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Our academy offers training and further education in the core areas of emergency medicine, flight operations and technology as well as management and leadership development. This is because we know the needs of emergency paramedics, emergency doctors, pilots and technicians very well from day-to-day practice and know what is important in their daily work: we train our employees ourselves every day.

Management seminars have also been part of our portfolio since the beginning of 2021: Under the heading "From aviation for business", we show managers how to optimize business processes, decision-making, communication and team processes. Because we are experts in this: in our daily work for our patients in the air and on the ground, all processes and actions must be right. Safety always comes first.

Benefit from the many years of experience of our instructors and course leaders at the DRF Air Rescue Academy. They pass on their knowledge according to the latest pedagogical, didactic and methodological findings - competently and authentically.

Our principle: Minimum Total Cost of Training

We know from our daily work that every minute counts. This also applies to our academic further education and training courses. We offer you various flexible formats that allow you to concentrate on the essentials: Your work.

Course offers

Our training expertise

Emergency medical care

The best possible medical care for the patients entrusted to us is always the focus of our missions. For over four decades, DRF Luftrettung has been committed to state-of-the-art air rescue with innovative solutions in Germany and around the world. The customers of our academy also benefit from this: our emergency medical training program for emergency physicians, paramedics and emergency paramedics is wide-ranging and is based on the latest scientific and medical technology.

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Flight operations

With a fleet of over 50 helicopters and more than 45 years of flying experience, DRF Luftrettung has a broad range of flying expertise and state-of-the-art technology. Thanks to its certification as an "Approved Training Organization", it can offer training courses to acquire type ratings for various helicopter types. In the courses at our academy, our excellently trained instructors pass on their many years of experience according to the latest pedagogical findings – competently and authentically.

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Technology

Our helicopters have been taking off safely on their missions for over 45 years – thanks to the employees at our Technical Operations Center at Karlsruhe / Baden-Baden Airport. Here, our excellently trained technicians repair the aircraft for air rescue, among other things. Extensive experience with a wide variety of types such as the H135, H145, EC145, EC135, BK 117 and BO 105 characterizes the training staff who work in the Part-147 training facility. From type ratings and general helicopter courses to individual offers – we are happy to share our expertise with you.

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Management and leadership development

In air rescue, it is important to make the right decisions under great time pressure and to ensure efficient processes while maintaining safety. Transferring these processes to other companies is the aim of the management and leadership development course concepts. DRF Luftrettung has many years of experience in organising management courses within its own ranks: since 2005, all helicopter crews have undergone ‘Crew Resource Management Training’, which focuses on team building and team processes. Find out more about our programme.

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Our team

This is what our course participants say

Helios Clinic Rottweil Dr. med. Wolfgang Heinz

"As emergency physicians, we have to make the right therapeutic and tactical decisions for our patients as quickly as possible in order to optimize treatment right from the start. The DRF Luftrettung concept - bringing ultrasound diagnostics to the emergency patient - expands our diagnostic options enormously."

GE Healthcare Tino Philippi

"In recent years, it has been shown that pocket-sized portable ultrasound systems can have a significant impact on the quality and outcome of patient care. As the first device of its kind, the Vscan Dual with 2-in-1 transducer supports numerous important ultrasound procedures at variable locations. This allows the primary care team to make important preclinical decisions that can optimize the further course of treatment."

DRF Luftrettung Dr. med. Henning Blaich

"Especially in preclinical emergency medicine, sonography considerably expands the differential diagnostic possibilities. The sonography course is the ideal practical training for this."

Hilti Deutschland AG Benedikt Schuhwerk

"The speakers gave us an impressive insight into how decisions can be made quickly, based on facts and under high pressure. Definitely added value for our everyday work."

Siemens Schweiz AG Manuela Nussbaumer

"I absolutely loved the seminar and would recommend it to others at any time. The methods were demonstrated using real-life examples, which made it easier to understand. The speakers from DRF Luftrettung showed and explained useful 'tools of the trade' that can be used individually in both professional and private life."

Autoscout24 Sebastian Winkler

"The DRF Luftrettung instructors provided me with valuable experience, tips and tricks on decision-making and team leadership in an instructive and entertaining two days. I am sure that I will be able to act in a more relaxed and reflective manner in the future and that the entire team will benefit from this content."

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