German Resuscitation Register

What German Resuscitation Register does

The German Resuscitation Register (Deutsches Reanimationsregister, GRR) is Germany's largest cross-regional database for collecting, analyzing, and evaluating resuscitation data, operating under the patronage of the Bundesministerium für Gesundheit (Federal Ministry of Health) and the sponsorship of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Anästhesiologie und Intensivmedizin (DGAI) since its official launch in May 2007. The platform is a web-based, self-service database (db.reanimationsregister.de) where 285 EMS agencies (Rettungsdienste), 244 hospitals (Kliniken), and 165 Cardiac Arrest Centers enter pre-hospital, in-hospital, and post-resuscitation data across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, holding 656,086+ patient records. The system is modular across pre-hospital (EV 3.0), in-hospital emergency teams (NT 1.1.1), Cardiac Arrest Centers (CAC 1.0), follow-up care (WV Basis 2.0 / WV Max 2.1 / WV Pädiatrie 1.0), telephone-CPR (T-CPR 2.0), temperature management, eCPR, and smartphone-based first responder alerting (SbEA), with all protocols subject to a four-eye review workflow and Utstein-standard international comparability.

The platform extends beyond data capture into quality management: participants receive automated monthly/quarterly reports, annual benchmarking reports, and cross-sector linkage between pre-hospital EMS datasets and hospital follow-up data, supported by eight certified third-party integrations (ZOLL AmbulancePad, Johnson Controls CEUS Rettungsdienst, NidaMobile, DIVIDOK, NAPROT, Tech2Go MedicalPad, CPR Team Leader Connect, Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen). Scientific programs include EuReCa THREE (European Resuscitation Council), GOHCAR (Global OHCA Registry Collaborative), the Bad Boller Reanimations- und Notfallgespräche think tank, and the Resuscitation Academy Deutschland initiative, with 130+ peer-reviewed publications attributed to the registry.

The business model is a non-profit subscription funded almost entirely by tiered annual participation fees (effective from 1 January 2026): €660–€1,320 for pre-hospital EMS or in-hospital participants and €1,056–€2,112 for combined in-hospital and Cardiac Arrest Center participants, scaled by population served or stationary cases per year. Fee revenue covers server costs (hosted on Hetzner datacenter infrastructure per GDPR), programming, annual evaluations, committee meeting travel, and the annual Jahrestreffen. The entity is structured as a parented non-profit under DGAI with no venture funding, no M&A history, and direct self-service plus targeted onboarding (monthly Zoom sessions) as the principal go-to-market motion.

Name

German Resuscitation Register

Legal name

Deutsches Reanimationsregister (German Resuscitation Registry)

Website

https://reanimationsregister.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The German Resuscitation Register is a non-profit, DGAI-sponsored quality-management registry that operates Germany's largest cross-regional database for cardiac arrest data, serving 285 EMS agencies, 244 hospitals, and 165 Cardiac Arrest Centers across the DACH region with Utstein-aligned benchmarking and certified vendor integrations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Registry and Healthcare Quality Management

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHLACAIAJ

Real-World Data (RWD) Platforms & Clinical Data Curation

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Digital Health & Health IT/Healthcare Data Platforms, Warehousing & Governance

SECONDARYHLAJAJAM

Data Governance, Standards & Interoperability (ICD, HL7/FHIR, LOINC, SNOMED)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Health Statistics, Vital Records & Population Health Analytics

Keywords

• Cardiac arrest registry
• Resuscitation data management
• EMS quality management
• Utstein data collection
• Healthcare benchmarking

Headquarters

HQ city

Nürnberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Annual Membership / Participation Fees: The registry is funded through annual participation fees charged to EMS agencies, hospitals, and Cardiac Arrest Centers. Fees are tiered based on population served (pre-hospital) or number of stationary cases per year (in-hospital/CAC). Fee revenue covers server costs, programming, annual evaluations, annual meeting attendance (including travel for committee members), and committee member meetings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The German Resuscitation Register operates a centralized, web-based clinical registry and quality management platform for collecting, analyzing, and benchmarking resuscitation data across pre-hospital EMS, in-hospital emergency teams, and specialized Cardiac Arrest Centers in Germany and German-speaking regions. Participants self-register, enter standardized data via dedicated modules (EV, NT, CAC, WV, T-CPR, eCPR, Temperature Management, SbEA), and receive automated monthly/quarterly reports, annual benchmarking reports, and access to scientific research output. The registry also operates national programs (Bad Boller Reanimationsgespräche, Resuscitation Academy Deutschland) and participates in international research collaborations (EuReCa, GOHCAR).

Product overview

The German Resuscitation Register (GRR) operates as a comprehensive quality management platform for resuscitation care in Germany. The core offering is an online database system with multiple specialized data modules: EV (Erstversorgung) for pre-hospital resuscitation data, NT (Notfallteam) for in-hospital emergency teams, CAC (Cardiac Arrest Center) for post-resuscitation care, WV (Weiterversorgung) for follow-up outcomes, T-CPR for telephone-guided CPR, Temperature Management, eCPR for extracorporeal resuscitation, and SbEA for smartphone-based first responder alerting. Participants (emergency services, hospitals, and cardiac arrest centers) enter data to access benchmarking, monthly/quarterly reports, and annual reports. The GRR also supports research through international programs like EuReCa and GOHCAR, and organizes educational initiatives including the Bad Boller Reanimationsgespraeche and Resuscitation Academy Deutschland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EuReCa: European Resuscitation Council project - international cardiac arrest registry collaboration across European countries.
• GOHCAR
• Bad Boller Reanimations- und Notfallgespräche
• Resuscitation Academy Deutschland
• DOSEVF2-Studie

Products and services

• Online Database (db.reanimationsregister.de) Centralized web-based database for entering, managing, analyzing, and benchmarking resuscitation data across pre-hospital, in-hospital, and post-resuscitation care settings. Provides monthly/quarterly automated reports, annual benchmarking reports, and dedicated login access for participating EMS agencies, hospitals, and Cardiac Arrest Centers.
• Pre-hospital Resuscitation Data Module (EV - Erstversorgung) Discreet dataset module for documenting out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases and resuscitation efforts by emergency medical services. Latest version EV 3.0 aligned with ILCOR 2024 recommendations.
• In-hospital Emergency Care Module (NT - Notfallteam) Dataset module for documenting in-hospital emergency responses by medical emergency teams (MET) or code teams. Current version NT 1.1.1.
• Cardiac Arrest Center Module (CAC) Dataset module for documenting post-resuscitation care in specialized cardiac arrest centers, including coronary angiography, active cooling, 24-hour survival, 30-day survival, and discharge neurological status. Current version CAC 1.0.
• Follow-up Care Data Module (WV) Dataset modules for documenting patient follow-up care after resuscitation, including hospital treatment, survival outcomes, and neurological status at discharge. Includes WV Basis 2.0, WV Max 2.1, and WV Padiatrie 1.0.
• Telephone-CPR Module (T-CPR) Dataset for documenting dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation guidance, capturing telephone-guided CPR interventions. Version 2.0 released September 2025.
• Temperature Management Module Dataset for documenting targeted temperature management (therapeutic hypothermia) in post-cardiac arrest patients.
• eCPR Module Dataset for structured documentation of extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECLS therapy).
• Smartphone-based First Responder Alerting Module (SbEA) Dataset for documenting smartphone-based alerts to trained first responders for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Version 1.0.
• Annual Reports (Jahresberichte) Annual statistical reports providing aggregated data and analysis on resuscitation outcomes across participating sites in Germany. Publicly available reports cover out-of-hospital, in-hospital, and cardiac arrest center data.
• Certified Electronic Data Interface Integrations Certified electronic data interfaces enabling external documentation systems (CEUS RETTUNGSDIENST by Johnson Controls, CPR Team Leader Connect by Alphabet Medical, Digitales Einsatzprotokoll NAPROT by Pulsation IT GmbH, DIVIDOK System by Thieme Dokuform GmbH, NidaMobile by MedDV GmbH, Tech2Go MedicalPad by Mobile Systems GmbH, ZOLL AmbulancePad by ZOLL, and Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen GmbH) to directly transmit data into the GRR database.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 550,000 patient records collected since May 2007 official launch, growing to 656,086+ records.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

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Integration8 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Anesthesiologie und Intensivmedizin e.V. (DGAI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2007The German Resuscitation Register was officially launched in May 2007 under the sponsorship/trusteeship of the DGAI. The DGAI is the professional society for anesthesiology and intensive care medicine in Germany. The registry operates as a quality management and research instrument under the DGAI umbrella, leveraging the society's professional network and institutional credibility to drive participation among anesthesiologists and emergency physicians.
• European Resuscitation Council (ERC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe registry is aligned with ERC guidelines and participates in EuReCa projects initiated by the ERC. The ERC provides the European guidelines for resuscitation that underpin the data collection standards (Utstein style) used by the registry. The registry also contributes data and expertise to ERC's international studies and guideline development processes.
• Bundesministerium fuer Gesundheit (Federal Ministry of Health)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe German Federal Ministry of Health has assumed the patronage/schirmherrschaft of the German Resuscitation Register, providing governmental endorsement and credibility. This patronage signals the national importance of the registry for improving cardiac arrest outcomes across Germany.
• CEUS RETTUNGSDIENST (Johnson Controls)coreTechnology or IntegrationCEUS RETTUNGSDIENST, developed by Johnson Controls, is one of the certified electronic documentation systems that can transmit pre-hospital resuscitation data directly into the German Resuscitation Register database via a certified interface.
• ZOLL AMBULANCEPAD (ZOLL)coreTechnology or IntegrationZOLL AmbulancePad is a certified electronic documentation system by ZOLL that integrates with the German Resuscitation Register database via a certified interface for pre-hospital data capture and transmission.
• EuReCa (European Registry of Cardiac Arrest)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuReCa is a project of the European Resuscitation Council (ERC) that coordinates pan-European cardiac arrest data collection across multiple countries. The German Resuscitation Register contributes data to EuReCa ONE, TWO, and THREE studies. EuReCa enables international comparison of resuscitation outcomes and best practices across European nations.
• GOHCAR (Global OHCA Registry Collaborative)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGOHCAR is an international network of resuscitation registries coordinated to improve global cardiac arrest outcomes through standardized data collection and shared learning. The German Resuscitation Register participates as a key German contributor to this global collaborative.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• OHCAO Registry (Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes, UK): UK national academic OHCA outcomes registry based at the University of Warwick. Comparable in capturing EMS and outcome data for benchmarking across UK ambulance services.
• Swedish Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Registry: Swedish national quality registry covering in-hospital and out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, integrated with the country's national quality registry program. Directly comparable in mission, structure, and Utstein-aligned data collection.
• CARES (Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival): The US national out-of-hospital cardiac arrest registry, run in partnership with the CDC and Emory University. It is the closest international analogue to GRR, collecting EMS-level Utstein-style data with site benchmarking and annual reporting.
• Danish Cardiac Arrest Registry: Danish national registry capturing EMS and hospital data on all cardiac arrests in Denmark. Comparable in mission, Utstein methodology, and integration with a national quality registry program.
• PAROS (Pan-Asian Resuscitation Outcomes Study): Pan-Asian multi-country cardiac arrest registry coordinated from Singapore, covering EMS systems across Asia. Directly comparable in mission and Utstein-style data aggregation, though GRR participates in a different network (EuReCa/GOHCAR).

Broad incumbents

• EuReCa (European Registry of Cardiac Arrest): European Resuscitation Council's pan-European OHCA registry project. Functions both as a peer and as an umbrella under which GRR contributes data; could evolve into a competing international data layer.
• AHA Get With The Guidelines - Resuscitation: American Heart Association's in-hospital cardiac arrest quality improvement registry, used by US hospitals for benchmarking and reporting. Wider scope and much larger scale than GRR, but directly comparable in mission.

Emerging players

• RQI Partners: Joint venture between Laerdal and the American Heart Association offering the Resuscitation Quality Improvement program for healthcare systems. Adjacent in the resuscitation quality space but focused on training and competency rather than registry data collection.
• ZOLL Resuscitation Data Solutions: Major resuscitation device and software vendor whose AmbulancePad system is a certified GRR integration partner. ZOLL also offers analytics on top of resuscitation data, representing a commercial adjacent competitor for analytics and benchmarking.

Regional players

• Victorian Ambulance Cardiac Arrest Registry (VACAR): Australian state-level registry covering all ambulance-attended cardiac arrests in Victoria. Comparable methodology and Utstein alignment, but regional rather than national scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UChngVl5Huyjm9FQBwkjHAvw
• Facebookm.facebook.com/reanimationsregister
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/deutsches-reanimationsregister
• Instagraminstagram.com/reanimationsregister?igsh=dTBrY2hyYnY1b2Ix&utm_source=qr

Compliance2 records

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