I was active as a physician in prehospital emergency medicine in Germany from April 1981 to September 1996, during which time I participated in almost 2000 missions, partly with a mission car from home or hospital, partly with helicopter. Although this work gained central weigth in my interest and medical publications (in the first line my book on "Prehospital Emergency Medicine"), it was of secondary importance to my work as an anaesthesist. Since March 1982, I was occupied as a consultant at the department of anaesthesia in Lörrach County Hospital. Having dropped this fascinating job, I have taken the advice of my good friend, Dr. Gregor Jemec, to describe some of my experiences in the rescue service. The following description of some 42 missions as they took place are particularly enlightened of the consequences they became - or should have had.

Best Intentions contains the following chapters (of which some are within the same link):
 

 In the shadows of death

 New methods incidental appearence

 Could they have been saved?

Novel techniques vs. old standard

Frustrations with fire

 Rescue techniques

 A dirty job

Dyspnoea

Problems are arising

 The largest accidents

 Cream and crisps

Figure 1: The missions took place in Lörrach County and neighbouring areas (Germany, Switzerland and France), here a sketch in Danish: