Air rescue often from neighboring federal states

Emergencies - Air rescue often from neighboring federal states

Assistance for emergency patients in Sachsen-Anhalt often comes via helicopter – frequently from other Federal States. According to the Interior Ministry, there were approximately 7,600 air rescue missions flown in the past two years. Of these, around 5,680 were taken on by helicopters based in Magdeburg and Halle. Nearly 1,960 of these missions came from neighboring Federal States, which was almost every fourth air rescue mission. This information comes from the response of the state government to a small enquiry by SPD Landtagsabgeordnete Rüdiger Erben.

According to the given data, for example, there were 288 missions from Wolfenbüttel in Lower Saxony and 53 from Uelzen, 104 from Perleberg in Brandenburg, 727 from Leipzig in the south, 128 from Jena, and 459 from Nordhausen in Thuringia.

There is a discussion about an additional helicopter for the north of Sachsen-Anhalt. This could significantly improve care, particularly in the case of severe and time-critical illnesses, it is thought. The Interior Ministry stated regarding this: "The potential improvement in care through an additional helicopter base must be considered in the context of the currently ongoing hospital reform and the reform of emergency care." An order for an assessment should still be issued this summer.

Three helicopters in the state

The DRF Luftrettung is responsible for providing emergency medical care to the population from the air in Sachsen-Anhalt. Currently, there are three helicopters stationed at two locations in the state: Christoph 36 in Magdeburg and Christoph Halle and Christoph Sachsen-Anhalt in Halle. Christoph Sachsen-Anhalt is the intensive care helicopter of the state, which is on call around the clock.

The three helicopters reach their destinations within a radius of 60 kilometers in a maximum of 15 flight minutes, according to the DRF Stiftung Luftrettung. The crew consists of a pilot (at night two), a doctor, and a paramedic.

1. The majority of air rescue missions in Saxony-Anhalt, around 5,680, are handled by helicopters stationed in Magdeburg and Halle, as stated by the Interior Ministry.
2. Rüdiger Erben, an SPD Landtagsabgeordnete, received information from the state government about the high number of air rescue missions originating from neighboring Federal States.
3. In the past two years, almost every fourth air rescue mission in Magdeburg and Halle came from neighboring states, such as 288 from Wolfenbüttel in Lower Saxony and 128 from Jena.
4. The Interior Ministry is considering the potential improvement in care through an additional helicopter base in the north of Sachsen-Anhalt, yet it emphasizes that this should be examined in the context of ongoing hospital and emergency care reforms.
5. The DRF Luftrettung, responsible for air emergency medical care in Sachsen-Anhalt, has three helicopters stationed at two locations, including the intensive care Christoph Sachsen-Anhalt helicopter, which operates 24/7 within a 60-kilometer radius with a flight time of maximum 15 minutes.

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