Defibrillator

63% of Israelis lack confidence in using defibrillators, MDA survey finds

Ahead of National Defibrillator Awareness Day, Magen David Adom urges public training and registration of life-saving devices.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Most Israelis recognize the importance of defibrillators.
New defibrillator station in Ashkelon

J'lem synagogues to install hundreds of defibrillators for High Holidays

The defibrillators in question are automatic - meaning that they can be operated easily and independently, with no need for previous medical training.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
New defibrillator station in Ashkelon

MDA places four smart defibrillator stations in Ashkelon

The device can be operated without prior medical knowledge.

|ByOMRI RON
A public phone booth which has been converted into a defibrillator station as part of a plan to replace thousands of phone booths by Bezeq Israel Telecom and the country's ambulance service, is seen in Tel Aviv, Israel June 8, 2020

Israel's Bezeq to convert payphones into defibrillator stations

Bezeq has long attempted to get rid of the pay phones, which are hardly used but expensive to maintain.

|ByREUTERS