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ReviewDer Anaesthesist2016

[Medical Emergency Preparedness in offshore wind farms : New challenges in the german north and baltic seas].

M Stuhr, D Dethleff, N Weinrich, M Nielsen, D Hory, B Kowald, K Seide, T Kerner, C Nau, C Jürgens

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Review in Der Anaesthesist, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

M StuhrAbt. für Anästhesie, Intensiv-, Rettungs- und Schmerzmedizin, BG Klinikum Hamburg, Bergedorfer Straße 10, 21033, Hamburg, Deutschland. m.stuhr@buk-hamburg.de.
D DethleffLabor für Biomechanik, BG Klinikum Hamburg, Hamburg, Deutschland.
N WeinrichLabor für Biomechanik, BG Klinikum Hamburg, Hamburg, Deutschland.
M NielsenAbt. für Unfallchirurgie, Orthopädie und Sporttraumatologie, BG Klinikum Hamburg, Hamburg, Deutschland.
D HoryAbt. für Unfallchirurgie, Orthopädie und Sporttraumatologie, BG Klinikum Hamburg, Hamburg, Deutschland.
B KowaldLabor für Biomechanik, BG Klinikum Hamburg, Hamburg, Deutschland.
K SeideLabor für Biomechanik, BG Klinikum Hamburg, Hamburg, Deutschland.
T KernerAbt. für Anästhesie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie, Asklepios Klinikum Harburg, Hamburg, Deutschland.
C NauKlinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin, Campus Lübeck, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Deutschland.
C JürgensLabor für Biomechanik, BG Klinikum Hamburg, Hamburg, Deutschland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOffshore windfarms are constructed in the German North and Baltic Seas. The off-coast remoteness of the windfarms, particular environmental conditions, limitations in offshore structure access, working in heights and depths, and the vast extent of the offshore windfarms cause significant challenges for offshore rescue. Emergency response systems comparable to onshore procedures are not fully established yet. Further, rescue from offshore windfarms is not part of the duty of the German Maritime Search and Rescue Organization or SAR-Services due to statute and mandate reasons. Scientific recommendations or guidelines for rescue from offshore windfarms are not available yet. The present article reflects the current state of medical care and rescue from German offshore windfarms and related questions. The extended therapy-free interval until arrival of the rescue helicopter requires advanced first-aid measures as well as improved first-aider qualification. Rescue helicopters need to be equipped with a winch system in order to dispose rescue personnel on the wind turbines, and to hoist-up patients. For redundancy reasons and for conducting rendezvous procedures, adequate sea-bound rescue units need to be provided. In the light of experiences from the offshore oil and gas industry and first offshore wind analyses, the availability of professional medical personnel in offshore windfarms seems advisible. Operational air medical rescue services and specific offshore emergency reaction teams have established a powerful rescue chain. Besides the present development of medical standards, more studies are necessary in order to place the rescue chain on a long-term, evidence-based groundwork. A central medical offshore registry may help to make a significant contribution at this point.

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Power PlantsCivil DefenseEmergency Medical ServicesHumansOceans and SeasRescue WorkWindAir rescueFirst aidHealth services researchMaritime emergency medicineOffshore wind energy

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