• A cross-sectional study of mental health-, posttraumatic stress symptoms and post exposure changes in Norwegian ambulance personnel 

      Reid, Bjørn Ole; Næss-Pleym, Lars E.; Bakkelund, Karin Elvenes; Dale, Jostein; Uleberg, Oddvar; Nordstrand, Andreas Espetvedt (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 ...
    • Nytt redningshelikopters innvirkning på redningstjenestens oppdragsprofil 

      Haugland, Helge; Klüver, Jens; Bottolfs, Bjørn; Singstad, Asbjørn; Dale, Jostein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      BAKGRUNN Byttet av redningshelikopter fra Sea King til SAR Queen har vært omdiskutert. Flere sykehus kan ikke lenger ta imot redningshelikopter pga. det økte vindtrykket fra SAR Queen. Av samme grunn har det vært usikkert ...
    • Pasienter med strømgjennomgang fra lavspenning henvist til et akuttmottak 

      Svendsen, Trude Beathe; Bærheim, Dina; Dale, Jostein; Goffeng, Lars Ole; Vesterfjell, Svend Peder; Ofstad, Eirik Hugaas; Næss-Pleym, Lars E.; Bjørnsen, Lars Petter Bache-Wiig (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      BAKGRUNN Pasienter utsatt for strøm henvises ofte til akuttmottaket, men det er ulike retningslinjer for hvordan disse bør håndteres. Vi beskriver her pasienter med strømgjennomgang fra lavspenning i akuttmottaket ved St. ...
    • Pasienttilstrømming i et akuttmottak i påvente av covid-19-pandemien 

      Bjørnsen, Lars Petter Bache-Wiig; Næss-Pleym, Lars E.; Dale, Jostein; Laugsand, Lars Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      BAKGRUNN Akuttmottaket i Trondheim har forberedt seg på storinnrykk av pasienter smittet med sars-CoV-2-virus. I en studie sammenlignet vi pasienter i akuttmottaket de første ukene av pandemien i Norge (uke 11 og uke 12) ...
    • Posttraumatic Stress Responses and Psychological Well-being in Norwegian Medical Helicopter Personnel 

      Reid, Bjørn Ole; Næss-Pleym, Lars E.; Haugland, Helge; Dale, Jostein; Uleberg, Oddvar; Nordstrand, Andreas Espetvedt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Objective Emergency medical personnel are exposed to multiple stressors, including those of psychological etiologies. The aim of this study was to report the prevalence of anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress ...
    • Real-time forecasting of emergency department arrivals using prehospital data 

      Asheim, Andreas; Bjørnsen, Lars Petter Bache-Wiig; Næss-Pleym, Lars Eide; Uleberg, Oddvar; Dale, Jostein; Nilsen, Sara Marie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background: Crowding in emergency departments (EDs) is a challenge globally. To counteract crowding in day-to-day operations, better tools to improve monitoring of the patient flow in the ED is needed. The objective of ...
    • REBOARREST, resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta in non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a study protocol for a randomised, parallel group, clinical multicentre trial 

      Brede, Jostein Rødseth; Skulberg, Arne Kristian; Rehn, Marius; Thorsen, Kjetil; Klepstad, Pål; Tylleskär, Ida; Farbu, Bjørn; Dale, Jostein; Nordseth, Trond; Wiseth, Rune; Krüger, Andreas Jørstad (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: Survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is poor and dependent on high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) may be advantageous ...
    • Simulating emergency patient flow during the COVID-19 pandemic 

      Bovim, Thomas; Gullhav, Anders Nordby; Andersson, Henrik; Dale, Jostein; Karlsen, Kjetil Andreas Hognestad (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The work presented in this paper is based on two projects that were conducted at St. Olavs Hospital (Norway) when preparing for the COVID-19 pandemic. Three discrete event simulation models are provided to evaluate the ...
    • The effect of emergency department delays on 30-days mortality in Central Norway 

      Asheim, Andreas; Nilsen, Sara Marie; Carlsen, Fredrik; Næss-Pleym, Lars E.; Uleberg, Oddvar; Dale, Jostein; Bjørnsen, Lars Petter Bache-Wiig; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Objective: To assess whether prolonged length of stay in the emergency department was associated with risk of death. Methods: We analysed data from 165,183 arrivals at St. Olav’s University Hospital’s emergency ...
    • Using machine learning to assess the extent of busy ambulances and its impact on ambulance response times: A retrospective observational study 

      Næss, Lars Eide; Krüger, Andreas Jørstad; Uleberg, Oddvar; Haugland, Helge; Dale, Jostein; Wattø, Jon-Ola; Nilsen, Sara Marie; Asheim, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Background Ambulance response times are considered important. Busy ambulances are common, but little is known about their effect on response times. Objective To assess the extent of busy ambulances in Central Norway ...