!!!Rettungsdienst

Rescue Services: In the Middle Ages the orders ( Knights of 
St. Johnor  Knights of Malta, Knights Templar,  Teutonic Order 
and others) administered first aid in war and peace. In 1769 Maria 
Theresia issued a patent containing instructions on aid to accident 
victims and offered rewards for rescue work. Her son and successor 
Joseph II promulgated similar orders. In 1803 a 
"Rettungsanstalt" ("rescue institution") was established in 
Vienna, which served as a model for other European countries. In 1830 
the rescue service was taken on by the "Chirurgische 
Offizinien" ("Surgical Offices"). The Sanitation Law of 1870 
entrusted rescue services to the provinces and municipalities. After 
the disastrous fire at the Vienna  Ringtheater, J. v.  Mundy, 
Count J. N.   Wilczek and E.  Lamezan-Salins founded the 
"Wiener Freiwillige Rettungsgessellschaft" (Vienna Voluntary 
Rescue Society) in 1881, while Klagenfurt had already established a 
"rescue squad" in 1866. At present, rescue work is done by the 
Oesterreichisches Rotes Kreuz ( Red Cross), the  
Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe, the  Malteser Hospitaldienst, the Austrian  
Bergrettungsdienst( mountain rescue services)  and water rescue 
services, the Austrian  Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund and others. Rescue 
operations are also performed by the  Police and fire brigades ( 
Firefighting).


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