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Photo: [U25] Gelsenkirchen #dubistmirwichtig<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n.\n\n\n\n

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The three authors of this PassionWeek save lives! They explain and elucidate, they are the first on accident site or respond to calls for help by e-mail in the greatest crises. They are there when you need them! When you need them. With their passion they are not only surrounded by sadness and “drama”, but also by beautiful encounters and above all by effective and therefore successful events. They have given us emotional answers to questions about their passion for “saving lives” and give important tips on how also we can become life savers.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n.\n\n\n\n

Laura fights for the lives of people as a paramedic with the Johanniter<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

“At the beginning of winter, we were called to an ambiguous outreach in a residential area shortly before the end of our service<\/strong>, supposedly someone had collapsed in the street, nothing more was known … We found a young woman about my age<\/strong> who spoke only slowly and passed out<\/strong> shortly after we arrived. In the ambulance we examined her completely during the paramedics were on their way to us. All in all, the treatment and the trip to the intensive care unit of the hospital lasted maybe 20 minutes<\/strong>. I was just impressed with how the cooperation in my team<\/strong> went well even at the end of a long service in the middle of the night. Also, the cooperation with the emergency doctor, who joined us later, went as if she had been there from the first minute. It just went “hand in hand”, paramedics were there from start to finish teamwork,”<\/strong> tells us the 21-year-old paramedic Laura from Cologne.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n.\n\n\n\n

Through responsibility Laura has found her passion<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Laura joined the Johanniter school ambulance service early<\/strong> on. She especially liked the sense of responsibility. “That’s why I became a volunteer and later a volunteer social worker. Yes, and today it has become my profession<\/strong>. I was impressed by my colleagues from the ambulance service from a very early age. Their reliability and expertise<\/strong> were a role model<\/strong> for me, and I wanted to be able to do the same!<\/p>\n\n\n\n.\n\n\n\n

The Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V.<\/strong> is one of the largest relief organisations in Europe. Its areas of operation are rescue and medical services, disaster control and first aid training. In addition, the organisation provides social services such as working with children and young people, as well as care and nursing for the elderly and sick people. Internationally, Johanniter is involved in humanitarian aid, for example in cases of famine and natural disasters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n.\n\n\n\n

The daily challenge of my passion<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

It is difficult to always strike a balance between the empathy<\/strong> that our work requires and personal emotions<\/strong>. I try to build up a professional attitude to keep the necessary distance. This is particularly difficult when working with children<\/strong> … the threshold is particularly low there!<\/p>\n\n\n\n.\n\n\n\n

…then I just don’t know what’s coming<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We bear a high responsibility<\/strong> in the rescue service, the people who call us are in an exceptional situation. We are expected to know what to do in an emergency case …<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The working day actually begins quite unspectacularly – we first check<\/strong> our vehicle at the beginning of the service. This means a complete technical check, but also the medical equipment has to be checked completely<\/strong> … from the plaster to the ECG! Yeah, and then I just don’t know what’s coming… this could be a minor home accident, an acute medical emergency like a heart attack or stroke<\/strong>, but also a spectacular traffic accident. Anything is possible!<\/p>\n\n\n\n.\n\n\n\n

What if I can’t save a life for once?!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

What if it’s too late or there’s nothing we can do? I have to go to the people affected to maintain a professional distance. I need to be able to tell myself that I’ve done the possible<\/strong> …that I have given the best care possible. But talking to colleagues and in the Circle of friends<\/strong>, because that gives me the feeling that I am not alone with my experiences. Also, there is always the possibility of support by a support team.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n.\n\n\n\n

Laura’s #girlsforgirls tip<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Do what you enjoy, stand up for yourself and your dreams<\/strong>, and don’t let yourself be beaten down when things get difficult. Follow your goals and always stay on the ball<\/strong>, no matter how hard it is sometimes, in the end it’s worth it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n.\n\n\n\n

Are you interested in working as a paramedic?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

And for those who would like to take a look “over the fence”: A voluntary social year<\/strong> sometimes helps to get to know oneself!<\/p>\n\n\n\n