Tech Talk

November 2005

German Rescue Station Aids Katrina Victims

Edited by Robert H. Williams

A German armed forces air-conditioned mobile rescue station with its own power and water supply has been sent to Mississippi to aid Hurricane Katrina victims.

Produced by EADS of Ulm/Munich, Germany, the rescue station and a support team will assist the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. Called the TransHospital, the advanced medical system is also being used by military forces in Singapore, Spain, Slovenia and United Arab Emirates.