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  1. Communication errors can reduce patient safety, especially in emergency situations that require rapid responses by experts in a number of medical specialties. Talking to each other is crucial for utilizing the...

    Authors: Stine Gundrosen, Ellen Andenæs, Petter Aadahl and Gøril Thomassen
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:135
  2. Hazardous healthcare settings, for example acute care, need to focus more on preventing adverse events and preventive actions across the care delivery chain (i.e pre-hospital and emergency care, and further at...

    Authors: Åsa Muntlin Athlin, Maria Engström, Lena Gunningberg and Carina Bååth
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:134
  3. Differences in outcomes after traumatic brain injury (TBI) between neurosurgical centers exist, although the reasons for this are not clear. Thus, our aim was to assess the association between the annual volum...

    Authors: Rahul Raj, Stepani Bendel, Matti Reinikainen, Sanna Hoppu, Teemu Luoto, Tero Ala-Kokko, Sami Tetri, Ruut Laitio, Timo Koivisto, Jaakko Rinne, Riku Kivisaari, Jari Siironen and Markus B. Skrifvars
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:133
  4. Heart failure is one of the leading reasons for hospitalization in developed countries. Our goal was to describe the hemodynamic vital signs (heart rate and systolic blood pressure) of patients presenting to t...

    Authors: Pierre-Géraud Claret, Ian G. Stiell, Justin W. Yan, Catherine M. Clement, Brian H. Rowe, Lisa A. Calder and Jeffrey J. Perry
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:132
  5. Laboratory analysis of coagulation is often important in emergencies. If vascular access is challenging, intraosseous catheterization may be necessary for treatment. We studied the analysis of coagulation para...

    Authors: Gunnar Strandberg, Miklós Lipcsey, Mats Eriksson, Norbert Lubenow and Anders Larsson
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:131
  6. Multiple organ dysfunction and multiple organ failure (MOF) is still a major complication and challenge in the treatment of severely injured patients. The incidence varies decisively in current studies, which ...

    Authors: Matthias Fröhlich, Arasch Wafaisade, Anastasios Mansuri, Paola Koenen, Christian Probst, Marc Maegele, Bertil Bouillon and Samir G. Sakka
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:130
  7. The concept of brain-heart interaction has been described in several brain injuries. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) may also lead to cardiac dysfunction but evidences are mainly based upon experimental and clini...

    Authors: Adrien Cuisinier, Claire Maufrais, Jean-François Payen, Stephane Nottin, Guillaume Walther and Pierre Bouzat
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:129
  8. There is scarce knowledge of physical function and pain due to multiple rib fractures following trauma. The purpose of this follow-up was to assess respiratory and physical function, pain, range of movement an...

    Authors: Monika Fagevik Olsén, Margareta Slobo, Lena Klarin, Eva-Corina Caragounis, David Pazooki and Hans Granhed
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:128
  9. Cardiovascular diseases are one of the leading causes of death in the industrialized world. Sudden cardiac death is very often the first manifestation of the disease and it occurs in the prehospital setting.

    Authors: Youcef Azeli, Eneko Barbería, María Jiménez-Herrera, Gil Bonet, Eva Valero-Mora, Alfonso Lopez-Gomariz, Isaac Lucas-Guarque, Alex Guillen-Lopez, Carlos Alonso-Villaverde, Inés Landín, Pilar Torralba, Ali Jammoul, Jordi Bladé-Creixenti, Christer Axelsson and Alfredo Bardají
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:127
  10. Patients attending hospital emergency departments (ED) commonly cite the urgency and severity of their condition as the main reason for choosing the ED. However, the patients’ perception of urgency and severit...

    Authors: Ghasem-Sam Toloo, Peter Aitken, Julia Crilly and Gerry FitzGerald
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:126
  11. To assess whether the use of point-of-care testing (POCT) and early assessment team (EAT) model shortens emergency department (ED) length of stay (LOS).

    Authors: Meri Kankaanpää, Maria Raitakari, Leila Muukkonen, Siv Gustafsson, Merja Heitto, Ari Palomäki, Kimmo Suojanen and Veli-Pekka Harjola
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:125
  12. The use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) prior to EMS arrival can increase 30-day survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) significantly. Drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) can fly w...

    Authors: A. Claesson, D. Fredman, L. Svensson, M. Ringh, J. Hollenberg, P. Nordberg, M. Rosenqvist, T. Djarv, S. Österberg, J. Lennartsson and Y. Ban
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:124
  13. Crowding in the emergency department (ED) is a well-known problem resulting in an increased risk of adverse outcomes. Effective triage might counteract this problem by identifying the sickest patients and ensu...

    Authors: Rasmus Bo Hasselbalch, Louis Lind Plesner, Mia Pries-Heje, Lisbet Ravn, Morten Lind, Rasmus Greibe, Birgitte Nybo Jensen, Lars S. Rasmussen and Kasper Iversen
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:123
  14. Hyperfibrinolysis (HF) is a major contributor to coagulopathy and mortality in trauma patients. This study investigated (i) the rate of HF during the pre-hospital management of patients with multiple injuries ...

    Authors: Nils Kunze-Szikszay, Lennart A. Krack, Pauline Wildenauer, Saskia Wand, Tim Heyne, Karoline Walliser, Christopher Spering, Martin Bauer, Michael Quintel and Markus Roessler
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:122
  15. Patients with acute respiratory failure are at risk of deterioration during prehospital transport. Ventilatory support with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) can be initiated in the prehospital settin...

    Authors: Vibe Maria Laden Nielsen, Jacob Madsen, Anette Aasen, Anne Pernille Toft-Petersen, Kenneth Lübcke, Bodil Steen Rasmussen and Erika Frischknecht Christensen
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:121
  16. Arterial calcification on Computerised Tomography (CT) is a marker of cardiovascular disease. It is predictive of future adverse cardiac events and mortality in many disease states. The incidence of arterial d...

    Authors: Henry D. De’Ath, Kathryn Oakland and Karim Brohi
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:120
  17. Burn and trauma patients present a clinical challenge due to metabolic derangements and hypermetabolism that result in a prolonged catabolic state with impaired healing and secondary complications, including v...

    Authors: Matthew P. Rowan, Darrick J. Beckman, Julie A. Rizzo, Claire L. Isbell, Christopher E. White, Stephen M. Cohn and Kevin K. Chung
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:119
  18. The widespread utilization of social media in recent terror attacks in major European cities should raise a “red flag” for the emergency medical response teams. The question arises as to the impact of social m...

    Authors: Tomer Simon, Avishay Goldberg and Bruria Adini
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:118
  19. Chloride is important for maintaining acid-base balance, muscular activity, osmosis and immunomodulation. In patients with major trauma, chloride levels increase after fluid therapy; this is associated with po...

    Authors: Jin Young Lee, Tae Hwa Hong, Kyung Won Lee, Myung Jae Jung, Jae Gil Lee and Seung Hwan Lee
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:117
  20. The incidence of overweight and obesity has been steadily on the rise and has reached epidemic proportions in various countries and this represents a well-known major health problem. Nevertheless, current guid...

    Authors: Felix Patricius Hans, Claudia Johanna Maria Hoeren, Phillipp Kellmeyer, Lisa Hohloch, Hans-Jörg Busch and Jörg Bayer
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:116
  21. Motorcyclists are a vulnerable road-user population who are overrepresented in traffic injuries. Utilisation of back protectors may be an effective preventive measure for spine injuries in motorcyclists. Since...

    Authors: Rafael Ekmejian, Pooria Sarrami, Justine M. Naylor and Ian A. Harris
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:115
  22. Viscoelastic assays have been promoted as an improvement over traditional coagulation tests in the management of trauma patients. Rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM®) has been used to diagnose coagulopathy a...

    Authors: Precilla V. Veigas, Jeannie Callum, Sandro Rizoli, Bartolomeu Nascimento and Luis Teodoro da Luz
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:114
  23. This study aimed to determine epidemiology and outcome for patients presenting to emergency departments (ED) with shortness of breath who were transported by ambulance.

    Authors: Anne Maree Kelly, Anna Holdgate, Gerben Keijzers, Sharon Klim, Colin A. Graham, Simon Craig, Win Sen Kuan, Peter Jones, Charles Lawoko and Said Laribi
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:113
  24. An appropriate diagnostic process is crucial for managing patients with acute heart failure (AHF) in emergency department (ED). Our study aims to describe the characteristics and therapeutic management of pati...

    Authors: Tahar Chouihed, Stéphane Manzo-Silberman, Nicolas Peschanski, Sandrine Charpentier, Meyer Elbaz, Dominique Savary, Eric Bonnefoy-Cudraz, Said Laribi, Patrick Henry, Nicolas Girerd, Faiez Zannad and Carlos El Khoury
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:112
  25. This paper provides an up-to-date review of the management and outcome of accidental hypothermia patients with and without cardiac arrest.

    Authors: Peter Paal, Les Gordon, Giacomo Strapazzon, Monika Brodmann Maeder, Gabriel Putzer, Beat Walpoth, Michael Wanscher, Doug Brown, Michael Holzer, Gregor Broessner and Hermann Brugger
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:111
  26. Exsanguination following trauma is potentially preventable. Extremity tourniquets have been successfully implemented in military and civilian prehospital care. Prehospital control of bleeding from the torso an...

    Authors: S. E. van Oostendorp, E. C. T. H. Tan and L. M. G. Geeraedts Jr
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:110
  27. Search and rescue (SAR) operations constitute a significant proportion of Norwegian ambulance helicopter missions, and they may limit the service’s capacity for medical operations. We compared the relative con...

    Authors: Ragnar Glomseth, Fritz I. Gulbrandsen and Knut Fredriksen
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:109
  28. Assessment of circulating volume and the requirement for fluid replacement are fundamental to resuscitation but remain largely empirical. Passive leg raise (PLR) may determine fluid responders while avoiding p...

    Authors: Tom Peachey, Andrew Tang, Elinor C. Baker, Jason Pott, Yonathan Freund and Tim Harris
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:108
  29. γ-Hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is a drug of abuse with dose-dependent sedative effects. Systematic data on the acute toxicity of GHB from emergency department (ED) presentations over a long period of time are current...

    Authors: Evangelia Liakoni, Fabio Walther, Christian H. Nickel and Matthias E. Liechti
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:107
  30. A reduction in medical staff such as occurs in hospitals during nights and weekends (off hours) is associated with a worse outcome in patients with several unanticipated critical conditions. Although difficult...

    Authors: Yuko Ono, Takuya Sugiyama, Yasuyuki Chida, Tetsuya Sato, Hiroaki Kikuchi, Daiji Suzuki, Masakazu Ikeda, Koichi Tanigawa and Kazuaki Shinohara
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:106
  31. Correct triage based on prehospital information contributes to a better outcome for potentially seriously injured patients. In 2011 we changed the trauma team activation (TTA) criteria in our center in order t...

    Authors: Trond Dehli, Svein Arne Monsen, Knut Fredriksen and Kristian Bartnes
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:105
  32. Computed tomography (CT) is the gold standard in the initial evaluation of the hemodynamically stable patient with suspected liver trauma. However, the adverse effects of radiation exposure are of specific con...

    Authors: Peter James Bruhn, Lene Østerballe, Jens Hillingsø, Lars Bo Svendsen and Frederik Helgstrand
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:104
  33. The use of out-of-hospital emergency medical services by old and very old individuals is increasing. These patients frequently require complex evaluation and decision-making processes to determine a strategy o...

    Authors: Vania Tavares, Pierre-Nicolas Carron, Bertrand Yersin, Patrick Taffé, Bernard Burnand and Valérie Pittet
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:103
  34. Authors Wagner et al. in your journal demonstrated effectiveness of mechanical chest compressions in the coronary catheterization laboratory to facilitate coronary intervention and survival in patients requiri...

    Authors: Jan Bělohlávek and Tomáš Kovárník
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:102
  35. Since the 1990s, Italian hospitals are required to comply with emergency disaster plans known as Emergency Plan for Massive Influx of Casualties. While various studies reveal that hospitals overall suffer from...

    Authors: Matteo Paganini, Francesco Borrelli, Jonathan Cattani, Luca Ragazzoni, Ahmadreza Djalali, Luca Carenzo, Francesco Della Corte, Frederick M. Jr. Burkle and Pier Luigi Ingrassia
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:101
  36. Several biomarkers have shown to carry prognostic value beyond current triage algorithms and may aid in initial risk stratification of patients in the emergency department (ED). It has yet to be established if...

    Authors: Andreas Sandø, Martin Schultz, Jesper Eugen-Olsen, Lars Simon Rasmussen, Lars Køber, Erik Kjøller, Birgitte Nybo Jensen, Lisbet Ravn, Theis Lange and Kasper Iversen
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:100
  37. Advances in technology have made ultrasound (US) devices smaller and portable, hence accessible for prehospital care providers. This study aims to evaluate the effect of a four-hour, hands-on US training cours...

    Authors: Charlotte Loumann Krogh, Jacob Steinmetz, Søren Steemann Rudolph, Rasmus Hesselfeldt, Freddy K. Lippert, Peter A. Berlac and Lars S. Rasmussen
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:99
  38. To date, the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) rule for identifying children who are at very low risk of clinically-important traumatic brain injuries after minor head trauma has not b...

    Authors: F. Lorton, C. Poullaouec, E. Legallais, J. Simon-Pimmel, M. A. Chêne, H. Leroy, M. Roy, E. Launay and C. Gras-Le Guen
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:98
  39. Sedation is a procedure required for many interventions in the Emergency department (ED) such as reductions, surgical procedures or cardioversions. However, especially under emergency conditions with high risk...

    Authors: Thomas C. Sauter, Wolf E. Hautz, Simone Hostettler, Monika Brodmann-Maeder, Luca Martinolli, Beat Lehmann, Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos and Dominik G. Haider
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:97
  40. An improved prehospital diagnostic accuracy of cardiogenic pulmonary oedema could potentially improve initial treatment, triage, and outcome. A pilot study was conducted to assess the feasibility, time-use, an...

    Authors: Christian B. Laursen, Anja Hänselmann, Stefan Posth, Søren Mikkelsen, Lars Videbæk and Henrik Berg
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:96
  41. This study aimed to analyse the injuries sustained by rescue workers in earthquake relief efforts in high altitude areas for improving the ways of how to effectively prevent the injuries.

    Authors: Feizhou Du, Jialing Wu, Jin Fan, Rui Jiang, Ming Gu, Xiaowu He, Zhiming Wang and Ci He
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:95
  42. The aim of this study was to examine Helsinki Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and hospital records to determine the incidence and possible complications of out-of-hospital deliveries managed by EMS in Helsinki.

    Authors: Jussi Pirneskoski, Katja Peräjoki, Mika Nuutila and Markku Kuisma
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:94
  43. High flow nasal cannula (HFNC) is a relatively new non-invasive ventilation therapy that seems to be well tolerated in children. Recently a marked increase in the use of HFNC has been seen both in paediatric a...

    Authors: Ingvild Bruun Mikalsen, Peter Davis and Knut Øymar
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:93
  44. Severely injured children may have better outcomes when transported directly to a Paediatric Trauma Centre (PTC). A case identification system using the crew of a physician staffed helicopter emergency medical...

    Authors: Alan A. Garner, Anna Lee, Andrew Weatherall, Mary Langcake and Zsolt J. Balogh
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:92
  45. This study aimed to assess cardiac and pulmonary pathophysiological responses during cooling and extracorporeal life support (ECLS) rewarming in a porcine model of deep hypothermic cardiac arrest (DHCA). In ad...

    Authors: Guillaume Debaty, Maxime Maignan, Bertrand Perrin, Angélique Brouta, Dorra Guergour, Candice Trocme, Vincent Bach, Stéphane Tanguy and Raphaël Briot
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:91
  46. Trauma remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the UK and throughout the world. Socioeconomic deprivation has been linked with many types of ill-health and previous studies have shown an associat...

    Authors: Alasdair R. Corfield, Danny F. MacKay and Jill P. Pell
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:90
  47. Immediate recognition of stroke symptoms is crucial to ensure timely access to revascularisation therapy. Medical dispatchers ensure fast admission to stroke facilities by prioritising the appropriate medical ...

    Authors: Søren Viereck, Thea Palsgaard Møller, Helle Klingenberg Iversen, Hanne Christensen and Freddy Lippert
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:89
  48. A recent publication Hiltunen et al. on Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) in Finland show increased survival when a physician attends an OHCA, compared to EMS. But it is likely that physicians attend OHCA ...

    Authors: Pieter Francsois Fouche and Paul Andrew Jennings
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:88
  49. The knowledge of the frequency and associated mortality of shock in the emergency department (ED) is limited. The aim of this study was to describe the incidence, all-cause mortality and factors associated wit...

    Authors: Jon Gitz Holler, Daniel Pilsgaard Henriksen, Søren Mikkelsen, Lars Melholt Rasmussen, Court Pedersen and Annmarie Touborg Lassen
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:87

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  50. The prognosis in hypothermic cardiac arrest is frequently good despite prolonged period of hypoperfusion and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Apart from protective effect of hypothermia itself established protoc...

    Authors: Tomasz Darocha, Sylweriusz Kosiński, Anna Jarosz, Dorota Sobczyk, Robert Gałązkowski, Jacek Piątek, Janusz Konstany-Kalandyk and Rafał Drwiła
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:85

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