[Update tele-emergency medicine : Status quo and perspectives].
Die Anaesthesiologie · 2023-06-12 · Other / unclear
Abstract
CURRENT STATUS OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE IN GERMANY: Increasing numbers of rescue missions in recent years have led to a growing staff shortage of paramedics as well as physicians in the emergency medical system (EMS) with an urgent need for optimized usage of resources. One option is the implementation of a tele-EMS physician system, which has been established in the EMS of the City of Aachen since 2014. IMPLEMENTATION OF TELE-EMERGENCY MEDICINE: In addition to pilot projects, political decisions lead to the introduction of tele-emergency medicine. The expansion is currently progressing in various federal states, and a comprehensive introduction has been decided for North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria. The adaptation of the EMS physician catalog of indications is essential for the integration of a tele-EMS physician. STATUS QUO OF TELE-EMERGENCY MEDICINE: The tele-EMS physician offers the possibility of a long-term and comprehensive EMS physician expertise in the EMS regardless of location and, therefore, to partially compensate for a lack of EMS physicians. Tele-EMS physicians can also support the dispatch center in an advisory capacity and, for example, clarify secondary transport. A uniform qualification curriculum for tele-EMS physicians was introduced by the North Rhine and Westphalia-Lippe Medical Associations. OUTLOOK: In addition to consultations from emergency missions, tele-emergency medicine can also be used for innovative educational applications, for example, in the supervision of young physicians or recertification of EMS staff. A lack of ambulances could be compensated for by a community emergency paramedic, who could also be connected to the tele-EMS physician.
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Medical direction & oversight · Prehospital physicians · Telemedicine
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