Volunteer

Volunteer in Australia

Our volunteers help people to improve their lives, health and welfare. They make our communities more supportive, connected and inclusive.
There are many different roles available for Magen David Adom volunteers in Australia. Here are just a few things you can do to help:

call or visit vulnerable or elderly people;
assist at one of Magen David Adom’s targeted fundraiser events;
donate blood through Magen David Adom;
organise a Magen David Adom emergency resilience training event; and
donate goods to underprivileged families in Australia or overseas.

Volunteer overseas

We promote an overseas humanitarian relief volunteer program through the Israeli Ambulance Service. For more information, please contact us.

As a volunteer for Magen David Adom Israel, you will…

be trained in basic first-aid
receive certification as a Magen David Adom “First Responder”
be placed into an MDA Medical Emergency Station
working as an ambulance volunteer alongside Israeli volunteers and staff
work a 8-hour shift, 5 days a week

As a volunteer for Magen David Adom Israel, the Program will give you…

a comprehensive, accredited first-aid course in English
the experience of working with Israelis in an Israeli environment
hands-on first-aid and emergency-care experience
a taste of real life in Israel
insurance
24-hour access to debriefing and counselling services
international friendships
adrenalin, adrenalin and, if that’s not enough – more adrenalin!

As a volunteer for Magen David Adom Israel, you need to…

be over 18 years of age
have a basic knowledge of Hebrew
be willing to spend at least 2 months in Israel

Volunteer in Australia

Volunteer overseas

A total of 832,277 Patients and casualties were transferred to hospitals

MDA Operates 166 stations throughout Israel

MDA teams perform an Average of 500 resuscitations per month

MDA evacuated 74,865 wounded in road accidents, and 5,142 wounded from work-related accidents

232 babies were delivered in ambulances and at home assisted by MDA team members

There are 350 paramedics in the organization

On average, 1,745 operational callouts take place every day

In a public satisfaction survey conducted MDA came in 2nd place after the IDF on a list of security, emergency and rescue organizations with a score of 96%

According to the organization's statistics, the average response time for an ambulance and mobile intensive care unit is 8 minutes after the first call is received

In 2015, MDA celebrated its 85th anniversary

In a public satisfaction survey conducted MDA came in 2nd place after the IDF on a list of security, emergency and rescue organizations with a score of 96%

In 2015, MDA celebrated its 85th anniversary

MDA Employs 2,200 paid staff members and activates 22,000 volunteers, 12,000 of whom are teenagers

4,500 First Responder volunteers respond to an average of 488,8 calls a month I Volunteers invest over 1.5 million hours of service per year

The oldest volunteer is 90 years old & the youngest is 15

17,954 women in labor were transferred to hospital delivery rooms

There are 3 professionals in a Mobile Intensive Care Unit

A Life Support Ambulance A MICU team of 2 includes an Emergency Medical Technician and a paramedic

100,000 Israelis have downloaded the "My MDA" cellular App

20,000 Life Guardians are active across the country

110,000People underwent resuscitation courses

An intensive first aid and resuscitation course lasts 60 Hours

More than 470 foreign volunteers from 22 different countries were trained and volunteered in MDA stations

MDA trained 3,000 young parents in Infant and Child resuscitation

1,750 teenagers are given summer courses every year in infant and child resuscitation

750 teenagers are trained during courses to manage an MCI - Multi Casualty Incident

260,000 Blood Units were donated to MDA's Blood Bank | The MDA Blood Bank Services have 43 Blood Bank Mobiles

MDA dispatchers answer an emergency phone call in less than 4 seconds

The MDA emergency phone number is 101.

MDA deploys 379 MICUs (Mobile Intensive Care Units)

MDA deploys 715 ambulances

MDA deploys 63 of which are able to navigate through difficult routes and off-road conditions

MDA deploys 8 Dune Tractors (MULES) to evacuate victims from unconventional areas

MDA deploys 5 paramedic supervisor ALS vehicles, and 2 helicopters

MDA deploys 507 First responders on motorbikes

MDA deploys 50 armored ambulances are also deployed in friction and combat zones

There are 174 MDA ambulances stationed in Kibbutzim, Moshavim and Local Councils