Rescue car emergency in Central Saxony: More vehicles from 2025 necessary!

Rescue car emergency in Central Saxony: More vehicles from 2025 necessary!

Freiberg - In the district of Mittelachsen, a comprehensive report was created based on the operational data of a total calendar year. The analysis has shown that there is a significant need for rescue and patient transport cars in the area of emergency rescue. In particular, the increased volume of operations and the longer operating times play a central role, such as Jacqueline Preiß, the head of the fire protection department, emergency services and disaster protection. It also states that the distances to the receiving hospitals have increased.

In order to meet these challenges, the existing structures in the emergency services must be adjusted. An essential step is to increase the retirement hours of the rescue vehicles. From 2025, the competent authority is planning to increase the ambulance by four active vehicles and eleven reserve cars. At the same time, the number of patient transport cars will be reduced by two vehicles. The introduction of an intensive care car is also new in this area plan.

Current number of operations and developments

The district of Mittelachsen, which has a total of 17 rescue guards, recorded around 80,000 operations carried out in 2023 alone. This number is made up of an average of 2,300 ambulances per month and around 3,500 emergency operations. In around 16 percent of these emergency operations, an emergency doctor's alarm was required. The increasing figures show the increasing pressure on the emergency services in the region.

The upcoming changes in the emergency services are not just a reaction to the increased operations, but also a necessary step to improve efficiency and reaction times in an emergency. Those responsible underline the importance of providing sufficient vehicles and resources in order to be able to react as quickly as possible to the needs of the population.

Overall, the report is a clear indication that increasingly investments must be made in the rescue system. These measures are crucial in order to keep the quality of care at a high level in an emergency and to be up to the challenges of a changing area of application. Details on the recommendations and the implementation can be found in a more detailed report on www.rettungsdienst.de be read.

With these adjustments, Mittelachsen sets a sign of a predictive planning in the emergency services, which takes into account the growth of operations and the associated challenges. The increase in resources should also help to be able to better manage the everyday challenges with which the emergency services are confronted.