Identification of emergencies in the telephone queue and routing to a fast track (FAST): study protocol for a prospective, two-armed cohort study.

Background: In Germany, the telephone patient service 116,117 for callers with non-life-threatening health issues is available 24/7. Based on structured initial assessment, urgency and placement of suitable medical care offer have been offered since 2020. The service has been in increasing demand for several years: Depending on time and residence, this can result in longer waiting times.

Frequency of resuscitation attempts with dying nursing home residents. A full survey in an urban district in Germany based on registry data from 2018-2021.

Aim: The realities of emergency care and resuscitation research involving nursing home (NH) residents suggest an overuse of resuscitation attempts in NHs. A complete analysis of all NH resident deaths is needed to provide a complementary perspective of potential underuse. The present research investigated whether residents of different NH homes died at the NH during attempted resuscitation or after transfer to hospital.

[Trends in place of death for nursing home residents in an urban district during the COVID-19 pandemic: An analysis of death registry data].

Background: The nursing home is a common place of death; however, little is known about the place of death with respect to the people living there. Was there a difference in the frequencies of the places of death of nursing home residents in an urban district and in the individual facilities before and during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Methods: Full survey of deaths by retrospective analysis of death registry data from the years 2018 to 2021.

Results: Over the four-year period 14,598 people died, with 3,288 (22.

Opportunities and Risks of Resuscitation Attempts in Nursing Homes.

Background: Data supporting decision-making regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in German nursing homes is insufficient.

Methods: A retrospective evaluation of pre-hospital CPR was carried out with data from the German Resuscitation Registry (Deutsches Reanimationsregister) for the years 2011-2018. Patients under age 65 were excluded, as were patients from districts in which long-term data was available for less than 60% of patients.

[Emergency care in nursing homes in the City of Braunschweig: A cross-sectoral view with indicators from deaths, resuscitation, emergency department visits and EMS deployment].

Introduction: General survey of emergency care in nursing homes in the City of Braunschweig.

Methods: Retrospective analysis of data from death registry, resuscitation registry and further routine data from the local health authorities and the emergency medical services (EMS).

Results: 30 nursing homes with 3,100 beds (mean: 103; range: 35-250) were included; operators of nursing homes were 18 non-profit organizations; 7 private (local); 5 private (nationwide).