Browsing Institutt for sirkulasjon og bildediagnostikk by Journals "Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine"
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A consensus-based template for documenting and reporting in physician-staffed pre-hospital services
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Background: Physician-staffed pre-hospital units are employed in many Western emergency medical services (EMS) systems. Although these services usually integrate well within their EMS, little is known about the quality ... -
A cross-sectional study of mental health-, posttraumatic stress symptoms and post exposure changes in Norwegian ambulance personnel
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been shown to be elevated among first responders (Emergency Medical Services, fire service, police force) compared to the general population. Examining the prevalence ... -
Developing quality indicators for physician-staffed emergency medical services: a consensus process
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background There is increasing interest for quality measurement in health care services; pre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS) included. However, attempts of measuring the quality of physician-staffed EMS (P-EMS) ... -
Differences in trauma team activation criteria among Norwegian hospitals
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background: To ensure the rapid and correct triage of patients in potential need of specialized treatment, Norwegian hospitals are expected to establish trauma teams with predefined criteria for their activation. The ... -
Evaluation of the Scandinavian guidelines for head injuries based on a consecutive series with computed tomography from a Norwegian university hospital
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background: This study prospectively assesses clinical characteristics and management of consecutive minimal, mild and moderate head injury patients referred for CT scans. Compliance with the Scandinavian head injury guidelines ... -
Moderate and severe traumatic brain injury in general hospitals: a ten-year population-based retrospective cohort study in central Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Patients with moderate and severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) are admitted to general hospitals (GHs) without neurosurgical services, but few studies have addressed the management of these patients. This ... -
Moderate traumatic brain injury, acute phase course and deviations in physiological variables: an observational study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: Patients with moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI) are a heterogeneous group with great variability in clinical course. Guidelines for monitoring and level of care in the acute phase are lacking. The main ... -
Norwegian trauma care: a national cross-sectionalsurvey of all hospitals involved in the managementof major trauma patients
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Approximately 10% of the Norwegian population is injured every year, with injuries ranging from minor injuries treated by general practitioners to major and complex injuries requiring specialist in-hospital ... -
Pediatric hypothermic submersion incident – should we do chest compressions on a beating heart?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide, with the highest rates of fatality among young children. To decide how to treat these patients prehospitally could be challenging in ... -
Pitfalls with the "chest compression-only" approach: the challenge of an unusual cause
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Chest compression-only (CC-only) is now incorporated in the Norwegian protocol for dispatch guided CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) in cardiac arrest of presumed cardiac aetiology. We present a case that is unique and ... -
Poor performance of quick-SOFA (qSOFA) score in predicting severe sepsis and mortality: a prospective study of patients admitted with infection to the emergency department
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background We aimed to evaluate the clinical usefulness of qSOFA as a risk stratification tool for patients admitted with infection compared to traditional SIRS criteria or our triage system; the Rapid Emergency Triage ... -
Radiological assessment of chest compression point and achievable compression depth in cardiac patients
(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
(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
(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?
(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 ... -
The early minutes of in-hospital cardiac arrest: Shock or CPR? A population based prospective study
(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 ... -
A validity study of the rapid emergency Triage and treatment system for children
(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. ...