Man falls in Gaschurn: Metal part is in his cheek!

Man falls in Gaschurn: Metal part is in his cheek!

In the night of May 31, 2025, a terrible incident occurred in Gaschurn, District Bludenz, Vorarlberg. At around 0:20 a.m., a man crashed for an unknown cause and fell on a cast iron flowerpot. In this fall, a outstanding metal part bored into its cheek. The alarmed fire brigade Gaschurn had to act quickly to free the injured.

rescue workers immediately got to work. To free the man, the fire brigade cut off the handle of the flower pot with a separator. The injured was then transported by the Red Cross to the nearby State Hospital Feldkirch. A total of 25 firefighters with two vehicles and five paramedics of the Red Cross were also used with two vehicles.

missions in the region

The past week was characterized by various operations by the fire brigade and the emergency services in the district. Various alarms affected on May 30, 2025, including a false alarm in Dornbirn and a cat on a tree. In particular on May 28th, the Bludenz fire brigade was challenged for several missions, including a fire in a garbage container that was triggered by a fire alarm system. Such operations show that the local fire brigade is always on wire and fulfills its obligations.

The lfv-vorarlberg.at also reported on the large number of missions in the region. These are not only a challenge for the emergency services, but also illustrate the importance of effective emergency care.

Quality in the emergency services

In a comprehensive report on emergency rescue in Germany, over 3 million rescue operations were evaluated. These analyzes are particularly important to constantly improve the quality in the emergency services. For example, 93% of patients with severe pain received adequate pain treatment in the operations in 2023. This represents significant progress if you look at the reduced values ​​of 86% in 2019.

This statistical data, which come from Rettungsdienst.de, are of essential importance for the emergency services in order to identify improvements in operational processing and to ensure the quality of medical care.

The events of that night in Gaschurn are another example of how important fast action and the cooperation between the fire brigade and emergency services are in order to save lives in critical situations.