Drama in the tunnel: pregnant women gives birth to baby on the A22!

Drama in the tunnel: pregnant women gives birth to baby on the A22!

Kaisermühlentunnel, Wien, Österreich - An extraordinary birth occurred in the Kaisermühlentunnel on the A 22 in Vienna on Monday night on Monday. A heavily pregnant woman who could no longer make it to the hospital in time gave birth to her baby. The Situation began when the child's father stopped on the breakdown strip because the labor's contractions had used the expectant mother. This dramatic scene was saved by a randomly passing ambulance of the Samaritan Association, which was just traveling in the tunnel.

Shortly after midnight, a camera triggered the alarm in the ASFINAG traffic monitoring center when a standing vehicle was recorded on the acceleration lanes. This was classified as a danger situation, which led to the immediate posting of the police and a traffic manager. On site, the emergency services quickly found that it was a medical emergency: The pregnant woman was already in labor and needed help, as well as Kosmo reported.

The birth in the tunnel

until the rescue workers arrived, there were already strong contractions, and the birth could no longer wait until the hospital. The random arrival of the rescue team was the saving light in this exciting situation. While the ASFINAG staff secured the traffic area, the rescue team took over the medical care of the woman in the tunnel. The effective safety infrastructure of the Kaiserhmühlentunnel, equipped with 188 video cameras and 91 microphones, also enabled a quick reaction to the unusual event by triggering alarm in traffic management centers.

Thanks to the interaction between the operators in the traffic management headquarters and the traffic manager, the birth went without complications. The baby was born healthy and both mother and child are well. In this context, it shows how important a lightning -fast coordination of emergency services is in order to be able to react optimally in emergencies.

A look at the matter

The situation in the Kaisermühlentunnel is reminiscent of numerous missions in which the birth takes place in an unexpected environment. It often runs according to a similar pattern: expectant mothers who have to give birth early and to act quickly, as described in specialist articles such as those of Thieme Verlags . In this case, the forecast of the emergency services was clear: the support of the woman was essential to ensure a safe and positive birth experience.

once again it turns out in this event that life often takes unpredictable turns - and that sometimes it happens in the most unlikely moments of great miracles.