Death in Front of Hospital: Hospital Revises Emergency Guidelines

The hospital's porter initially called the rescue services according to an internal directive after the incident. However, when they had not arrived even after more than ten minutes, he triggered an alarm. Despite the rapid assistance that followed, it was too late for the patient, who was over 80 years old.

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As the managing director of Tauernklinikum, Silke Göltl, informed on Wednesday, an internal round table with doctors, nurses, hospital administration, and lawyers confirmed after the incident that actions were fundamentally in accordance with guidelines. "Both doctors and nursing staff were on-site to provide assistance immediately after the alarm was raised." Nevertheless, it became apparent that a new guideline could provide employees with greater security in their decisions and actions in acute situations. "This can result in even faster action," Göltl told APA. The new guideline is to be implemented in the coming days.

The Red Cross attributed the delayed assistance after the incident to a "chain of unfortunate circumstances." For instance, during the specific call, there was no inquiry about the exact location - contrary to the standardized inquiry process. As a result, an ambulance initially went to the Schwarzach hospital in Pongau instead of the Zell am See hospital. Nevertheless, the Red Cross was with the patient eleven minutes after the initial call.

(APA/Red)

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