Rescue service in Brandenburg: alarming emergency times revealed!

Rescue service in Brandenburg: alarming emergency times revealed!

Brandenburg, Deutschland - In Brandenburg, it is becoming increasingly risky for people in acute medical emergencies! In the districts of Spree-Neisse and Ostprignitz-Ruppin, the emergency services often exceed the legally stipulated aid period of 15 minutes. Only in 81 and 82 percent of cases, the ambulances arrive at the site in good time, as an investigation by the Potsdam Ministry of Health shows. These terrifying numbers come from a request from AfD member of the state parliament Birgit Bessin and Daniela Oeynhausen. While a decent quota of 93 percent and the cities of Brandenburg (Havel) and Frankfurt (Oder) even reach 96 percent in rural Uckermark, the alarming situation remains in the problem groups, which puts the responsible persons under pressure, as well as aerzentzeitung.de reported.

The situation continues to come to a head: In 2022, only the cities of Brandenburg an der Havel and Frankfurt (Oder) were able to comply with the legal requirements. While in Potsdam and Cottbus as well as in all counties, the emergency services arrived far too often too late, the statutory aid period was repeatedly misunderstood in particular in the Spree-Neisse district. In the previous year, the quota was only 81 percent. MPs demand to take measures so that the emergency services are better equipped. The CDU politician Gordon Hoffmann warns that people could be prevented from calling help in real emergency through possible fees for alleged ambulance abuse. "We have to make the carriers comply with the deadlines everywhere," says Hoffmann, as well as nordkurier.de

inadequate reaction to emergencies

According to the Brandenburg Rescue Service Act, it is mandatory that the emergency services are on the scene in 95 percent of all cases within 15 minutes. But reality looks different: In 2021, the emergency services in Cottbus were able to adhere to the deadline, in 2022 this was no longer the case. The Ministry of Health only expects new figures for 2022 in the coming spring and at the same time announces an evaluation of the aid periods. It is to be hoped that measures will be taken to improve, because the previous development could have catastrophic consequences for emergency care in Brandenburg.