Emergency Medical Service Responses for Older Adults: A Retrospective Observational Study Comparing Nursing Homes and the Community.

ABSTRACT: Background: Older adults (≥65 years) account for a substantial share of Emergency Medical Service (EMS) activations, yet differences between nursing homes (NHs) and the community are insufficiently defined. This study aimed to compare EMS responses for older adults inside and outside NHs. Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational study of all EMS activations involving patients ≥65 years in a rural German region from July 2020 to March 2025, based on fully anonymized prehospital patient care reports electronically documented on tablets. Prehospital patient care was assessed using the ABCDE approach, with additional analysis of feedback codes transmitted to the control center (response and on-scene times, physician dispatch, lights and sirens use, feedback codes, hosp

SUBMITTER: Gaik C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12609666 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature