Browsing UiS Brage by Author "Zakariassen, Erik"

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    • Helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) activity after increased distance to out-of-hours services: an observational study from Norway 

      Nystøyl, Dag Ståle; Røislien, Jo; Østerås, Øyvind; Hunskår, Steinar; Breidablik, Hans Johan; Zakariassen, Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-11)
      Background Organizational changes in out-of-hour (OOH) services may have unintended consequences for other prehospital services. Reports indicate an increased use of helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) after ...

    • Helicopter emergency medical services response times in Norway: Do they matter? 

      Zakariassen, Erik; Uleberg, Oddvar; Røislien, Jo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Objective: The main objective of the Norwegian air ambulance service is to provide advanced emergency medicine to critically ill or severely injured patients. The government has defined a time frame of 45 minutes as ...

    • Stroke severity quantification by critical care physicians in a mobile stroke unit 

      Hov, Maren Ranhoff; Røislien, Jo; Lindner, Thomas Werner; Zakariassen, Erik; Bache, Kristi Cecilie Grønvold; Solyga, Volker; Russell, David; Lund, Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Background Cerebral revascularization in acute stroke requires robust diagnostic tools close to symptom onset. The quantitative National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) is widely used in-hospital, whereas shorter ...

    • Subjective and objective sleep among air ambulance personnel 

      Flaa, Tine Almenning; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Pallesen, Ståle; Røislien, Jo; Zakariassen, Erik; Harris, Anette; Waage, Siri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-08)
      The present study aimed to investigate the effects of shift work on sleep among pilots and Helicopter Emergency Medical Service crew members (HCM) in the Norwegian Air Ambulance. Sleep was assessed by diaries and actigraphy ...

    • Vitenskapelig evaluering av e-læringen «Akuttmedisin for legevaktpersonell» 

      Vold, Kate-Torunn Aas (Masteroppgave/UIS-HV/2020;, Master thesis, 2020)
      Sammendrag Bakgrunn: I forbindelse med en endring av akuttmedisinforskriften i 2015 fikk legevakten en tydeligere plass i den akuttmedisinske kjeden utenfor sykehuset. Det kom høyere krav til legevaktpersonellet sin ...