A tourist from Vorarlberg is in a critical condition after falling off a mountain path after using a Segway on an officially organised tour at Seefeld in Tirol. Local police who are investigating have admitted that the Segway might not be the best thing to use on a mountain route, and are investigating how safe […]
A paramedic who threw away a three-year-old girl’s finger tips by mistake after they were severed in an accident has been suspended by the Austrian red cross in Zirl, Austria. Mother Iris Lengauer-Stockner, 29, had carefully wrapped the two finger tips in loo roll and handed them to the ambulance staff when they arrived at […]
An unattended nine month old baby was seriously burned after crawling across to the oven and pulling a deep fat fryer full of burning oil over itself in Stadl an der Mur, Styria. The tot pulled on a cable attached to the fryer and pulled it over. Half a litre of hot oil landed on […]
Klaus Kröll has broken his leg in a motocross accident. The skier underwent surgery at a hospital in Krems, Lower Austria. His doctors say Kröll will be discharged within the coming days. The downhill specialist announced yesterday (Weds) he planned to undergo a rehab programme in the next six to eight weeks to get in […]
Fare dodger Andreas F burst into flames when he stepped on a high voltage railway electricity cable trying to take a short cut out of a station in Breitensee, Austria, from a bridge onto a platform roof. Police say a 39-year-old man is in a “critical” condition in hospital with severe burns.
A legendary theatre actor has suggested politicians should “have their brains transplanted” at Vienna’s General Hospital (AKH) after medical staff presented plans to reduce night and weekend services. The AKH’s works council and the Austrian Doctors’ Chamber said on Monday just 154 doctors would be at work at the hospital during the night and at […]
Doctors treating singer George Michael on the 13th floor of the Vienna AKH general hospital say his condition has worsened overnight. He was hospitalised on Monday after a doctor was called to his suite at the Hotel imperial in Vienna’s posh first district and diagnosed breathing difficulties. He was taken by ambulance to the city’s […]
An elderly woman was hit and killed by a car as she attempted to cross a road. The 64-year-old local resident wanted to cross a street in Geiersberg, Upper Austria, when she was knocked to the ground by an approaching vehicle this morning (Thurs). She wore dark clothes and did not use a pedestrian crossing, […]
A teenager had to be hospitalised after he was stung by wasps 20 times. The incident happened in Mondsee, Upper Austria, yesterday (Sun). Two friends of the 17-year-old boy were attacked as well. However, they did not have to be taken to a clinic due to the lower number of stings. The teens told doctors […]
Europe’s most modern laboratory to examine sleep disorders has opened in Tyrol. Experts at Innsbruck’s University Hospital explained yesterday (Tues) they would check patients’ sleep for two nights each on the new ward which features eight beds. New technology will allow them to precisely analyse people’s sleep. One out of five Europeans suffer from sleep […]