• Assessing safety climate in prehospital settings: Testing psychometric properties of a common structural model in a cross-sectional and prospective study 

      Sørskår, Leif Inge Kjærvoll; Olsen, Espen; Abrahamsen, Eirik Bjorheim; Bondevik, Gunnar Tschudi; Abrahamsen, Håkon Bjorheim (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 ...
    • Design and evaluation of an electronic triage system for prehospital monitoring of patients 

      Eide, Aslak Wegner; Liverud, Anders Erik; Rake, Eivind L.; Dalgard, Steffen Harald; Vedum, Jon; Skjetne, Jan Håvard (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 ...
    • Implementation of new guidelines in the prehospital services: a nationwide survey of Norway 

      Thorvaldsen, Nina Øye; Flingtorp, Lars Didrik; Wisborg, Torben; Jeppesen, Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08)
      Background A debate regarding the potential harmful effects of rigid neck collar and backboard usage among prehospital and hospital care providers in Norway provoked the development of an evidence-based guideline. “The ...
    • Ketamine for the treatment of prehospital acute pain: a systematic review of benefit and harm 

      Sandberg, Mårten; Hyldmo, Per Kristian; Kongstad, Poul; Friesgaard, Kristian D.; Raatiniemi, Lasse; Larsen, Robert; Magnusson, Vidar; Rognås, Leif Kåre; Kurola, Jouni; Rehn, Marius; Vist, Gunn Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-11)
      Background Few publications have addressed prehospital use of ketamine in analgesic doses. We aimed to assess the effect and safety profile of ketamine compared with other analgesic drugs (or no drug) in adult prehospital ...
    • Pre-hospital critical care management of severe hypoxemia in victims of Covid-19: a case series 

      Mæhlen, Jens Otto; Mikalsen, Roger; Heimdal, Hans Julius; Rehn, Marius; Hagemo, Jostein Skjalg; Ottestad, William Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01)
      Objective Despite critical hypoxemia, Covid-19 patients may present without proportional signs of respiratory distress. We report three patients with critical respiratory failure due to Covid-19, in which all presented ...
    • Volatile anesthetics for prehospital analgesia by paramedics—An overview 

      Trimmel, Helmut; Egger, Alexander; Doppler, Reinhard; Beywinkler, Christoph; Voelckel, Wolfgang G.; Kreutziger, Janett (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-10)
      Patienten mit Schmerzen können durch den nichtärztlichen Rettungsdienst mitunter nur inadäquat versorgt werden, da aufgrund rechtlicher Einschränkungen die Anwendung stark wirksamer Schmerzmittel (Opioide) bzw. ausbildungsbedingt ...