Director of Training knowledge accumulated by MDA medics and Gal Roknian and more than 30 MDA medics paramedics helps our mission to save lives. As the and paramedics took part and learned about national rescue organization of Israel we were the world of the deaf community, heard the pioneers in making our services accessible for the principles of communication with the deaf and deaf and partially deaf community by fax, text partially deaf and learned vocabulary in the messages and e-mail. Today we have an advanced sign language, questions relevant to the field accessible tool so more workers and volunteers of medical emergencies, information on the will be able to better understand the deaf and the status of the victim, on his medical background, partially deaf in Israel. We will continue our work questions about the help and words of guidance at MDA in providing access to all our services for to help communicate with the deaf and the the benefit of the entire public." Phptos: MDA Spokesmen 5 A Gift to Remember A lifesaving ambulance dedicated in memory of Sylvia and Sam Needleman by their children. Last Thursday January 21st 2016 family and friends The grandchildren inside the ambulance of Sylvia and Sam Needleman z"l came together in Jerusalem for a dedication ceremony of the lifesaving ambulance donated in memory of the parents via Magen David Adom in the UK. Elaine Mandel and Peter Needleman were excited to share the wonderful occasion with their family and friends. "We feel this is a great way to honor their The family and friends next to the ambulance memory and continue what our parents started with Tzedakah for the State of Israel, may it only be used for many births!" said Elaine. Following the unveiling of the inscription and the handing over of the keys to Israel Katz, the driver of the ambulance, Ido Golan-Gutin of the British Desk at the MDA International Relations Department explained to the family where the ambulance is stationed (The city of Arad in the south of Israel Elaine and Peter (ther children) unveil the ambulance inscription as part of the MDA Negev region), its importance within the organization and the teams that will work on it, mainly comprising of volunteers. "Thanks to lifesaving gifts such as this ambulance and the wonderful support MDA receives from people like you in the UK and around the world we can continue to save lives each and every day. We cherish and admire your support and thank you for it." Photos: Miki Freidin Paula Tepper's Birthday Gift to Israel Paula Tepper, a Montreal resident, planned to celebrate her birthday differently than most. Her plan? To skydive and to purchase a gift to Israel, a brand new ambulance dedicated in memory of her husband, Jerry Wyant, and her parents, Eva and Leo Tepper. She fearlessly achieved her first goal and in September 2015, her second goal became a reality too. A few months later Paula visted Israel with a volunteer group and Magen David Adom in Israel arranged for the ambulance to be brought from Netivot, where it is stationed, to Tel Aviv for a ceremony which was held on January, 31, 2016 with her tour group. In what was an emotional event, Paula, surrounded by her friends, handed over the keys to the ambulance medic and driver who will use the vehicle to save lives in Southern Israel. 6 Instructors' Conference at Volunteer Blood Donors Organization MDA Blood Services and the Volunteer Blood The day of the blood drive is festive event, in which Donors Organization (VBDO) held an Instructors' teachers, parents and siblings are invited to take part. conference, gathering the instructors of The VBDO. Up to date, most of the lectures and blood drives For the past two decades, VBDO and the Blood take place in central Israel, and we approach and Services have been carrying out the Blood Drives encourage volunteers to promote this activity in Project in high schools throughout the country. further parts of Israel. This project, initiated by Mr. Shimon Redlich, VBDO honorary president, started following the The conference was very informative. Prof. Eilat identification of the need to expand blood donations Shinar, MDA Blood Services Director, shared with among young donors in Israel; hence MDA and the participants the innovations and recent updates VBDO decide to start promoting the dissemination on the tests on the blood units, which aim to prevent of the values of volunteer blood donations among the transmission of infectious diseases from the teenagers, aged 17, as they are eligible to donate blood donor to the blood recipient, and ensure the blood in Israel, pending their parents' consent.
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