Lifeguard via the app: This is how the Kat Retter initiative in the region helps!

In the region between Finsterwalde and Elsterwerda, the number of missions for volunteers, so-called Kat rescuers, increases steadily. These committed citizens are contacted by an app by emergency points if they are near people who need medical help. Julie Riesen, who has been registered as a kat rescuer for half a year, reported on her first successful commitment, in which she helped a man-made man. The use of the team was successful and the patient was saved. Statistically speaking, alarms of this kind are carried out almost daily in the region, with a total of 300 to 350 missions per year, such as lr-online.de reported.

Participation in the KAT-Retter project requires membership in an aid organization, fire brigade or police as well as medical or emergency services training. Interested parties must receive instruction, which includes both the current resuscitation guidelines and the use of the KAT-Retter app. In order to register, an email to the responsible aid organization is necessary, which contains the contact details and the subject "Registration as a first aider for Kat-sav a kat rescuer". Julie Riesen encourages to participate in this important project and emphasizes that many doctors and members of volunteer fire brigades are already committed.

Kat-Retter-System in Germany

The KAT-RETTER system offers a uniform solution for municipal rescue organizations and control centers in Germany. Volunteers can take part in missions via the Katretter app at no cost. The application is designed to ensure that patients first began to be initiated quickly and efficiently, as katretter.de . The system is used in various emergency situations, including large fires, storms or bomb finds, also in connection with Katwarn. The contact address info@katretter.de is given for questions about implementation or further information.