Aschach: Farmer was hit by a tree while working in the forest

While working in his forest, the young man was hit by a falling tree and buried under it. His friend, who was involved in the work, immediately notified the emergency services and by the time the fire department arrived, he had already cut the tree down from the victim with a chainsaw and freed him.

Emergency medical helicopter in use

“The fire department medical service then cared for the injured person until community doctor Christiana Garstenauer and the emergency medical team arrived,” reports Aschach fire department commander Jürgen Hiesmair. The farmer who was hit in the upper body by the tree was briefly unconscious, but was able to respond again after receiving initial medical treatment when he was transported to the C10 emergency medical helicopter. The farmer, who was doing well under the circumstances, was immediately flown to the Pyhrn-Eisenwurzen Clinic in Steyr. The victim’s relatives also had to be looked after by the fire department medical service.

The Aschach volunteer fire department was at the scene of the accident with 26 men and all three vehicles, the Mitteregg-Haagen fire department was with eight comrades. The C10 emergency medical helicopter, the Steyr rescue service, the community doctor and the Garsten police were also involved in the operation.

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