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Categories: HEALTH

Croatia emergency rescue operations

Entities: Sv. Ilija · Zadar County Emergency Medical Institute · MUP helicopter · Kaštel Sućurac · Croatian Mountain Rescue Service (HGSS)

Overview

In late July 2026 Croatia’s integrated emergency medical system – consisting of helicopter (HHMS) and maritime rapid‑response (PHMS) units – reported thousands of missions since its inception, detailing intervention counts by base and notable rescues of patients in remote locations. A week later the same rescue infrastructure faced a sharp increase in demand due to an intense summer heat wave. Mountain rescue teams and emergency medical crews were dispatched to aid dehydrated hikers and heat‑related victims across the Dalmatian hinterland and tourist islands, handling almost 4,000 emergency calls and treating over 20,000 patients. The surge prompted the deployment of additional teams and mobile ambulances to popular destinations, underscoring the system’s capacity to scale under extreme weather conditions.

Timeline

  1. 1 day ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources
    Croatian rescue teams manage surge of heat‑related incidents

    Croatian rescue services, including HGSS and the Zadar emergency medical institute, are handling a surge of heat‑related incidents, with dozens of rescues and thousands of medical interventions across the coast

  2. 9 days ago

    [HEALTH] 7 sources
    Croatia’s helicopter and sea rescue services log thousands of interventions

    Croatia’s helicopter and maritime emergency services have completed over 4,300 air and 1,200 sea missions, with recent rapid rescues on Brač, Poreč and Soljani; Minister Irena Hrstić highlighted their role in保护

Sources

dalmatinskiportal.hr · glas-slavonije.hr · glasistre.hr · haber.ba · varazdinski.net.hr · zadarskilist.hr · zosradio.ba