Defibrillator

The surprising reason why people do not use defibrillators in an emergency

Despite high accessibility and simple operation, the public still hesitates to use defibrillators. The result can be the loss of critical minutes and human lives.

|ByAMIT WEINSTAT
The decision to act immediately can be the difference between life and death. The problem is that many still view the defibrillator as a complex medical device intended for professionals only.
Damage after Iranian missile fragments hit a residence in the Tel Aviv area, March 26, 2026.

Six injured as cluster munition fragments hit central Israel amid intense Iranian barrage

Meanwhile, United Hatzalah paramedics successfully performed CPR on a girl, including using a defibrillator, after she fell out of bed during a siren, intending to rush to a sheltered area.

|ByJAMES GENN
Most Israelis recognize the importance of defibrillators.

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
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

MDA places four smart defibrillator stations in Ashkelon

The device can be operated without prior medical knowledge.

OCTOBER 28, 2020ByOMRI RON
New defibrillator station in Ashkelon

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.

JUNE 10, 2020ByREUTERS
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