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18 Healing where it is needed In order to ensure the right treatment by specially trained medical personnel even in structurally weak areas, Holger Münster, Managing Director of 1A Wundzentrum GmbH, developed the idea for a "Wound Mobile". Initially on its own initiative, then professionalised in collaboration with WAS, the concept was turned into a ready-to-use vehicle. This was follo- wed by four more Wound Mobiles, which are now in use around Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony, the Ruhr region and soon in Saxony too. There, the crew of specialised nur- sing staff, such as wound therapists, travel to retirement homes. However, it is also possible for doctors and specialists to hire the vehicle and use it like a practice room, either to provide treatment directly on site or to carry out telemedical consultations. "The concept of the Wound Mobile is very flexible and can in principle be transferred to other centres and locations. The basic idea is to bring medical care to where it is needed", summarises Holger Münster. “Time heals all wounds” said the French philosopher and histo- rian Voltaire in the 18th century and has been quoted ever since in connection with all kinds of grief. But does this state- ment also apply to every physical wound? If you ask wound expert Tobias Down, then time does indeed play an important role, because wound healing is a process and the body’s own healing mechanisms can take a long time. However, the site manager of 1A Wundzentrum GmbH (Wound Center) in Senden also knows from the experience as a specialised health care professional for intensive care and anaesthesia with the additional qualification of wound therapist ICW ® that there are wounds that can even become life-threatening in the worst case scenario without regular medical care. As a spe- cialised wound therapist, Tobias Down carries out wound care, monitors the healing process, advises patients and their relati- ves and works closely with other medical professionals. Du- ring this process, he also sees his role as providing encoura- gement and improving his patients’ quality of life as much as possible. On average, a wound therapy session with cleaning, treatment and dressing changes takes between 10 and 30 mi- nutes. These are often valuable minutes of closeness and di- rect cooperation with the patients, during which good conver- sations always arise, from which Tobias Down also takes a lot away personally. “It’s challenging, but also very fulfilling to be directly involved in people’s healing process. When wound healing takes a long time and affects my patients’ everyday li- ves, I try to give them back hope through my work. I have seen often enough that even the most stubborn wounds heal if you remain patient and discuss and plan the right treatment with the doctor", says Tobias Down, describing his motivation. Wound care when and where it is needed, with the WAS 900 Wound Mobile.