For years he has been the most deployed rescue helicopter in Bavaria: “Christoph 18”. According to the press release of ADAC Luftrettung on the 2020 deployment report, it again took the top spot last year: With 1,853 deployments, it was the most frequently called helicopter in the Free State, and it is fourth in Germany. Christoph 18 has been stationed at the Main Clinic in Ochsenfurt, Bavaria’s smallest hospital with an attached helicopter station, since 1980.
“Against time and for life” is the motto of the charitable ADAC air rescue service. For 50 years, the yellow rescue helicopters have been offering quick help in emergencies where every minute counts. In 2020 there were a total of 51,749 deployments. That is about four percent less than in the previous year – the background is the corona-related decrease in mobility. 11 106 of the missions took place in Bavaria. Most of the 37 ADAC air rescue stations are located there with eight locations.
More than 30 percent of all missions were to save lives after accidents
According to the press release, the most frequent reasons for using ADAC Air Rescue were (accidental) injuries such as leisure, sport, school and traffic accidents, followed by emergencies of the cardiovascular system (30 percent) and neurological emergencies (15 percent), such as strokes . In eight percent, emergencies in the respiratory system were the cause. Other reasons for use included psychiatric or obstetric emergencies, for example, at 16 percent. Christoph 18 was called in 40 percent of his missions for accidental injuries, in 24 percent because of emergencies of the cardiovascular system; 15 percent were neurological emergencies, five percent were respiratory emergencies; 16 percent of the missions consisted of other reasons.
“Since the outbreak of the pandemic, we have managed to guarantee unrestricted emergency medical care for people in Germany. That is a great achievement in these difficult times,” explained Managing Director Frdric Bruder when presenting the annual balance sheet.
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At the turn of the year, ADAC Luftrettung GmbH replaced the rescue helicopter stationed at Main-Klinik-Ochsenfurt. In terms of appearance, the new Airbus EC 135 P3 machine differs only slightly from the old one; but the technology is more modern and the security systems have been further improved.
Joy about the new ‘Christoph 18’: (back from left): Chief station pilot Christian Stangl, Chief helicopter doctor Dr. Julian Küstermann, Head Emergency Paramedic Ernst Freier, Emergency Doctor Dr. Niklas Hahn; (front from left): Deputy Manager of the Rescue Association Eva Löffler, Managing Director of the Rescue Association Paul Justice, Chairwoman of the Rescue Association Christine Haupt-Kreutzer, District Administrator Thomas Eberth, Chairperson KU Alexander Schraml.
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Photo: Marieke Wildenauer-van Santen | Joy about the new “Christoph 18”: (back from left): Chief station pilot Christian Stangl, Chief helicopter doctor Dr. Julian Kstermann, Head Paramedic Ernst Freier, Emergency Doctor Dr.
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“Christoph 18” and the ADAC air rescue
The ADAC air rescue is, according to its own information, one of the largest air rescue organizations in Europe with more than 50 rescue helicopters and 37 stations. The helicopters are requested via the emergency number 112 and are on hand for everyone in an emergency. Almost 1,300 people work for ADAC Air Rescue throughout Germany, including 160 pilots, 600 emergency doctors, 250 emergency anitters and 150 technicians. The Ochsenfurt rescue team consists of pilots from ADAC air rescue, emergency doctors from the Main Clinic Ochsenfurt and the Wrzburg University Hospital as well as emergency anchors from the BRK, the Malteser and the Johanniter Wrzburg.
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