23.03.2024 – 17:34
DRF air rescue
Filderstadt (ots)
Together with 1. FC Union Berlin, DRF Luftrettung set an example for life today. The clear message of the #herzkicker campaign on March 23rd at the An der Alten Försterei stadium: Everyone can help, it’s very simple! More than 300 people accepted the invitation and took the opportunity to attend free training courses on lay resuscitation. In Germany, around 70,000 people suffer a sudden cardiac arrest every year. The patient’s chances of survival increase the sooner resuscitation measures are started: ideally before the emergency services arrive.
Dr. Jörg Braun, head of the medical department at DRF Luftrettung, and Oskar Kosche, managing director of 1. FC Union Berlin, opened the event. Both emphasized the importance of the campaign for the rapid and targeted care of people who suffer a cardiac arrest. “The brain is damaged just three minutes after this emergency occurs. That’s why life-saving measures by first responders are so important,” explains Dr. Jörg Braun.
“Check, call, push” – lay resuscitation can save lives
The resuscitation training courses, which were carried out by emergency paramedics and emergency doctors from DRF Luftrettung, were very well received. The courses provided basic information about resuscitation: the effects of cardiac arrest on important organs, the importance of lay resuscitation for the patient’s chances of survival and recovery and “check, call, push” as the most important measures for first responders. Immediately afterwards it was up to the participants to carry out and practice the resuscitation measures on mannequins. The response to the training courses offered was positive from all sides. “Our event today is a further building block in our broad commitment to resuscitation. It is important to train as many people as possible for these first aid measures and to convey to them that they can do nothing wrong – except do nothing. That is very good for us today succeeded,” explains Dr. Jörg Braun.
DRF Lufrettung has been supporting the “Save a life. 100pro reanimation” campaign of the German Foundation for Anesthesia, the German Society for Anesthesiology and the Professional Association of German Anesthesiologists since 2013 and takes part in the Bad Boller resuscitation discussions. DRF Luftrettung is a member of the German Resuscitation Council (GRC), which was founded in December 2007. The aim of the GRC is to support and harmonize interdisciplinary collaboration between organizations and individuals involved in the various aspects of resuscitation, and to promote lay resuscitation and student training in resuscitation.
In addition to the cooperation with the first division club 1. FC Union Berlin, the #herzkicker campaign was made possible through the support of other partners, GS Elektromedizin Geräte G. Stemple GmbH (Corpuls), the German Council for Resuscitation, TO Global Holding GmbH, the Foundation of 1. FC Union Berlin e. V. and Bremen Buildings GmbH.
About DRF Luftrettung
DRF Luftrettung, based in Filderstadt, is one of the largest air rescue organizations in Europe. The non-profit organization’s helicopters and ambulance aircraft take off for their missions from 32 stations at 30 locations in Germany. This includes emergency rescue missions, transfer flights of critically ill or injured people between hospitals and the repatriation of patients from abroad. At twelve of these stations, the crews are on call around the clock; at another station, the crew is on call during daytime operations with extended off-peak hours (6 a.m. to 10 p.m.). Helicopters with rescue winches are used at four locations. In total, DRF Luftrettung carried out 36,413 missions in 2023. The non-profit air rescue organization relies on financial support to continuously expand its life-saving mission. The DRF eV already has around 400,000 supporting members at its side.
About 1. FC Union Berlin
1. FC Union Berlin eV is one of 36 licensees of the DFL (German Football League) and exercises its right to play in the Bundesliga. With around 65,000 members and around 360,000 spectators per season in the An der Alten Försterei stadium, 1. FC Union Berlin is one of the largest and best-known football clubs in Germany.
Press contact:
DRF air rescue
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D-70794 Filderstadt
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Claudia Lenk
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Original content from: DRF Luftrettung, transmitted by news aktuell