The emergency doctor employment helicopter project. Design in rescue medicine in Germany.

DOI: 10.36210/BerMedJ/epub1122101

Abstract

The emergency doctor employment helicopter (NEH) project was began in September 1995 in order of district administration Bad Doberan (DBR) to rescue medical care. The helicopter staff manages 1134 actions annually in average. In the case of 96 percent of all operations flown in a time limit of rescue of 10 minutes is managed. 97,4 percent of emergency operations are flown without any difficulties. The medical equipment is equivalent with  emergency ambulance (NEF). The patients transportation in NEH is not practicable. The patients profile represents life rescue with a plain share of accidents and injuries. With the help of stated results the high efficiency and effectivity of the fast medical help of life rescue with the doctor employment helicopter could be proved for this geographical area.