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Magen David Adom Stories From The Ground

By Yishai Mizrahi particular, is not just any race car game, and is complete
with the challenges a driver must be exposed to while
Dear Friends, I come to operating the vehicle. It’s claustrophobic, shaky, noisy,
you this month to share my and civilians and cars do not pull over to the right as we
recent trip to Israel, where are used to here in the USA.
I visited various Magen Next, we visited Mt. Meron for a full-scale training
David Adom stations, the drill in the north. Thousands were expected for the Lag
New Marcus Blood Center, B’Omer Holiday Celebrations that week. The year before,
and MDA facilities around 100,000 people had gathered in Mt. Meron to celebrate
the country. The Study at the burial site of Rav Shimon Bar Yochai. During
Mission was an effort to the annual celebrations, 45 people were killed due to a
hear the “news from the trampling incident, and 150 were injured, making it the
ground” of Magen David Adom, and to share those stories deadliest civil disaster in the history of the State of Israel.
with donors here in Boca – Delray, and to people like you, Due to MDA efforts the year before and pre-positioning,
the residents of Boca Pointe. many lives were saved. This year, MDA wanted even
I’d like to share with you 3 key visits. more preparation and training. MDA launched a full- MDA Paramedic and Spokesperson sharing updates on
We visited the Bloomberg Jerusalem MDA station, scale drill, metering participants to the site, and bringing Ambulance equipment in Bloomberg Jerusalem Station
the headquarters of MDA’s operations in the Jerusalem in Mobile Command Centers, extra ambulances and the
Region. Here we met with the head of the Jerusalem Fire Department to coordinate the drill. During this all- all Israeli hospitals, and
MDA Region who explained the day-to-day operations of hands-on deck training, I even met Uzi, the paramedic the entire Israel Defense
the largest and busiest region in the country. We learned driver of the 2013 Boca Pointe Community Sponsored Forces (IDF). In turn, 25%
that Bloomberg Station also houses MDA’s Human Milk Mobile Intensive Care Unit (MICU), who shared his warm of Israel’s blood supply
Bank, which is the repository for all of the banked breast regards and a heartfelt thank you to YOU, for sponsoring comes from the IDF.
milk for the State of Israel. This is most often used for this piece of equipment, which has saved thousands of For more stories and
premature and NICU babies who can only digest this type lives during its service life. updates from my recent trip
of energy source during Finally, we visited the new Marcus Blood Center. This to Israel and the lifesaving
their early development. magnificent facility is built for the Israel of tomorrow, work of Magen David
Also inside Bloomberg and will double the capacity of Israel’s blood supply. Adom, OR, if you or family
Station is a training The facility is terror proof, missile proof, and earthquake members will be in Israel
department for paramedics proof, and is a strategic national asset for the State of and would like to tour our
and EMT’s to practice Israel. We were told that in the current National Blood facilities and see MDA’s
their skills on full-size Center, during times of rocket and missile fire, MDA has work up close, please Uzi, Driver and Paramedic on
dummies, experience life- to shut down blood processing in order to put staff into call: Yishai Mizrahi – Boca Pointe 2013 Sponsored
like scenes of distress, safe areas, as the facility was not rocket or terror proof. Director of Major Gifts MICU
and train in an ambulance This will no longer be an issue in the new Marcus National for American Friends of
driving simulator. All of Blood Services Center. Magen David Adom in Boca Raton / Delray Beach at
these training areas are While the building is nearly finished and will open 561.571.6112 or email YMizrahi@afmda.org. On behalf
life-size and life-like so fully by this winter, equipping the Marcus Blood Center of the People of Israel, and the 27,000 paramedics, EMT’s
those in training gain a MDA Ambulance Driving is now what’s needed most. Newer and larger quantities and emergency personnel working on the front lines to
real life understanding of Simulator of blood processing equipment are urgently needed to save lives for Magen David Adom, we thank you for your
each scene, learning how to increase the capacity of the blood center, and to save lives. support and the consideration. 
decipher the situation, and deliver first in class emergency Magen David Adom, Israel’s National Emergency Medical
medical care. I can tell you, the ambulance simulator in and Ambulatory Service, is the sole blood supplier to

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