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A comparative study on the frequency of simulation-based training and assessment of non-technical skills in the Norwegian ground ambulance services and helicopter emergency medical services
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-07)Background Inadequate non-technical skills (NTSs) among employees in the Norwegian prehospital emergency medical services (EMSs) are a risk for patient and operational safety. Simulation-based training and assessment is ... -
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 socio-economic analysis of increased staffing in the Norwegian helicopter emergency medical service
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-11)Background: The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) is preparing a new set of regulations that will cover working and resting periods for crew members engaged in emergency medical services with helicopters (HEMS) and ... -
A systematic review and meta-analysis comparing mortality in pre-hospital tracheal intubation to emergency department intubation in trauma patients
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-07)Background Pre-hospital endotracheal intubation is frequently used for trauma patients in many emergency medical systems. Despite a wide range of publications in the field, it is debated whether the intervention is ... -
Actual clinical leadership: a shadowing study of charge nurses and doctors on-call in the emergency department
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-01)Background: The provision of safe, high quality healthcare in the Emergency Department (ED) requires frontline healthcare personnel with sufficient competence in clinical leadership. However, healthcare education curriculum ... -
Airway management by physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical services – a prospective, multicentre, observational study of 2,327 patients
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: Despite numerous studies on prehospital airway management, results are difficult to compare due to inconsistent or heterogeneous data. The objective of this study was to assess advanced airway management ... -
Airway management in a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS): a retrospective observational study of 365 out-of-hospital intubations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02)Background Airway management is a key skill in any helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS). Intubation is successful less often than in the hospital, and alternative forms of airway management are more often ... -
An automatic system for the comprehensive retrospective analysis of cardiac rhythms in resuscitation episodes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)AIM: An automatic resuscitation rhythm annotator (ARA) would facilitate and enhance retrospective analysis of resuscitation data, contributing to a better understanding of the interplay between therapy and patient response. ... -
Analgesia in pediatric trauma patients in physician-staffed Austrian helicopter rescue: a 12-year registry analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11)Background As pediatric patients are typically rare among helicopter emergency medical systems (HEMS), children might be at risk for oligo-analgesia due to the rescuer’s lack of experience and the fear of side ... -
Assessing safety climate in prehospital settings: Testing psychometric properties of a common structural model in a cross-sectional and prospective study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-09)Background Little research exists on patient safety climate in the prehospital context. The purpose of this article is to test and validate a safety climate measurement model for the prehospital environment, and to explore ... -
Association of Helicopter vs Ground Emergency Medical Transportation With 1-Year Mortality in Denmark
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01)Importance Appropriate use of helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) is important in ensuring that patients with critical illness or injury receive adequate treatment. Objective To investigate the association ... -
Care pathways and factors associated with interhospital transfer to neurotrauma centers for patients with isolated moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury: a population-based study from the Norwegian trauma registry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Systems ensuring continuity of care through the treatment chain improve outcomes for traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients. Non-neurosurgical acute care trauma hospitals are central in providing care continuity ... -
Collecting core data in physician-staffed pre-hospital helicopter emergency medical services using a consensus-based template: international multicentre feasibility study in Finland and Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03)Background Comparison of services and identification of factors important for favourable patient outcomes in emergency medical services (EMS) is challenging due to different organization and quality of data. The purpose ... -
Computer tomographic assessment of gastric volume in major trauma patients:impact of pre-hospital airway management on gastric air
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-07)Background Gastric dilation is frequently observed in trauma patients. However, little is known about average gastric volumes comprising food, fluids and air. Although literature suggests a relevant risk of gastric ... -
Data quality of Glasgow Coma Scale and Systolic Blood Pressure in scientific studies involving physician-staffed emergency medical services: Systematic review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-04)Background Emergency physicians on‐scene provide highly specialized care to severely sick or injured patients. High‐quality research relies on the quality of data, but no commonly accepted definition of EMS data quality ... -
Design and evaluation of an electronic triage system for prehospital monitoring of patients
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-09)Prehospital emergency triage involves prioritising patients and deciding who are in the most urgent need of treatment and medical intervention. Currently used triage methods do not support simple sharing of patient-related ... -
Developing quality indicators for physician-staffed emergency medical services: a consensus process
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-02)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) ... -
Dispatch accuracy of physician-staffed emergency medical services in trauma care in south-east Norway: a retrospective observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12)Background Selection of incidents and accurate identification of patients that require assistance from physician-staffed emergency medical services (P-EMS) remain essential. We aimed to evaluate P-EMS availability, the ... -
Effect of urban vs. remote settings on prehospital time and mortality in trauma patients in Norway: a national populationbased study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-10)Background Norway has a diverse population pattern and often long transport distances from injury sites to hospitals. Also, previous studies have found an increased risk of trauma-related mortality in remote areas in ... -
The Great Belt train accident: the emergency medical services response
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09)Background Major incidents (MI) are rare occurrences in Scandinavia. Literature depicting Scandinavian MI management is scarce and case reports and research is called for. In 2019, a trailer falling off a freight train ...