Emergency helicopter in continuous use: record landings in Schwarzach!

Emergency helicopter in continuous use: record landings in Schwarzach!

In the Cardinal Schwarzenberg Clinic in Schwarzach, the emergency helicopter plays a role in survival. A helicopter ends up on average four times a day in the clinic's landing site in order to quickly supply patients who are seriously injured or acute. In 2024, impressive 1,421 landings were registered, which underlines the importance of this fast transport method. The head of shock space management, Michael König, illustrates: "The handover of information from the emergency doctor to the hospital team is of crucial importance in order to be able to act efficiently," reported ORF Salzburg.

Annually, around 25,000 freshly injured people are cared for at the clinic, which in addition to helicopters are also brought into the emergency room by the Red Cross and relatives. The modern shock space enables the treatment of polytraumatized patients through well -rehearsed teams from various specialist departments such as anesthesia, radiology and neurology. This ensures that the right decisions are made in the first critical minutes and hours after an injury. The accident surgery team carries out more than 3,000 operations every year, including important interventions on extremities and the spine, as the clinic reports on its website.

highly sensitive missions between the mountain and clinic

Especially in the winter season, the clinic's expertise is put to the test when vacationers suffer acute diseases, especially heart attacks in the mountains. The Primaria of Internal Medicine, Anna Rab, explains that it is crucial to quickly bring patients to a specialized facility where they receive corresponding treatments. With the helicopter, quick inserts are possible, which can be life-saving, especially for Stroke patients, because every second counts and the treatment time is decisive.

In addition, the medical teams also coordinate transition flights for patients who need special treatments in other clinics. A total of over 100 patients were transferred for neurosurgical interventions last year, which illustrates the central role of the Cardinal Schwarzenberg Clinic in regional emergency care. These well -organized processes and regular training are crucial to optimize the care of critically injured patients, emphasizes the specialist department for trauma surgery and sports traumatology.

There is more information from ORF Salzburg. The details of the operations and processes are also explained on the website of the Clinic Salzburg: Klinikum Salzburg-trauma surgery .