Blue light. Team spirit. Humanity.
This day of action focuses on the emergency medical number for medical emergencies, the rescue services and the work of the control centres.
Updating training content?
Sylvia (Red Cross)
Open-heart surgery?
Wolfgang (Red Cross)
Paramedic's job stressful?
Philip (Knights of St. John)
Insulted, disabled and filmed?
Christof (Arbeiter Samariterbund)
Qualified personnel?
Denise (Arbeiter Samariterbund)
Our demands
- Modern, contemporary training for paramedics
Updating of the training content, more practical relevance and adaptation to increased medical and psychosocial requirements. - Clear demarcation of competencies between paramedics and doctors
Clear task profiles, realistic expectations among the population and legal protection for paramedics in their responsible work. - Better working conditions and real relief in the rescue service
More staff, plannable working hours, sufficient breaks and effective measures against overload and burnout. - Consistent protection against attacks and more safety in the field
Zero-tolerance policy in the event of violence, preventive measures, legal protection, aftercare after incidents and clear deployment concepts for risk situations. - Quality instead of cheap solutions in patient transport
Use of qualified personnel, fair remuneration, binding quality standards in the rescue and patient transport sector.
