Rear Südpfalz: quick help with cardiac arrest through new app!

Rear Südpfalz: quick help with cardiac arrest through new app!

The "Reminet South Palatinate" have already recorded remarkable successes in the few weeks since it was founded. With the renaming of "Mobile Retter" in mid -December 2024, a new era in emergency aid for the districts of Germersheim, southern Weinstraße and the city of Landau began. In this short time, 158 alarms have already been counted, which shows how important and effectively this network of registered first aiders is. Pfalz-Express reports that the helpers are called for an emergency.

The district councilors Dietmar Seefeldt (southern Weinstraße) and Martin Brandl (Germersheim) as well as Lanouds deputy Lena Dürpold have expressed their thanks to the rifles and the partners, including Katetretter and Mobile Retter e.V. The alarm takes place in a targeted manner and only for first aiders who are in close proximity to an emergency. This ensures that the rescuers often arrive at the site faster than the regular emergency services or emergency doctor, which is particularly important for cardiovascular homes.

training and registration

The initiative is constantly looking for other volunteers who want to get involved. Information on registration, project and cooperation are available on the homepage www.erstretter-suedpfalz.de . In addition, the first training dates for 2025 will soon be published on the website to convey the necessary knowledge.

research to improve emergency aid

As part of the "Heroes study", an innovative, smartphone-based first aid system is being developed, which is funded by the German Heart Foundation with 47,500 euros. This research project at the Center for Emergency and Rescue Medicine at the Freiburg University Hospital aims to shorten the therapy-free time interval in the event of cardiac arrest. The German Heart Foundation describes that the system is medically trained first aiders, so that they are able to carry out heart pressure massage, ventilation and, if necessary, the use of a defibrillator (AED).

This project is coordinated by Dr. Jan-Steffen Pooth, an assistant doctor and emergency doctor, under the direction of Prof. Dr. med. Michael Patrick Müller from St. Josefskrankenhaus in Freiburg. The aim is to bridge the time until the emergency services and the emergency doctor arrive, and thus significantly increase the chances of survival of patients with a cardiovascular arrest.

Overall, the development of the “South Palatinate” shows how important and necessary such initiatives are in order to strengthen inter -municipal cooperation in emergency medicine and ensure rapid medical care.