[The use of computers in the Urgent Medical Aid Unit--preparation and planning]

The use of computers in prehospital emergency medicine gives rise to great prospects of achieving high efficacy of the urgent medical aid unit and of directing the group of doctors effectively. Extensive programmes for aiding decisions which are immediately available and can be used in daily practice enable an increase in the quality of emergency treatment. All measures which are necessary for the service in the urgent medical aid unit and the Red Cross of the GDR can be quickly monitored by computers. An easy-to-use programme was worked out.