Competence + Innovation
The DRF Luftrettung sets worldwide Standards
The DRF Luftrettung sets high quality standards in the fields of aircraft operations, in the technical branch and medicine. This high competence is the result of continual research and retraining.
Photo: Andreas Lander
The DRF Luftrettung focuses its work on the patients and the emergency and intensive care for them. In order to be able to offer this service on a high level in the future and to enhance it continually, the DRF Luftrettung employs an internal quality management system.
Internal Quality Management with Distinction
The internal quality management system defines how employees of the different departments can organise all their workflows and optimise them. The quality management handbook provides guidelines, in which the operative part of the DRF Luftrettung has set itself rules according to internationally valid standards. The quality management system serves to find room for improvement in internal workflows and thus to work constantly on a very high level.
Medicine
The DRF Luftrettung ensures optimum patient care with ample know-how in medicine. It sets standards in air rescue, i.e. when it comes to medical data recording, patient security and staff training.
Qualified specialised personnel
Patient security
Medical data recording
Professional articles
Projects
Technical Know-how
The DRF Luftrettung operates two maintenance facilites: the ambulance aircraft and the Eurocopter helicopters are maintained in the Operation-Center at the airport Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden. Helicopter maintenance for the Bell helicopters take place in Nuremberg.
Maintenance Facility
Planning and Control
Qualified Personnel
Aircraft Operations
Experience of many years and a very good training characterise the pilots of the DRF Luftrettung. With the Type Rating Training Organisation TRTO, the DRF Luftrettung runs its own training organisation for specific helicopter types. Also, concerning mission management and flight control the DRF Luftrettung breaks new ground with its project "Rescue Track".
DRF Luftrettung as Instructor
Crew
Project "Rescue Track"
Equipment on Board
All emergency rescue and intensive care helicopters of the DRF Luftrettung are optimally equipped in order to care for emergency and intensive care patients on the emergency scene and during the transport.
Cockpit Helicopter
Cockpit Learjet
Medical Equipment Helicopter
Medical Equipment Learjet
Further Training
Regular re-training sessions both for flight and for medical staff assure a high level of quality of all personnel´working for DRF Luftrettung.
Simulation
Prehospital Ultrasound
Intensive care transports
Repatriation
Basic and Additional Training for Paramedics
Advanced Training in Aircraft Operations
Winch and Fixed Rope Training
Water Rescue
