Christopher 41

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Christopher 41

Christoph 41 in front of the hangar
Christoph 41 in front of the hangar

Air rescue center data
Operator: DRF Foundation Air Rescue non-profit corporation
Helicopter type: EC 135
Former LFZ *: until 1996: BK 117
until 1992: BO 105
Installation: March 19, 1973
Location: Leonberg
Operational readiness: Sunrise (no earlier than 7 a.m.) to sunset
Coordinates: 48 ° 48 '12.1 "  N , 8 ° 59' 56.7"  E Coordinates: 48 ° 48 '12.1 "  N , 8 ° 59' 56.7"  E
crew
Pilot: DRF air rescue
HEMS Technical Crew Member : DRF Luftrettung , Filderstadt
* LFZ = aircraft

Christoph 41 (formerly Rotkreuz Baden-Württemberg 7 ) is a rescue helicopter of the DRF Luftrettung , which is stationed in Leonberg and is used for air rescue in the area.

Christoph 41 is to be withdrawn from Leonberg in the next few years due to a structure and needs analysis.

His new location will be near Tübingen.

Station, use and occupation

The DRF Luftrettung helicopter has been stationed at the Leonberg district hospital since June 1, 1986 and is ready for use every day from sunrise, at the earliest 7 a.m., until sunset. Before that, Christoph 41 was stationed at various stations in Ruit, Böblingen, Ludwigsburg and Marbach.

Christoph 41 is alerted by the Böblingen regional control center for rescue operations (so-called primary operations ) with an emergency doctor indication if an emergency medical vehicle (NEF) is not available in time or the type of injury requires a patient to be transported by helicopter. Although Christoph 41 is not an official dual-use helicopter , it can also be requested for secondary missions , i.e. relocations, from the Central Coordination Office for Intensive Care Transports in Baden-Württemberg .

During his missions, Christoph 41 is manned by a pilot from DRF Luftrettung, an emergency doctor (specialist in anesthesia and emergency medicine) from Hospital Leonberg or the Katharinenhospital Stuttgart and an emergency paramedic from DRF Luftrettung. The paramedics all have the " HEMS TC " qualification and are therefore part of the helicopter crew . They support the pilot in the areas of communication and navigation, while the ambulance is legally a passenger .

As a special feature, an ultrasound device and video laryngoscope are carried along. Additional equipment (extracts) PAX emergency backpack, XL ampoule kit, PAX dream backpack, PAX children's bag, Oxybag and several modular bags with special accessories.

Helicopter type

DRF Luftrettung is using a Eurocopter EC 135 for Christoph 41 at the Leonberg location .

history

On March 19, 1973, the first rescue helicopter of the Deutsche Rettungsflugwacht e. V. put into service. At that time the helicopter was still called "Rotkreuz Baden-Württemberg 7"; In 1986 it was renamed "Christoph 41".

operation area

The area of ​​operation extends over the districts of Böblingen , Stuttgart , Rems-Murr-Kreis , Schwäbisch Hall , Heilbronn , Göppingen and Ludwigsburg as well as Pforzheim , Calw , Tübingen , Reutlingen and Esslingen . The helicopter reaches locations within a radius of 70 kilometers within an average of 20 minutes.

The helicopter's operational area largely overlaps with that of Christoph 51 from Stuttgart . Other related areas of application are:

Use statistics

Since it was founded in 1973, more than 38,500 missions have been flown (as of 2015).

year 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Calls 1140 1263 1131 1145 1163 1113

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Leonberg station . DRF air rescue. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ Air rescue location information center. rth.info, accessed June 1, 2015 .
  3. ↑ 40 years of Christoph 41: From the Alouette to the EC 135 . rth.info. November 13, 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2015.