Ambulances in the Braunau district: emergency services at the limit!

Ambulances in the Braunau district: emergency services at the limit!

Bezirk Braunau, Österreich - In the Braunau district, the figures from the emergency services show an alarming picture: In the first nine months of 2024, the paramedics had to make impressive 23,152 missions, which means about 84 missions a day. Daniela Renker, coordinator for the emergency services, confirmed that only 4.046 of these operations were blue -light trips, which illustrates the burden of the rescue workers through patient transport. These missions are indispensable for patients who have to be brought home after medical treatment or hospital stay. However, the growing number of ambulances, which has increased by around 30 percent in the past ten years, binds valuable resources that are also needed for acute emergencies, such as Renker orf note.

In order to reduce the pressure, the Red Cross calls on relatives of transporting their walking relatives themselves or using taxid services. When using a transport certificate, which is issued by a doctor, relatives can sometimes receive the costs for trips over 20 kilometers. In addition, local taxi companies offer ambulance without paramedics, whereby the costs are also covered by the health insurance company, such as

The challenges with which the Red Cross is confronted make it clear that a rethink in transportation is necessary in order to manage both urgent emergencies as effectively as possible and at the same time get the growing number of patient transports under control.