Vision
Life Support Ambulances carry equipment for treating everything from broken bones to heart attacks (up to 2 seriously injured if necessary). 8-10 years lifespan, the MDA fleet has about 800 ambulances of this type.
These ambulances are urgently needed to expand the fleet and to replace retired vehicles.
When this vehicle completes its mission, it is recycled for parcel distribution (an additional 5-7 years).
Activity
| Magen David Adom in Israel is the State of Israel’s national organization responsible for emergency pre – hospital medical care and blood services.
The Organization handles hundreds of thousands of life saving cases every year, using technological devices which are among the most advanced in the world, in accordance with the common protocols for cardiac treatment of the American Heart Association. Magen David Adom collects hundreds of thousands of blood donations, including Pheresis, processes these, and performs all necessary tests in specially designed laboratories. Magen David Adom is situated at the forefront of technology, computing and expertise in these fields. Magen David Adom provides treatment to any individual who needs help – regardless of ethnicity, race, or political or religious affiliation. Magen David Adom helps many countries during disasters: the earthquakes in Haiti and Nepal and the tsunami victims are a few examples of international humanitarian assistance provided by the Organization. In addition, the Organization provides humanitarian aid in the State of Israel for the elderly and the needy. |