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20. Mai 08 | DRF acquires 30 new Heart Defibrillators
Latest intensive-care technology in the helicopter: The DRF (Deutsche Rettungsflugwacht e.V./German Air Rescue) and its partners in the TEAM DRF have ordered 30 new defibrillation and patient monitoring units for their air rescue centres. After extensive tests the air rescuers opted for the system corpuls3 of the manufacturer GS Elektromedizinische Geräte G. Stemple GmbH from Kaufering, Germany. The modular system combines several functions and helps thus to cut costs and weight.
Günter Stemple, chief executive officer of GS, handed over the first unit to Dr. Jörg Braun, Director Medical Services of the DRF, on May 6, 2008 at the DRF air rescue centre in Stuttgart. “Of course we are very happy about the fact that the DRF as one of the big European air rescue organisations trusts in our technology and that they will use corpuls3 in their helicopters,” said Günter Stemple.
The new system replaces two units that have been used so far: a defibrillator with a monitor and a patient monitoring device. The latter shows for example continually the patient’s heart rate or the oxygen saturation of his or her blood. One of the advantages is that the system can be split up into three modules which communicate with each other via radio. Thereby it is possible to adapt the system to the particular requirements of the mission.
Comprehensive Patient Care
Dr. Jörg Braun underlines the advantages of the new device: “In emergency rescue the crews have to work quite often under difficult circumstances. An example: an injured person is freed from his destroyed car by fire fighters. There is little space, heavy equipment is being used. In this situation the corpuls3 offers us the possibility to leave a little measuring device with the patient and to clip off the rest of the system. Data is transferred via radio. The emergency physician can monitor the patient continually without any cables being in the way of the rescue team.”
Convincing Technology
The decision for GS was, as says Dr. Jörg Braun, not easy: “We at the DRF put an important emphasis on an optimal equipment of our helicopters. During the last months we have been testing intensively devices of several manufacturers. The corpuls3 convinced us with its technology. In addition, GS is able to deliver racks that have already been approved for air rescue.” A further advantage is the possibility to send patient data from the corpuls3 directly to the hospital via fax. “The hospital’s medical staff is thus able to prepare perfectly for the respective case, because valuable information is available even before the patient arrives.”
Background on the DRF
In order to help emergency patients quickly and efficiently DRF (Deutsche Rettungsflugwacht e.V./German Air Rescue) was established more than 30 years ago. Since then, the DRF has flown over 375,000 rescue missions. Together with its partners in Germany, Austria, and Italy, the DRF established the air rescue alliance TEAM DRF. The TEAM DRF partners operate 42 HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) bases with more than 50 helicopters for emergency rescue and intensive care transport between hospitals – at eight locations even around the clock.
The TEAM DRF consists of the non-profit organisation DRF (Deutsche Rettungsflugwacht e.V./German Air Rescue), the German partners HDM Luftrettung gGmbH, the HSD Hubschrauber Sonder Dienst Flugbetriebs GmbH & Co. KG, the Austrian ARA-Flugrettungs GmbH and the Italian organisation Helitalia S.p.A. Approximately 700 emergency physicians, 400 paramedics, 180 pilots and approximately 90 engineers are on duty for TEAM DRF. In 2007, the TEAM DRF flew in total 39,111 life-saving missions.
About GS
GS Elektromedizinische Geräte GmbH is a German company, which has developed and manufactured medical devices for more than 25 years. The corpuls defibrillator and patient monitoring systems are robust, reliable and durable devices designed for the professional. They are used in the first aid treatment of people suffering from sudden cardiac arrest. GS continually evaluates the latest scientific findings in clinical and prehospital settings and peer reviewed medical publications in order to design and produce state-of-the-art products. This is combined with input from EMS professionals and GS’s knowledge in ergonomics and economics to produce high quality devices.
