Christopher 40

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Christopher 40
D-HSHP

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Air rescue center data
Operator: ADAC Luftrettung GmbH , Munich
Carrier: Association for rescue services and fire brigade alarms Augsburg
Helicopter type: Eurocopter EC 135 P2 +
Installation: January 28, 2014
Location: University Hospital Augsburg ,
Stenglinstraße 2,
86156 Augsburg
Operational readiness: 7 a.m. to half an hour after sunset
Particularities: Highest air rescue station in Germany
Coordinates: 48 ° 23 '3.8 "  N , 10 ° 50' 16.6"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 23 '3.8 "  N , 10 ° 50' 16.6"  E
crew
Pilot: ADAC Luftrettung GmbH
Doctor: University Hospital Augsburg
HEMS Technical Crew Member : Bavarian Red Cross , Augsburg-Stadt district association

Christoph 40 is a civil rescue helicopter in Augsburg , which was put into service on January 28, 2014. The helicopter is stationed on Germany's highest air rescue platform at a height of 58 meters on the roof of the Augsburg University Hospital .

history

After a planning phase lasting several years, in which, in addition to Augsburg, Donauwörth was also under discussion as the location of a new rescue helicopter, the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior for Construction and Transport decided on April 1, 2011, against the resistance of the health insurances, to build an air rescue station on the roof of the Augsburg clinic. Construction work began in spring 2013, and the clinic paid the construction costs of 5.9 million euros. ADAC Luftrettung GmbH invested 5.5 million euros in purchasing the new rescue helicopter.

Since the final completion in spring 2014, Augsburg has Germany's highest air rescue station on one building. At a height of 58 meters, there is a 1,300 square meter landing platform with space for two rescue helicopters, a hangar and a refueling system. The total weight of the superstructures on the roof of the university hospital is around 450 tons. On January 28, 2014 Christoph 40 flew his first mission in Mödishofen, a district of Ustersbach .

business

The rescue helicopter Christoph 40 is a Eurocopter EC 135 P2 + , which has the air code "D-HSHP". The contract to operate the Christoph 40 rescue helicopter was awarded to ADAC Air Rescue , which also provides Christoph 40's pilot . The rescue service staff is provided by the Augsburg-Stadt district association of the Bavarian Red Cross , the emergency doctors come from the medical staff of the university hospital and are largely anesthesiologists , in addition to surgeons , internists and pediatricians .

Christoph 40 covers an operational radius of 60 kilometers around the University Hospital Augsburg and is available from sunrise (at the earliest from 7 a.m.) to half an hour after sunset. The alarm is issued via the integrated control center of the Augsburg professional fire service .

Web links

Commons : Christoph 40 (air ambulance)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The highest air rescue platform in Germany . rth.info; accessed on February 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ Christoph 40 - in action in Augsburg for 100 days . ( Memento from December 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Bayerischer Rundfunk
  3. ↑ Augsburg's highest construction site. In: Augsburger Allgemeine , edition for the district of Augsburg, March 27, 2013, p. 37.
  4. ↑ a b The rescue helicopter Christoph 40 . Augsburg Clinic ; accessed on February 17, 2016.
  5. ↑ Christoph 40 . rth.info; accessed on February 17, 2016.
  6. ↑ Augsburg's RTH "Christoph 40" has been flying since today . rth.info; accessed on February 17, 2016.