Christophorus 1

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Christophorus 1
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The emergency doctor helicopter Christophorus 1
The emergency doctor helicopter Christophorus 1

Air rescue center data
Operator: Christophorus Air Rescue Association
Carrier: Red Cross
Helicopter type: Eurocopter EC 135 T2 +
from April 2016:
Airbus H135 (EC 135 T3)
Former LFZ *: until October 1997: Eurocopter AS 350
Installation: July 1, 1983 (LOWI) / May 2005 (LOJO)
Location: Innsbruck Airport , Innsbruck
Operational readiness: Sunrise to sunset
Particularities: Cable cap system , runner extensions, mirrors, if required: Baumberg equipment, incubator , avalanche probe
Coordinates: 47 ° 15 '21.1 "  N , 11 ° 20' 45.1"  E Coordinates: 47 ° 15 '21.1 "  N , 11 ° 20' 45.1"  E
Height: 1883 ft
crew
Pilot: ÖAMTC
Doctor: WCC
HEMS Technical Crew Member : WCC
* LFZ = aircraft

Christophorus 1 is the emergency doctor's helicopter (NAH) stationed at Innsbruck Airport , which was put into service on July 1st, 1983 as the first private or civil NAH in Austria.

The operator is on the one hand the ÖAMTC , which provides the pilots , and on the other hand the Red Cross , which provides the HCMs and the air ambulance doctors (FLRA) . The flying emergency doctors are surgeons, anesthetists and internists from the various clinics in Tyrol .

history

Gerhard Flora, the former head of the vascular surgery department at the Innsbruck University Hospital , is regarded as the "spiritual father" of Christophorus 1 . Together with the ÖAMTC, he initiated the "Christophorus emergency doctor helicopter" project. This initiative created a nationwide network of emergency helicopters in Austria in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of the Interior and the Austrian Armed Forces .

On October 11, 1983, Christophorus 1 brought the organ donor Albin Castelrotto to Innsbruck University Hospital, where his heart was used for patient Josef Wimmer . It was the first heart transplant in Austria. Christophorus 1 was also mentioned frequently in reports in the Austrian mass media .

In the spring of 2005, Christophorus 1 moved from Innsbruck Airport to the nearby West Air Rescue Center , which was built on 2,800 m² for the ÖAMTC air rescue service and the interior ministry's flight police.

This is where not only the two bases of Christophorus and the Ministry of the Interior are housed, but also the Heli Air technology, which is responsible for the maintenance of all ÖAMTC helicopters.

Helipad

The helicopter landing pad of Christophorus 1 at the West Air Rescue Center has its own ICAO code. This is LOJO.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. H135 T3: The new flagship of ÖAMTC air rescue , www.austrianwings.info. February 29, 2016. Accessed March 1, 2016. 
  2. ÖAMTC partially discontinues air ambulance, www.austrianwings.info. October 14, 2008. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016 Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Accessed March 1, 2016. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.austrianwings.info 
  3. front page Austria's first heart transplant was successful! , Kurier dated October 12, 1983, shown in: "Milestone in domestic medicine: Ernst Wolner on Austria's first successful heart transplant" ( online ), accessed on January 26, 2018
  4. ÖAMTC homepage ( Memento of the original from March 7, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.oeamtc.at
  5. CHRISTOPHORUS 1 on Helipad accessed on March 31, 2013