• Der Anaesthesist · May 2002

    [Equipment of physician-staffed ambulance systems in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg].

    • H Genzwürker, H Isovic, T Finteis, J Hinkelbein, C Denz, J Gröschel, and K Ellinger.
    • Institut für Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin, Schwerpunkt Akutmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Mannheim, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim. genzwuerker@akutmedizin.de
    • Anaesthesist. 2002 May 1; 51 (5): 367-73.

    BackgroundLaws regulating emergency medical systems in the federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg call for equipment of physician-staffed ambulances that is based on current knowledge in emergency medicine. The grade of implementation is determined using single issue complexes.MethodsA total of 127 emergency physician bases were located and each received a questionnaire regarding the equipment of the physician-staffed ambulances and helicopters and planned supplementation of the equipment, deadline was 30 June 2001.ResultsOf the 127 stations 116 (91.3%) participated. A 12-lead ECG is available in 52.6%, out-of-hospital fibrinolysis is possible in 15 bases (12.9%). Alternatives to endotracheal intubation are carried in 53.3% (cricothyroidotomy: 83.3%) and 31 bases provide capnometry or other devices for verifying correct tube placement. A mobile phone is available in 88 bases (75.9%).ConclusionsWhen comparing equipment of physician-staffed ambulances statewide, striking differences can be found.

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