ADAC air rescue
| ADAC Luftrettung gGmbH | |
|---|---|
| legal form | gGmbH |
| founding | 1982 |
| Seat | Munich |
| management | Frédéric brother |
| Number of employees | 300 |
| sales | 116.8 million euros (2018 annual financial statements) Federal Gazette |
| Branch | Air rescue |
| Website | www.luftrettung.adac.de |
| As of December 31, 2018 | |
The ADAC air rescue gGmbH is part of the public rescue service system in Germany and on the European emergency number 112 alerted. As one of the largest air rescue organizations in Europe, ADAC Air Rescue starts from 36 stations on around 54,000 missions a year. The crews have a fleet of around 50 rescue helicopters at their disposal, which consists of the EC135 and H145 helicopters . ADAC Luftrettung is a wholly owned subsidiary of the ADAC Foundation . Frédéric Bruder has been managing director since 2013.
history
When the number of road deaths reached 20,000 in West Germany in 1967 , emergency doctors demanded better care for the injured. A new concept of first aid arose: It brought the emergency doctor to the patient by the fastest route and no longer the other way around. The ADAC took up this idea and carried out a test run with rented helicopters at the end of the 1960s. The route through the air proved its worth, as accident victims could be treated more quickly and taken to a suitable clinic. With Christoph 1 , the first civil, permanently operated rescue helicopter was stationed in Munich-Harlaching on November 1st, 1970 - the hour of birth of air rescue in Germany.
The ADAC Luftrettung was founded on November 25, 1981 under the name of the ADAC working group for the promotion of air rescue and for the improvement of general traffic safety (ADAC-Luftrettung) limited liability company . On March 29, 2000 the company was renamed ADAC-Luftrettung GmbH , on August 26, 2013 ADAC Luftrettung gGmbH .
Stations
The ADAC Air Rescue crews are ready for action every day at 36 stations. ADAC Luftrettung operates almost half of the more than 80 air rescue locations in Germany (as of 2020), and there is also a station in Austria with Christopherus Europa 3 .
The rescue helicopters usually start from sunrise (7:00 a.m. at the earliest) to sunset. Their operational radius is 50–70 km. Three stations are in operation around the clock. Four more are equipped with a rescue winch for use in rough terrain. Intensive care transport helicopters are also available at selected stations .
Rescue operations
In addition to the primary mission , emergency care and the transport of injured persons, ADAC Air Rescue can also carry out special missions. These include, for example, secondary missions in which intensive care or emergency patients are transferred from a clinic to a special clinic. An interhospital flight also includes the transport of important medication, blood or organs.
For emergency medical care at night, ADAC Luftrettung operates three specialized stations that are in operation around the clock. When it is dark, transfer flights from a hospital to a special clinic predominantly take place - from one illuminated landing area to another. In addition, however, emergency operations can take place that require a landing in an unknown and unlit area. The helicopters are equipped with night vision devices for this purpose.
Four ADAC air rescue stations can be used for winch rescues. With the rescue winch, patients can also be rescued in difficult terrain and taken care of by the emergency doctor. The winch enables the crew to be set down safely on the ground while the helicopter continues to hover over the deployment site. A winch operator is usually on board for these operations. The winch is used in the alpine region , on the coast above the sea or for island rescue. In addition, it is helpful in forest areas or in the event of a disaster such as floods .
crew
The crew always consists of a pilot, an ambulance and rescue personnel. A winch operator is on board as the fourth member for special operations. Pilots and winch operators are also known as HEMS Technical Crew Members (HEMS TC).
The emergency doctors at ADAC Luftrettung are specialists in the fields of anesthesia , surgery and internal medicine . They work full-time in the clinics to which the air rescue stations are connected. All emergency doctors have extensive intensive and emergency medical expertise as well as in-depth experience in ground-based rescue.
The paramedics and emergency medical are like hired pilots also at the ADAC air rescue or come from local aid organizations, fire departments or hospitals.
When using a winch, the helicopter pilot cannot see the site he is hovering over himself. The winch operator therefore acts as an “eye” and navigator for the pilot when the door is open. He directs the helicopter into the correct position and rappels the medical crew over the scene. As a rule, the winch operator's job is carried out by a second HEMS TC with an additional winch qualification (TC HHO for Helicopter Hoist Operator).
The ADAC HEMS Academy in Bonn Hangelar is responsible for the training and further education of the crews.
Furnishing
Technical Equipment
The helicopters have a CAT A approval and are equipped with all the equipment for instrument flight . The coordination with the clinics or the control center takes place via satellite telephone or digital radio . So that the helicopters can be deployed even faster and more efficiently, they use the flight following system "Rescuetrack": It transmits the exact location to the control center and supports the pilot in determining the destination.
Medical equipment
The rescue helicopters are equipped with monitor systems for monitoring heart rhythm, blood pressure and oxygen levels in the blood, a defibrillator and ventilators . Systems for circulatory safety and trauma care are also available. For the care of the patient outside the helicopter, all necessary medication, materials and equipment are also ready to hand in emergency backpacks.
literature
- Benjamin Homberg: We fly so that you live. 15 years of organized air rescue . EFB-Verlag, Hanau 1985, ISBN 978-3-88776-022-9 .
- Gerhard Kugler : ADACOPTER-2, memories . Wolfsfellner Medizin-Verl., Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-933266-62-0 .
- ADAC station atlas "Christoph - please come!" , Edition 2011/12, publisher ADAC-Luftrettung GmbH, publisher / realization Werner Wolfsfellner MedizinVerlag, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-933266-71-2 ; with foreword by the editors Friedrich Rehkopf, Susanne Matzke-Ahl
- Holger Scholl, Air Rescue Handbook: Organization, Use, Tactics and Technology, S + K, Verlagsgesellschaft Stumpf + Kossendey mbH, 2018, ISBN 978-3-943174-93-9 ; with table of contents, p. 87 ff
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Commercial register at the Munich Local Court, HRB 7637.