cyber-Wear once again sponsors the ‘Felix’ emergency ambulance for babies

The number of premature births in Germany is rising. As far as possible, premature babies should not be transported at all. Despite this, around 640 premature babies in Germany are transported each year. Many of them are unable to receive sufficient care at the place they are born and have to be moved to a special clinic. Most of them are transported in regular ambulances, which don’t have special suspension, and often perpendicular to the direction they are travelling. Ensuring the newborn is transported in a still and vibration-free manner can be a matter of life or death. 

The ‘Felix’ emergency ambulance system for babies is meanwhile on the streets in six German locations. The intensive care transport vehicle for premature babies and infants up to the age of 6 months is a version of the previous model, which has been revised from scratch, to meet the high demands on transporting babies. In the ‘Felix’ baby emergency ambulance system, which has been specially developed for newborns, the babies are bedded down for the journey as if they were ‘lying on clouds’.

The ‘Felix’ crew is always prepared for emergencies. Special paediatricians and care personnel regularly take part in training courses and train in practical emergency situations. The drivers of the vehicles also undergo continual training with a special mobile driving simulator, not just to increase safety for the baby, but also for the whole crew.

Until 1974, the Federal Republic of Germany had the highest infant death rate of all industrial nations. The reason: Maternity hospitals being separate from children’s hospitals – something which still happens today. Problematic transport without emergency medical care often leads to late sequelae or even death. For this reason, the Björn Steiger Foundation financed the first emergency ambulances for babies, with integrated transport incubators. In total, 14 emergency ambulances for babies have already been financed.

As the mother of two children who were also born premature and the person in charge of social responsibility at cyber-Wear, it is very important to me that we as a company identify with the selected social projects, support them in a targeted manner and thus assume responsibility. We do this with heart and soul, just as we carry out our daily business with heart and soul - and fun.