Blomberg / Wöbbel, June 26, 2008
A short while later, they got an alarm: "Smoke emission in the Schieder road maintenance centre, one person missing."
The fire brigade searched the building with breathing protection and found a lifeless person after a short while. To provide medical support, the 4-83-2 emergency ambulance of the Blomberg Red Cross was called, which arrived a short while later at the site.
Very quickly it was determined that the person unfortunately could not be saved and was declared dead.
Several firemen wondered why the Red Cross was not really eager today. Even as they wondered, a mayday message arrived via radio: "Fireman with laboured breathing symptoms".
One fireman couldn't keep back and called : "You knew that, you bastards!"
He could see that he was right by the wide grin of the two Red Cross volunteers, who then had to get to work themselves:
- Transport of the injured fireman
- How do you unpack that?
- Basis measures
- Diagnostics / Recognising a smoke intoxication
- Transport into the emergency ambulance
- Oxygen administration, ECG and further examination
- Preparation and administration of an intravenous drip
- Which drugs are needed?
- Preparation and administration of an intubation
The training was kept on a small scale in
order to practise the measures needed with colleagues who do not have much
experience.
In the final discussion, it turned out that everyone (also the coaches) had
learned a lot again.
The ones who couldn't take part this time must not be sad, the next training
is being planned already.
Blomberg / Extertal, June 24, 2008
Once again we were alarmed
together with the Extertal Fire Department. For reasons unknown, the roof of
a farm house had caught fire. The whole Extertal Fire Department as well as
their colleagues from Barntrup and the firemen from the Lebenshilfe Rinteln
were at the site. Our task was to relieve the official rescue service in
order to provide medical services to the firemen.
Further information can be found at the website of the Extertal
Fire Department (only german).
Blomberg / Lage, June 14, 2008
Blomberg / Schieder-Schwalenberg, May 24th, 2008.2008
For
some years the soap box derby take place in Schwalenberg which we have to
attend from the Red Cross.
Let`s have a look if we can built our own German-Red-Cross-Racing-Team.
Blomberg / Nalhof, April 20th, 2008
On
Sunday a carpenter's workshop in Extertal-Nalhof had caught fire. The
whole Extertal fire department and several vehicles from the Barntrup fire
department came to put out the flames. After the alarm was raised, we drove
there with three volunteers and our emergency ambulance to release the
official ambulance service and to provide medical services to the firemen,
if needed.
Further information can be found on the homepage of the Fire
Department Extertal
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Blomberg / Lügde, March 03rd, 2008
Just
as last year, our season began with the local Easter Fire Wheels in Luegde.
After meeting at the fire station in Luegde and a common meal, we marched
out to the different stations.
This
year's Easter Fire Wheels was very calm which was due to the dry but very
cold weather. The number of visitors was much smaller than expected.
The
first paramedics left their post at about midnight, the others arrived at
the headquarters in Blomberg at 01.30 o'clock.
