Since last night and up until 18:10 Magen David Adom teams have treated 12 casualties: 6 from rocket shrapnel, a 20 year old was pronounced dead, 1 in serious condition, 2 moderate and 2 mild, in the Eshkol Region and Sdot Negev Region, 3 injured lightly while taking shelter in Nes Tziona, Tel Aviv and Beer Sheva and three suffering with stress symptoms.
Since the start of the start of the war, MDA teams have treated thousands of casualties, including those killed, as well as those in serious, moderate and mild condition, including MDA staff who were saving lives. Today (Saturday) MDA teams have remained on the highest alert across Israel. Some 1,400 MDA ambulances including bulletproof vehicles are manned by MDA staff and volunteers who continue saving lives under fire. Ambulances and mobile intensive care units (MICUs) that arrived from the United States have been put into life-saving service.
During the night, 3 MDA ambulances were damaged by Hamas fire in different locations, and at this time efforts are being made to put them back in service to continue saving lives.
MDA’s Blood Services have collected over 22,000 blood donations from volunteer donors. The blood units and components have been supplied to hospitals across Israel that are treating the victims.
Since the start of the war, MDA helicopters have undertaken dozens of medevac missions and evacuated multiple civilian and IDF casualties to Sheba Tel Hashomer, Beilinson, Ichilov, Shamir Assaf Harofe, Shaare Zedek, and Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital. Following initial treatment in Barzilai and Soroka Hospitals in the South, dozens of MDA ambulances, MICUs and specialized rescue vehicles have transferred casualties in a range of conditions to hospitals across the country.
*MDA calls on the public and reminds them to adhere to the life-saving instructions given by the security forces, and in any medical need to call MDA’s Emergency 101 Dispatch Center.
