Notfall Rettungsmed
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Notfall Rettungsmed · Jan 2022
Review[Decision support for patient admission in case of suspicion of COVID-19].
During a pandemic situation, patients with suspected coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are also treated by emergency medical services (EMS). In order to establish an adequate procedure, a decision aid for the allocation of patients in case of suspicion of COVID-19 has been prepared for the ambulance staff as well as for the emergency physician in the Bavarian EMS. ⋯ The flowchart allows patients to be categorized in three stages, based on (vital) parameters and criteria such as risk factors and specific framework conditions. The aim is to provide emergency physicians and ambulance staff with guidance for the assessment of patients and the resulting transport decision with a suitable target clinic if necessary.