Quotes from the Field

We heard a massive explosion. The ambulance of the team ahead of me completely blew up.

“If I had reached the ambulance a few minutes earlier, they would have killed me, and if I had returned to my neighborhood a minute later, they would have recognized me as well, and who knows what would have happened.”

It was clear to all of us that even though the shift had ended, we would stay as long as needed. We received instructions and prepared to treat a large number of wounded under fire.

This is our duty!

I knew people needed me. I am the closest, I am the first to arrive at the scene.

Emotions mingle within the soul; terror and anxiety meet determination and devotion to the mission of going out and saving lives

You must silence the voices of fear, for your patient needs you. Amidst gunfire, I sedate the patient, ventilate him, administer medication, and fight for his life.

Even as gunfire continued outside, I tried to speak to the wounded and calm them. And perhaps myself as well.

When you wear the Magen David Adom uniform, you feel as if the uniform is armor. Medical personnel are, supposedly, protected. All of that shattered on October 7.

I intended to evacuate by ambulance, but I saw that it was completely destroyed. The terrorists shot all four wheels of the ambulance, its side, and its windows.