title: The current state of hospital-based emergency medicine in Germany.
abstract: Germany has a long tradition of having physicians, often anesthesiologists with additional training in emergency medicine, deliver prehospital emergency care. Hospital-based emergency medicine in Germany also differs significantly from the Anglo-American model, and until recently having separate emergency rooms for different departments was the norm. In the past decade, many hospitals have created "centralized emergency departments" [Zentrale Notaufnahme (ZNAs)]. There is ongoing debate about the training and certification of physicians working in the ZNAs and whether Germany will adopt a specialty board certification for emergency medicine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California Irvine, UCI Medical Center, Orange, CA 92868, USA.
authors.forename: Tareg A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Bey
authors.forename: Sigrid A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.forename: Heinzpeter
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Moecke