Prehospital Emergency Care for Older Adults in Germany: Differences Between EMS Responses Inside and Outside Nursing Homes

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00037536

Enrollment

25000

Registered

2025-09-03

Start date

2025-08-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-11-24

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Conditions

Diseases of older people

Interventions

Group 1: Routine data from the emergency services was analysed to examine call-outs involving patients aged 65 and over both inside and outside care homes in the Vogelsberg district (Hesse, Germany).

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: none

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: none

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
What are the most common symptoms/diagnoses/initial findings?	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- How frequent are assignments in nursing homes (AH) in relation to the total number of assignments in the general population? - Tactical assignment data - Demographic data of patients - How is the respective therapy carried out on site? - How often is an urgent or non-urgent patient transport carried out?	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactBenjamin Vojnar

UKGM Standort Marburg - Klinik für Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin

vojnar@med.uni-marburg.de064215861123

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026