Haaretz is reporting that Magen David Adom has announced that it will start making available an aerial evacuation service for car accidents victims starting in August.
The joint venture between the ambulance service and Lahak plane company will have three helicopters bearing sophisticated equipment on stand-by 24-hours a day.
MDA have been pushing for an air-borne unit for a number of years, but have been hindered by the high costs estimated at millions of shekels a year.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies-member says the service is necessary in order to evacuate injured people in remote areas as fast as possible.
A MDA spokesman stated that there are some locations in Israel which would take close to an hour to drive by ambulance – thus reducing the chance of survival to critical patients.
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Good planning for rescue situations but MORE is needed, in particular in Driver Training and Safety. To take a road test in Israel, no safety or theoretical training is required.
To take a road test in Israel, no safety or theoretical training is required.????
30 LESSENS AND A LONGER AND HARDER TEST THEN IN BKLYN