unique Mobile Intensive Care Unit (MICU)
In Cases of Severe Trauma and Complex Medical Emergencies Blood tests and ultrasounds are now able to be performed in MDA's new
A new vehicle joined the MDA MICUs, ambulances, Medi-cycles, bicycles and MERVs in the greater Tel Aviv area. This vehicle will provide a uniquely advanced medical response including a physician who can perform procedures otherwise performed in the hospital. The upgraded MICU will be staffed by senior MDA paramedics and physicians from Ichilov Hospital, was dedicated this evening, in a festive ceremony attended by the President of Israel, Mr. Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin. The advanced MICU waws dedicated in memory of the late Mrs. Nechama Rivlin, who passed away approximately three months ago. Israel's First Lady and the Rivlin Family have been a constant part of Magen David Adom's lifesaving work. This is the reason which the MICU, donated by Canadian Friends of Magen David Adom and which will assist those with complex emergencies was dedicated in memory of Mrs. Rivlin z"l.
In addition to the advanced medical equipment and medications which are standard to all MDA MICUs, the new vehicle will have additional medications and equipment such as an ultrasound, blood tests, chest drainage and more. The upgraded MICU's primary purpose is to assist in providing advanced medical treatment in complex situations includeing prolonged resuscitation, complex injuries, complicated births and more. The vehicle will be dispatched at the request of teams in the field at the discretion of the Shift Commander at the MDA 101 Emergency Dispatch Center. In certain cases, this unit will evacuate the patient with the physician and paramedic continuing to provide treatment upon arrival at the hospital so as to maintain the continuity of care.
The new MDA-Ichilov MICU was built inCanada according to the MDA specifications based on a Dodge Ram. The interior is extraordinarily spacious, allowing providers to provide advanced life support care both in the field and in route to the hospital. Each and every detail was thought out and a great deal of thought was put into the design of the vehicle to ensure optimal efficiency. A similar pilot program has been operating in Jerusalem for approximately two years in which paramedics work with physicians from Shaare Zedek and Hadassah Ein Kerem hospitals.
President Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin: "The months have gone by since my beloved wife Nechama passed away and left a void in our family. NEchama was a woman of science. She valued the men and women of medicine very much and above all else, she loved all people, all human beings. I am sure shed be glad to hear about the new MICU with state of the art medical equipment which will iterally save lives. A MICU in which MDA parameidcs and phsyicians from Ichilov Hospital will work side by side to save lives.
MDA Deputy Director General of the Medical Division Dr. Raphael Strugo explains: "About 2% of life threatening emergencies are difficult and complex conditions which require additional urgent treatment by a physician in the field. To best provide this care, we have partnered with Ichilov Hospital to design this upgraded MICU where senior physicians and paramedics will work side by side.i have no doubt that this venture will save lives.
Director of Emergency Medicine at Ichilov Hospital, Dr. Daniel Trotzky: "The advantage of having an emergency medical specialist already in the field in the most complex cases will allow us to provide the most efficient and comprehensive treatment, including operations that were not previously able to be performed at the scene. This MICU will also be able to transmit all of the information to the medical staff in the trauma room even before the patient arrives. This is a unique collaboration and is part of the national push to improve the pre-hospital emergency medicine, and we are proud to partner with MDA. This will result in significant improvements to diagnostic capabilities and the treatment of the sickest patients prior to their arrival at the hospital and will serve as an extension of the emergency ward outside of the hospital, which is in line with our core values here at Ichilov."
MDA Director General, Eli Bin: "MDA, as Israel's National Emergency Medical and Blood Services Organization works tirelessly to provide rapid, proffessioal and real time care in the field. This venture will allow us to improve the emergent medical response to complex injuries in the field. I htank the Director General of Ichilov Hospital, Prof. Ronnie Gamzo for the cooperation which allows us to bring the hospital's emergency room capatbilities o the patient in the fielt. It is our honor to dedicate our new, life saving vehicle in memory of the wife of the President, the late Mrs. Nechama Rivlin, who worked tirelessly for the citizens of Israel."
