Zusammenfassung
Ziel der Untersuchung: Systematische Erfassung des diagnostischen und therapeutischen Vorgehens bei psychiatrischen
Notfällen in deutschen psychiatrischen Kliniken.
Methodik: In einem Fragebogen wurden Versorgungsstrukturen der Kliniken und diagnostische und
therapeutische Maßnahmen bei psychiatrischen Notfällen erfasst.
Ergebnisse: 42 % aller stationären Aufnahmen waren Notaufnahmen. Als Notfallstandard wurden körperliche
Untersuchung, Blutdruck- und Pulsmessung, Laborbestimmungen und Atemalkoholanalyse
genannt. Die gebräuchlichsten Psychopharmaka für Notfallsituationen waren Diazepam,
Lorazepam, Haloperidol und Zuclopenthixol.
Schlussfolgerung: Die Versorgung psychiatrischer Notfälle bedarf klarer Standards in Diagnostik und
Therapie. Hierzu sind weitere, spezifischere Daten erforderlich.
Abstract
Objective: Psychiatric hospitals are confronted with high rates of psychiatric emergencies.
There are, however, only few investigations that focus on psychiatric emergency care
in German psychiatric hospitals, their supply structures and diagnostic and treatment
standards. The aim of the survey was a systematic acquisition of the diagnostic and
therapeutic approach in treating psychiatric emergencies in German psychiatric hospitals.
Methods: We conducted a survey in psychiatric hospitals throughout Germany. The questionnaire
consisted of questions concerning the structures of supply and diagnostic and therapeutic
standards treating psychiatric emergencies.
Results: 42 % of all admissions to German psychiatric hospitals were emergency admissions.
More than 60 % of the patients in psychiatric emergency ambulances had to receive
inpatient treatment. As standard procedures for medical clearing in psychiatric emergencies
physical examination, measurement of heart rate and blood pressure and conducting
certain laboratory tests and breath alcohol were named. The most common psychopharmacological
agents for emergency situations were diazepam, lorazepam, haloperidol and zuclopenthixol.
Conclusion: Diagnosing and treating psychiatric emergencies need more standardisation. More specific
data is required to generate diagnostic and therapeutic standards.
Schlüsselwörter
psychiatrischer Notfall - Ambulanz - diagnostischer Standard - systematische Untersuchung
Keywords
psychiatric emergency setting - ambulance - diagnostic standard - systematic survey