Rescue service at Airbeat One: How to manage the festival stress!

Rescue service at Airbeat One: How to manage the festival stress!

Neustadt-Glewe, Deutschland - When the air in Neustadt-Glewe smells of music and festival feeling, the annual Airbeat One Festival is not far. This event not only attracts music enthusiasts, but also a variety of rescue workers who ensure the safety of visitors. Holger Jahnke, deputy team leader of the DRK rescue guard Ludwigslust, is one of them. His working day begins at 6 a.m., where he analyzes and plans the missions of the past 24 hours. "The city with around 7,000 inhabitants is growing ten times during the festival," he reports, emphasizing that the organization and compliance with the aid periods are one of the main tasks during this time.

The daily briefing at 8 a.m. is therefore an integral part of the program. Here, paramedics, doctors and clinic representatives from Schwerin, Parchim and Ludwigslust exchange ideas about the current situation. "We are well positioned," said Jahnke. Several ambulance and emergency doctor-operational vehicles are stationed at the newly established branch of the emergency services in order to be able to react quickly in an emergency. This measure has proven to be extremely efficient to cope with the large number of visitors.

collaboration of the blue light organizations

During the festival, the medical staff is strongly challenged. Paramedics, paramedics, paramedics and emergency doctors are non -stop. Holger Jahnke describes that due to the large number of visitors there is an additional effort of around 1000 additional working hours. The team members appreciate the good cooperation and report on a certain "tent camp charm" on the festival site. Particularly gratifying: Daniel Morgenstern, the head of "Fire and Rescue", brings a box of "nerve food" to the rescue workers to donate some motivation.

at Wache Süd, another important point of medical care, patients who cannot be treated on site are transported to nearby hospitals. Modern technology is used here to carefully monitor the health of the patients. Bastian Karow and Carolin Helms, who are in use with their ambulance, have already gained an overview of the events at Wache Süd when the detector calls them for their next use.

emergency services in a nationwide comparison

A look at the nationwide figures of the emergency services shows that the challenges that years of practices are facing are not unique. According to a comprehensive analysis that is carried out every four years, a total of around 5,131,887 emergency trips were documented in 2020/2021. In the German average, the average aid period is 8.7 minutes, with 95 percent of the auxiliary periods being achieved within 16.2 minutes. These numbers show how important well coordinated operational planning - as it takes, for example at the Airbeat One Festival - is really.

The rescue workers in Neustadt-Glewe are not only part of the festival clientele, but also backbones of security. Under the printing of the many additional hours of work and operations, you still have enough space for team spirit and camaraderie. A good knack for coordination can ultimately make the difference.