• Primary versus early secondary referral to a specialized neurotrauma center in patients with moderate/severe traumatic brain injury: a CENTER TBI study 

      Sewalt, Charlie; Gravesteijn, Benjamin; Menon, David; Lingsma, Hester F.; Maas, Andrew I. R.; Stocchetti, Nino; Venema, Esmee; Lecky, Fiona E.; Andelic, Nada; Andreassen, Lasse; Anke, Audny Gabriele Wagner; Frisvold, Shirin; Helseth, Eirik; Røe, Cecilie; Røise, Olav; Skandsen, Toril; Vik, Anne; Åkerlund, Cecilia; Amrein, Krisztina; Antoni, Anna; Audibert, Gerard; Azouvi, Philippe; Azzolini, Maria luisa; Bartels, Ronald; Barzo, Pal; Beauvais, Romuald; Beer, Ronny; Bellander, Bo-michael; Belli, Antonio; Benali, Habib; Berardino, Maurizio; Beretta, Luigi; Blaabjerg, Morten; Bragge, Peter; Brazinova, Alexandra; Brinck, Vibeke; Brooker, Joanne; Brorsson, Camilla; Buki, Andras; Bullinger, Monika; Cabeleira, Manuel; Caccioppola, Alessio; Calappi, Emiliana; Calvi, Maria rosa; Cameron, Peter; Lozano, Guillermo carbayo; Carbonara, Marco; Chevallard, Giorgio; Citerio, Giuseppe; Chieregato, Arturo; Cnossen, Maryse (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background Prehospital care for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) varies with some emergency medical systems recommending direct transport of patients with moderate to severe TBI to hospitals with specialist ...
    • Radiological assessment of chest compression point and achievable compression depth in cardiac patients 

      Nestaas, Sverre; STENSÆTH, KNUT-HAAKON; Rosseland, Vigdis; Kramer-Johansen, Jo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      Background Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to relate cardiovascular structures to surface anatomy in a population relevant to cardiac arrest victims, relate the external thoracic anterior-posterior (AP) diameter ...
    • Swedish-Norwegian co-operation in the treatment of three hypothermia victims: a case report 

      Carlsen, Anders Wetting; Skjaervold, Nils Kristian; Berg, Nils K; Karlsen, Øystein; Gunnarsen, Eli; Wahba, Alexander (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background: Accidental hypothermia with cardiac arrest represents a challenge for pre-hospital rescuers as well as in-hospital staff. For pre-hospital personnel, the main focus is to get the patient to the correct destination ...
    • Team talk and team activity in simulated medical emergencies: a discourse analytical approach 

      Gundrosen, Stine; Aadahl, Petter; Andenæs, Ellen; Thomassen, Gøril Margrethe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Background: Communication errors can reduce patient safety, especially in emergency situations that require rapid responses by experts in a number of medical specialties. Talking to each other is crucial for utilizing ...
    • Temperature measurements in trauma patients: is the ear the key to the core? 

      Uleberg, Oddvar; Eidstuen, Signy Camilla; Vangberg, Gunnar; Skogvoll, Eirik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      Introduction: It is important to monitor the core temperature in a severely injured patient. The choice of method is controversial, and different thermometers and sites for measurement are used. The aim of this study was ...
    • Template for documenting and reporting data in physician-staffed pre-hospital services: a consensus-based update 

      Tønsager, Kristin; Krüger, Andreas; Ringdal, Kjetil G.; Rehn, Marius (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background: Physician-staffed emergency medical services (p-EMS) are resource demanding, and research is needed to evaluate any potential effects of p-EMS. Templates, designed through expert agreement, are valuable and ...
    • The early minutes of in-hospital cardiac arrest: Shock or CPR? A population based prospective study 

      Skogvoll, Eirik; Nordseth, Trond (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)
      Objectives: In the early minutes of cardiac arrest, timing of defibrillation and cardiopulmonary resuscitation during the basic life support phase (BLS CPR) is debated. Aims of this study were to provide in-hospital ...
    • The epidemiology of mild traumatic brain injury: The Trondheim MTBI follow-up study 

      Skandsen, Toril; Einarsen, Cathrine Elisabeth; Normann, Ingunn; Bjøralt, Stine; Karlsen, Rune Hatlestad; McDonagh, David; Nilsen, Tom Ivar Lund; Akslen Nylenna, Andreas; Håberg, Asta; Vik, Anne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      ackground Mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) is a frequent medical condition, and some patients report long-lasting problems after MTBI. In order to prevent MTBI, knowledge of the epidemiology is important and potential ...
    • Undertriage in Trauma: An Ignored Quality Indicator? 

      Jeppesen, Elisabeth; Cuevas-Østrem, Mathias; Gram-Knutsen, Cathrine; Uleberg, Oddvar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background Early identification of life-threatening injuries is essential to reduce morbidity and mortality in trauma patients. Failure to detect severe injury may cause delayed diagnosis and therapeutic interventions ...
    • A validity study of the rapid emergency Triage and treatment system for children 

      Ødegård, Siv Steinsmo; Tran, Thuy; Næss-Pleym, Lars E.; Risnes, Kari; Døllner, Henrik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background: The Scandinavian Rapid Emergency Triage and Treatment System-pediatric (RETTS-p) is a reliable triage system that includes both assessment of vital parameters and a systematic approach to history and symptoms. ...