🚑 Elie Cohen takes you behind the scenes at Magen David Adom today to discover all the equipment needed by Israeli first responders!
To operate hundreds of stations, thousands of ambulances and medical vehicles, and equip tens of thousands of first responders, a huge amount of equipment is required.
And much of this equipment exists thanks to donations from around the world. ❤️
Let's take advantage of this visit to learn some essential Hebrew vocabulary:
🩺 👉 צִיּוּד – equipment, gear
🚑 👉 צִיּוּד רְפוּאִי – medical equipment
⛑️ 👉 צִיּוּד לְצִוְתֵי הַצָּלָה – equipment for rescue teams
👕 👉 מַדִּים – uniform
⛑️ 👉 קַסְדָּה – helmet
🦺 👉 שְׁכַפּ״ץ – bulletproof vest
💥 👉 שְׁכַפּ״ץ נֶגֶד רְסִיסִים – splinter protection vest
🛡️ 👉 בְּטִיחוּת – security
🚑 👉 אַמְבּוּלַנְס מְמוּגָּן – armored/protected ambulance
And even:
☕ 👉 קָפֶה – coffee!
Because when you're working back-to-back shifts, especially at night, you also have to allow the paramedics to cope. 😅
One of the first rules learned during training is essential:
👉 בְּטִיחוּת קוֹדֶמֶת לַכֹּל
Safety first.
Before providing aid to someone, the teams themselves must be safe. In Israel, this sometimes means responding with a helmet, a protective vest, or even an armored ambulance so they can continue treating the wounded under fire or during attacks.
Behind every ambulance, every helmet, every uniform, and every piece of medical equipment, there is also the generosity of donors who enable Magen David Adom to continue saving lives throughout Israel. 🇮🇱
❤️ Want to support Magen David Adom?
🩸 Donate:
https://www.ifmda.org.i
www.ifmda.org.il/fr/donationstor and help save lives:
https://www.ifmda.org.il
www.ifmda.org.il/fr/products/product/defibrillator Magen David Adom's work:
https://www.peach-in.com/
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