Tag: Intensive care
SZ column “Auf Station”: There are also public holidays in the hospital – Ebersberg
October 3rd fell on a Monday this year, which meant a long weekend for many. But not for most of the Ebersberg district clinic, not for me either – and…
SZ column “Auf Station”: Practically academized – Ebersberg
It is now possible to study the subject “Nursing” at selected universities in Germany. In addition to a bachelor’s degree, graduates obtain the state-recognized qualification as a nursing specialist. This…
SZ column “Auf Station”: Hospital Series Junkie – Ebersberg
In the course of every series à la “Schwarzwaldklinik”, “Grey’s Anatomy” or “New Amsterdam” there comes at some point this one scene: Emergency! cardiac arrest! Resuscitation! For me, the ultimate…
SZ column “Auf Station”: Washing – but not everywhere for the sick! – Ebersberg
Some time ago, one of my colleagues brought a patient his first meal in our intensive care unit when he rang the bell a little later. “Excuse me, but is…
SZ column “Auf Station”: Make one out of three – Ebersberg
The third year of the new nursing training started in September. “New” because it is now a generalist training: Apprentices no longer learn the professions of geriatric care, health and…
In hospitals, fewer patients were treated as inpatients – Bavaria
Around 2.5 million patients received inpatient treatment in Bavaria’s hospitals in 2021. That is 0.7 percent less than in the previous year, as the State Statistics Office announced on Friday.…
SZ column “Auf Station”: Just no honeydew melons! – Ebersberg
I recently visited my mother. She had just finished preparing a fruit salad when I walked in the door – so she offered me a bowl of it. I accepted…
SZ column “Auf Station”: Not even for my sister’s wedding! – Ebersberg
Many years ago, when I hadn’t worked at the Ebersberger Kreisklinik for a number of years, I approached my boss at the time and asked if I could have a…
Triage: Who gets to survive when the hospitals are full? – Knowledge
Who should doctors prefer when the number of intensive care beds is no longer sufficient? The federal government is working on a law for such a triage, but the criticism…
SZ column “Auf Station”: Naked in intensive care – Ebersberg
In the meantime, a number of images of corona intensive care patients have probably flickered on every television screen in the living room at home: bodies lying on their stomachs,…