Rescue action in Taxenbach: Police officers save holidaymakers life!

Rescue action in Taxenbach: Police officers save holidaymakers life!

In the Austrian Taxenbach, Pinzgau, a dramatic rescue operation occurred on Saturday morning, which was able to save the life of an 18-year-old vacationer from Belgium. At around 7:00 a.m., the friend of the young woman discovered her motionless in her accommodation and immediately alerted the emergency call. The local police patrol arrived at the scene just a few minutes later and immediately initiated life -saving measures. No vital functions could be determined by the patient.

The policewoman and two of her colleagues immediately started with a heart-pressure massage and the ventilation of the 18-year-olds. A defibrillator from the patrol car was used to carry out the necessary electrically supported shocks. This mission lasted until the arrival of an emergency doctor and the paramedic, who then brought the patient to the Schwarzach hospital. Fortunately, the hospital later reported that the condition of the vacationer had stabilized.

Effective emergency care in Salzburg

In Salzburg, 60 police patrol cars are now equipped with defibrillators. This measure is part of a comprehensive plans to improve the response time in medical emergencies and increase the chances of survival of patients. The incident in Taxenbach impressively shows how time -critically fast action can be in an emergency.

An analysis of the performance level in the emergency services, which is carried out every four years, has also illustrated the importance of well -organized emergency care. According to the Federal Institute for Roads, over 5.1 million emergency trips and almost 4.9 million missions were recorded in the period 2020/2021. Much of these missions concerned emergencies, whereby a significant share is also due to the transport of patients.

The results of the analysis show a considerable variability in the density of use between urban and rural regions. In metropolitan city regions, more than twice as many missions were found compared to other areas. In 2020/2021 there were about 13.1 million missions per year, which is a slight decline compared to previous years, but still underlines the consistently high demand for medical emergency care.

The continuous improvement of emergency rescue is crucial in order to be able to save lives in the future. The rescuers in Taxenbach once again demonstrated how important fast reactions and good training are for police officers and rescue workers.

This incident in Salzburg and the underlying analyzes give rise to hope that even more life can be saved in other emergencies, such as what has now experienced.