A new emergency medical service vehicle (NEF) is now expanding the medical care options at and around the Nürburgring. The vehicle, equipped with state-of-the-art emergency medicine, is the next positive flagship for the successful cooperation between Nürburgring 1927 GmbH & Co. KG and the DRK Kreisverband Ahrweiler e.V. With the Nürburgring Medical Centre as a medical location in the heart of the race track, joint and continuous investments have been made here for years in the medical infrastructure as well as in care. This enables versatile rescue operations for the region around the Nürburgring.
Only last year, the DRK Medical Service put an all-terrain and wadding-capable Unimog into operation, as well as a converted command vehicle and a second, mobile ultrasound device. Now the head of the Nürburgring Medical Centre, Armin Link, presented the latest acquisition to the managing director of the Nürburgring operating company, Ingo Böder, and the district manager of the DRK-Kreisverband Ahrweiler e.V., Ulrich Bergmann.
The new four-wheel drive emergency vehicle is equipped with state-of-the-art emergency medical equipment. In addition to an ECG and a respirator, this also includes a mechanical resuscitation aid and a mobile, high-resolution ultrasound device. This enables life-saving diagnoses to be made at the scene of the emergency for important initial measures and for onward transport to the right hospital. The vehicle is also equipped with a special E-rescue kit. This protects the emergency services in the event of accidents with electric vehicles and enables adequate care of patients who have an accident with such a vehicle.
The new emergency ambulance is stationed at the Nürburgring Medical Centre every day from mid-March to mid-November and can also be alerted by the Integrated Control Centre in Koblenz to public ambulance missions in the region in the event of an emergency if the NEF from the Adenau ambulance station is in use and not available. "With the location at the Nürburgring and the many investments made in recent years, we are jointly making an important contribution to medical care at the Nürburgring and for all citizens in the Adenau region," explains DRK district manager Ulrich Bergmann. Particularly in times when medical care in the countryside is facing ever new challenges and in some cases is breaking down, the Nürburgring Medical Centre is a firm medical pillar of the region.
The tasks are manifold, because the staff of the DRK Medical Service take care of the needs of many large and small patients. Whether it's wounds to event visitors, injuries to racing drivers or various emergency missions in the region: the team of the modern racetrack hospital is on duty all year round.
"We are glad to have such a strong partner at our side in the DRK-Kreisverband Ahrweiler. The new emergency ambulance is a strong addition to the state-of-the-art equipment of the DRK-Medical Service Nürburgring," says Ring Managing Director Ingo Böder.