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Austrian Develoment In Emergency Medicine

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Austrian Developments in Emergency MedicineWilhelm BehringerDepartment of Emergency MedicineVienna General HospitalAustriaArea: 83.871 km2Population: 8.3 MillionLife expectancy at birth m/f (years): 77/83Total expenditure on health per capita (Intl $, 2005): 3.485Total expenditure on health of GDP (2005): 10.2%Hospital beds per 10.000 population (2006): 76Number of Physicians (2006): 30.068Number of Physicians per 10.000 population (2006): 37Education physician6 y Medical school3 y Rotation = GP6 y Specialty training5 y Specialty trainingSpecialistSpecialistSubspecialist2-3 y Subspecialty trainingNo Specialty Emergency MedicineSpecialty Traumasurgery 6 yearsSpecialty Internal Medicine 6 yearsSubspecialty Intensive Care addit. 3 yearsDiploma Emergency Physician1 week course with examination, entitled: all General Practitioners and some Specialties10.000 physicians have diploma1.000 physicians work as Emergency PhysicianEmergency Medicine in AustriaVienna EMS System:Vienna Ambulance ServiceRed CrossSamaritanOrder of St. JohnOrder of Malta Ambulance Corps Emergency Medicine in Austria, OOHVienna1.7 million people485 km2 area12 stations VAS5 stations friends1 helicopterPersonnel and cars - 24 shifts Total missions/yearTotal missions/2006/carTotal missions/2006/car/dayEmergency Medicine in Austria, IHVienna General HospitalAcute Care Unit 2 (3 positions) Observation Care Unit (7 positions)LiFTOutpatient Care UnitLABAcute Care Unit 1(4 positions)Adminstration DeskTriageAreaDepartment of Emergency MedicineVienna General HospitalDepartment of Emergency MedicineDepartment of Emergency MedicineEmergency Diagnoses and TreatmentDepartment of Emergency MedicineAll patients 2006 (n=81876)32%4%5%7%5%11%11%7%14%5%Department of Emergency MedicineWalk-in patients/day 2006 (n=224)STAFF:30 medical doctors Internal Medicine56 nurses12 administrative workersDepartment of Emergency MedicineMD:MoFr 8-16: allMo