Christopher 47

Christopher 47 D-HDSX
The former D-HDER master machine in use over Wustrow.
Air rescue center data
Operator:	DRF air rescue
Helicopter type:	H145
Former LFZ *:	until October 2004: Eurocopter BO 105 until April 2018: Eurocopter BK 117
Installation:	April 10, 1992
Location:	LRZ Greifswald in the University Medical Center Greifswald
Operational readiness:	from sunrise (7 a.m. at the earliest) to sunset
Coordinates:	54 ° 5 '20.4 "  N , 13 ° 24' 29.2"  E Coordinates: 54 ° 5 '20.4 "  N , 13 ° 24' 29.2"  E
crew
Pilot:	DRF air rescue
Doctor:	University Medicine Greifswald
HEMS Technical Crew Member :	DRF Air Rescue Clinic of the Ernst Moritz Arndt University Greifswald
* LFZ = aircraft

Christoph 47 is a rescue helicopter from the DRF Luftrettung , which is used for air rescue in Greifswald and the surrounding area.

Station, use and occupation

The helicopter is stationed in the Greifswald Air Rescue Center at the Greifswald University Hospital . He is around the clock (24 hours) in standby . In emergencies, he is alerted by the integrated rescue control center Greifswald, for intensive care transports from the central allocation office Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in Schwerin to rescue operations with an emergency doctor indication , if there is a time advantage compared to a ground-based rescue device, for example an emergency doctor vehicle (NEF), or the type of injury is the transport of a Requires patients by helicopter. Since August 3, 2020, Christoph 47 has also been flying at night. This makes it the eleventh night flight station of the DRF Luftrettung .

During his missions, Christoph 47 is manned by two pilots , an emergency doctor and a paramedic . The paramedics are part of the helicopter crew ( HEMS Crew Member ) and support the pilot in the areas of communication and navigation, while the emergency doctor is legally a passenger .

history

The Greifswald air rescue center went into operation on April 10, 1992.

A Eurocopter BO 105 was used as the machine until October 2004 , before a change to the Eurocopter EC 145 took place. An Airbus H145 machine has been in use since April 2020 .

Use statistics

year	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	...	2016	2017	2018	2019
Calls	889	513	697	858	791	910	881	854	882	975	946	1085	1042	1132	1213	1260	1315	1359	1369	1317	1319	1263	...	1508	1460	1419	1335

Others

The name Christoph 47 goes back to St. Christopher , the patron saint of travelers . After him, all German rescue helicopters have the BOS radio call name Christoph , followed by a number to differentiate between the individual locations, not the helicopter itself, which can change for various reasons.

Web links

Commons : Christoph 47 (air ambulance)  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Information on Christoph 47
• Greifswald station at drf-luftrettung.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Greifswald station becomes the eleventh night flight station of the DRF Luftrettung. Retrieved August 5, 2020 . 
2. ^ NDR: New "Christoph 47" landed in Greifswald. Retrieved April 6, 2018 .