The 3rd International Emergency Medical Seminar of Magen David Adom, Tel Aviv

01 December 2013
Volume 3 · Issue 4

The first day of the Emergency Medical Seminar started after lunch, Sunday being the first day of the Israeli working week. Vicki Angel, Director of Magen David Adom (MDA) Resource Development, hosted the introductions, stating that the goals of the seminar was ‘to provide an understanding of the Israeli Emergency Medical System (EMS); to provide information about disaster preparedness and operations around the world; and to establish a relationship between MDA and participants from various countries.’

There were 11 participants representing the USA, Italy, Sweden, Brazil and the UK.

The first speaker was Yoni Yagodovsky, Director of MDA's International and Fundraising department, who presented a talk entitled: ‘Introduction to MDA: Israel's National EMS and Blood Services’. This included a brief history of MDA, its legal status within Israel and internationally as part of the Red Cross, and its duties and goals. Yagodovsky also spoke of the financial, governmental and medical controls of MDA; the importance of volunteers within the system; income (30% from donations, 70% from services); MDA as an auxiliary arm of the Israeli Defence Force (IDF); and the collection, processing and distribution of blood and umbilical cord blood.

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