Patientenströme und-steuerung in der zentralen notaufnahme

Abstract

In the future, clinics will need to devote more efforts than previously to guaranteeing patient care. Increased patient numbers, a reduction in treating clinics and therefore longer emergency routes can be expected. The aim of optimized infrastructure consists in undelayed transit of patients through the central emergency department up to definitive treatment. To this end, a certain level of restructuring is required, affecting premises on the one hand and provision of appropriately qualified personnel on the other. In addition, processes and treatment procedures within a central emergency department need optimization, whereby standardized treatment algorithms, among others, have proved their value. In addition, regulations need to be made on how further transfer takes place. To guarantee treatment over a wide area, a network linking relevant clinics is recommended, such as the TraumanetzwerkD1 (trauma network) to be set up for injury patients in the coming years by the German Society of Trauma Surgery (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Unfallchirurgie, DGU). © Springer-Verlag 2010.