Blar i Vitenskapelige publikasjoner (SV-IH) på emneord "VDP::Medical disciplines: 700"
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A consensus based template for reporting of pre-hospital major incident medical management
(Journal article, 2014-01)Background: Structured reporting of major incidents has been advocated to improve the care provided at future incidents. A systematic review identified ten existing templates for reporting major incident medical management, ... -
A retrospective observational study of medical incident command and decision-making in the 2011 Oslo bombing
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: A core task for commanders in charge of an emergency response operation is to make decisions. The purposes of the study were to describe what critical decisions the ambulance commander and the medical ... -
Airplane transport isolators may loose leak tightness after rapid cabin decompression
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-02)Air medical transport of patients suffering of highly infectious diseases is typically performed employing portable isolation chambers. Although the likelihood of decompression flight emergencies is low, sustainability of ... -
An antimicrobial stewardship program initiative: a qualitative study on prescribing practices among hospital doctors
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-06)Background Norway has a low, but increasing prevalence of resistance and few antimicrobial stewardship initiatives. When developing stewardship interventions, an understanding of the determinants of antimicrobial ... -
Does turning trauma patients with an unstable spinal injury from the supine to a lateral position increase the risk of neurological deterioration? – A systematic review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-09)Background Airway protection and spinal precautions are competing concerns in the treatment of unconscious trauma patients. The placement of such patients in a lateral position may facilitate the acquisition of an ... -
Dypdykk i illegale stoffs normaliseringsprosesser
(Journal article, 2011)Stoffer og natteliv har tatt steget inn i det danske nattklubb livet for å gi oss et innblikk i det illegale stoffmiljøet der, en verden noen kjenner, og mange har forestillinger om, men mangler kunnskaper om. Forfatterne ... -
Helicopter emergency medical services response times in Norway: Do they matter?
(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 ... -
I am only a nurse: a biographical narrative study of a nurse’s self-understanding and its implication for practice
(Journal article, 2015-04)Background: The personal is a vital part of professional nursing practice. From a psycho-social perspective, nurses produce and reproduce conceptions of the Self through experience. A literature search on nurses’ self ... -
Living With Obesity: Expressions of Longing
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01)Abstract Those who are obese experience complex moral distress. The norm in Western societies is to be slim, and people living with obesity experience challenges under the gaze of society. They feel great vulnerability and ... -
Older patients’ participation in hospital admissions through the emergency department: an interview study of healthcare professionals
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-10)Background: Patient participation is an important aspect of healthcare quality and may be one way to improve the quality of transitional care for older patients. Research reveals minimal awareness about patient participation ... -
Reactions and coping strategies in lay rescuers who have provided CPR to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest victims: A qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-05)Objective Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) provided by community citizens is of paramount importance for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) victims' survival. Fortunately, CPR rates by community citizens seem to be ... -
Risks to emergency medical responders at terrorist incidents: a narrative review of the medical literature
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-09)As the threat of international terrorism rises, there is an increasing requirement to provide evidence-based information and training for the emergency personnel who will respond to terrorist incidents. Current major ... -
Stuck in limbo: illicit drug users’ experiences with opioid maintenance treatment and the relation to recovery
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-10)Objective: The objective of this article is to gain insight into how individuals who frequent open illicit drug scenes experience opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) and investigate how this appears to affect their recovery ... -
Virtual visits in home health care for older adults
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-11)Background. This review identifies the content of virtual visits in community nursing services to older adults and explores the manner in which service users and the nurses use virtual visits. Design. An integrative ... -
What does it take? Healthcare professional’s perspective on incentives and obstacles related to implementing ICTs in home-based elderly care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-07)The purpose of this study is to identify obstacles and incentives associated with implementation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in elderly home-based care services, from a healthcare professional ...