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Magen David Adom on Tuesday 9 Iyar took part in a major disaster training exercise staged in Ben-Gurion International Airport. The drill simulated an EMS response, treatment and transport to a plane crash.

MDA Chief of Operations Eli Bin reported that hundreds of EMTs and paramedics took part in the drill including dozens of basic life support and advanced life support ambulances.

In the first video, Magen David Adom Chief of Operations Eli Bin praises his personnel as well as the organization’s level of professional cooperation with the IDF and other agencies. Subsequent videos show various portions of the training exercise.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem/Photos & Videos: MDA spokesman)