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  1. This study compares the assessment, treatment, referral, and follow up contact with the dispatch centre of emergency patients treated by two types of solo emergency care providers in ambulance emergency medica...

    Authors: Anneke Bloemhoff, Lisette Schoonhoven, Arjan J. L. de Kreek, Pierre M. van Grunsven, Miranda G. H. Laurant and Sivera A. A. Berben
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:86
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  2. I1: Trauma, Pre-hospital and Cardiac Arrest Care 2015

    Authors: Pascale Avery, Leopold Salm, Flora Bird, Anja Hutchinson, Ashley Matthies, Anthony Hudson, Heather Jarman, Maria Bergman Nilsson, Tom Konig, Nigel Tai, Espen Fevang, Børge Hognestad, Håkon B. Abrahamsen, Olivia V. Cheetham, Matthew J. C. Thomas, Kieron D. Rooney…
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24(Suppl 1):78
    Content type: Meeting abstracts Published on:

    This article is part of a Supplement: Volume 24 Supplement 1

  4. The ability to predict outcome in patients with cerebral edema is important because it can influence treatment strategy. We evaluated whether differences in head computed tomographic (CT) measurements in Houns...

    Authors: Hitoshi Yamamura, Takasei Morioka, Tomonori Yamamoto and Yasumitsu Mizobata
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:83
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  5. Elevated serum blood lactate is an indicator of on-going bleeding in severe trauma patients. Point-of-care (POC) capillary lactate measurement devices may be useful to rapidly assess lactate concentration at t...

    Authors: Pierre Bouzat, Clotilde Schilte, Marc Vinclair, Pauline Manhes, Julien Brun, Jean-Luc Bosson and Jean-François Payen
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:82
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  6. The objective of the study was to test the hypothesis that elevated red cell distribution width (RDW) at admission increases the risk of mortality in older patients admitted to the emergency department (ED).

    Authors: Soo Hyun Kim, Jeong Hoon Yeon, Kyu Nam Park, Sang Hoon Oh, Seung Pill Choi, Young Min Kim, Han Joon Kim and Chun Song Youn
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:81
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  7. National Early Warning Score (NEWS) was designed to detect deteriorating patients in hospital wards, specifically those at increased risk of ICU admission, cardiac arrest, or death within 24 h. NEWS is not val...

    Authors: Bente Bilben, Linda Grandal and Signe Søvik
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:80
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  9. Patients with moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI) are a heterogeneous group with great variability in clinical course. Guidelines for monitoring and level of care in the acute phase are lacking. The main aim...

    Authors: Stine B. Lund, Kari H. Gjeilo, Kent G. Moen, Kari Schirmer-Mikalsen, Toril Skandsen and Anne Vik
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:77
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  10. Procedures for the clinical assessment of acute poisoning by substances of abuse should identify patients in need of hospital admission and avoid hazardous discharges, while keeping the observation time short....

    Authors: Odd Martin Vallersnes, Dag Jacobsen, Øivind Ekeberg and Mette Brekke
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:76
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  11. As a part of the European Union Naval Force – Mediterranean Operation Sophia (EUNAVFOR Med), the Federal Republic of Germany is contributing to avoid further loss of lives at sea by supplying two naval vessels...

    Authors: M. Kulla, F. Josse, M. Stierholz, B. Hossfeld, L. Lampl and M. Helm
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:75
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  12. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a useful treatment for refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). However, little is known about the predictors of survival and neurologic outcome after ECM...

    Authors: Jae Jun Lee, Sang Jin Han, Hyoung Soo Kim, Kyung Soon Hong, Hyun Hee Choi, Kyu Tae Park, Jeong Yeol Seo, Tae Hun Lee, Heung Cheol Kim, Seonju Kim, Sun Hee Lee, Sung Mi Hwang and Sang Ook Ha
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:74
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  13. Pelvic fractures might carry a significant risk of bleeding. A wide variety of pelvic binders together with pelvic sheets are available and offer an adjunct to the initial management of poly-trauma patients wi...

    Authors: Peyman Bakhshayesh, Tarek Boutefnouchet and Anna Tötterman
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:73
    Content type: Review Published on:

  14. Authors: Junya Tsurukiri, Itsurou Akamine, Takao Sato, Masatsugu Sakurai, Eitaro Okumura, Mariko Moriya, Hiroshi Yamanaka and Shoichi Ohta
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:72
    Content type: Erratum Published on:

    The original article was published in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:13

  15. In order to match the challenges of quickly recognizing and treating any life-threatening injuries, the ABCDE principles were established for the assessment and treatment of trauma patients. The high priority ...

    Authors: Michael Kreinest, Bernhard Gliwitzky, Svenja Schüler, Paul A. Grützner and Matthias Münzberg
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:71
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  16. Resuscitation guidelines encourage the use of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) feedback devices implying better outcomes after sudden cardiac arrest. Whether effective continuous feedback could also be give...

    Authors: Noemi Pavo, Georg Goliasch, Franz Josef Nierscher, Dominik Stumpf, Moritz Haugk, Jan Breckwoldt, Kurt Ruetzler, Robert Greif and Henrik Fischer
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:70
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  17. Injury is a leading cause of death and disability for children. Regionalised trauma systems have improved outcomes for severely injured adults, however the impact of adult orientated trauma systems on the outc...

    Authors: Kate Curtis, Amy McCarthy, Rebecca Mitchell, Deborah Black, Kim Foster, Stephen Jan, Brian Burns, Gary Tall, Oran Rigby, Russell Gruen, Belinda Kennedy and Andrew J. A. Holland
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:69
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  18. Few studies have evaluated the actual situations of emergency patients with self-inflicted injuries treated by emergency-medical-service (EMS) personnel.

    Authors: Tasuku Matsuyama, Tetsuhisa Kitamura, Kosuke Kiyohara, Sumito Hayashida, Takashi Kawamura, Taku Iwami and Bon Ohta
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:68
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  19. The optimal method for out-of-hospital ventilation during cardiopulmonary rescue (CPR) is controversial.

    Authors: Benedict Kjærgaard, Egidijus Bavarskis, Sigridur Olga Magnusdottir, Charlotte Runge, Daiva Erentaite, Jes Sefland Vogt and Mette Dahl Bendtsen
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:67
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  20. Assessment of trauma-system performance is important for improving the care of injured patients. The aim of the study was to compare risk-adjusted survival in two Scandinavian Level-I trauma centres.

    Authors: Poya Ghorbani, Kjetil Gorseth Ringdal, Morten Hestnes, Nils Oddvar Skaga, Torsten Eken, Anders Ekbom and Lovisa Strömmer
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:66
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  21. The number of ambulance call-outs in Norway is increasing owing to societal changes and increased demand from the public. Together with improved but more expensive education of ambulance staff, this leads to i...

    Authors: Eystein Grusd and Jo Kramer-Johansen
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:65
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  22. We present a 39-year-old patient under constant mechanical CPR with an arterial line in place. The use of AutoPulse™ resulted in higher arterial pressures than the use of LUCAS2™.

    Authors: Manuel Frey, Stefan Lötscher, Lorenz Theiler and Roland Albrecht
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:64
    Content type: Letter to the Editor Published on:

  23. This text describes the process of development of the new Spanish Prehospital Advanced Triage Method (META) and explain its main features and contribution to prehospital triage systems in mass casualty inciden...

    Authors: Pedro Arcos González, Rafael Castro Delgado, Tatiana Cuartas Alvarez, Gracia Garijo Gonzalo, Carlos Martinez Monzon, Nieves Pelaez Corres, Alberto Rodriguez Soler and Fernando Turegano Fuentes
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:63
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  24. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of death and permanent disability. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel are often the first healthcare providers attending patients with TBI. The...

    Authors: Toni Pakkanen, Ilkka Virkkunen, Antti Kämäräinen, Heini Huhtala, Tom Silfvast, Janne Virta, Tarja Randell and Arvi Yli-Hankala
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:62
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  25. Coma of unknown origin is an emergency caused by a variety of possibly life-threatening pathologies. Although lethality is high, there are currently no generally accepted management guidelines.

    Authors: Mischa Braun, Wolf Ulrich Schmidt, Martin Möckel, Michael Römer, Christoph J. Ploner and Tobias Lindner
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:61
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  26. The effects of private transportation (PT) to definitive trauma care in comparison to transportation using Emergency Medical Services (EMS) have so far been addressed by a few studies, with some of them findin...

    Authors: Stephan Huber, Moritz Crönlein, Francesca von Matthey, Marc Hanschen, Fritz Seidl, Chlodwig Kirchhoff, Peter Biberthaler, Rolf Lefering and Stefan Huber-Wagner
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:60
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  27. Emergency Physicians (EPs) are regularly confronted with work related traumatic events and hectic work conditions. Several studies mention a high incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and psychoso...

    Authors: Francis J. Somville, Véronique De Gucht and Stan Maes
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:59
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  28. Although cardiac injury has been reported in patients with various neurological conditions, few data report cardiac injury in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The aim of this work is to report the i...

    Authors: Ahmed Hasanin, Amr Kamal, Shereen Amin, Dina Zakaria, Riham El Sayed, Kareem Mahmoud and Ahmed Mukhtar
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:58
    Content type: Original research Published on:

    The Erratum to this article has been published in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:79

  29. The sooner thrombolytic therapy is given to acute ischemic stroke patients, the better the outcome. Prehospital notification may shorten the time between hospital arrival and brain computed tomography (door-to...

    Authors: Ming-Ju Hsieh, Sung-Chun Tang, Wen-Chu Chiang, Li-Kai Tsai, Jiann-Shing Jeng and Matthew Huei-Ming Ma
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:57
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  30. Paramedics are a skilled group of clinicians with expertise in airway management. Our research group has completed a trial comparing supraglottic airway devices with tracheal intubation during out of hospital ...

    Authors: Janet Brandling, Megan Rhys, Matthew Thomas, Sarah Voss, Sian Emma Davies and Jonathan Benger
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:56
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  31. The study highlights the prognostic role of patient’s vital signs at presentation to the emergency department (ED): The predictive role of vital signs in ED triage has been controversially discussed probably d...

    Authors: Amir Mirhaghi and Michael Christ
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:55
    Content type: Letter to the Editor Published on:

  32. Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to relate cardiovascular structures to surface anatomy in a population relevant to cardiac arrest victims, relate the external thoracic anterior-posterior (AP) diameter (APE...

    Authors: Sverre Nestaas, Knut Haakon Stensæth, Vigdis Rosseland and Jo Kramer-Johansen
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:54
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  33. In countries where a single public emergency telephone number is not in operation, different emergency telephone numbers corresponding to multiple dispatch centres (police, fire, emergency medical service) may...

    Authors: François-Xavier Ageron, Guillaume Debaty, Angèle Gayet-Ageron, Loïc Belle, Arnaud Gaillard, Marie-France Monnet, Stéphane Bare, Jean-Christophe Richard, Vincent Danel, Jean-Pierre Perfus and Dominique Savary
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:53
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  34. The incidence of severe respiratory complications in patients with pelvis fractures needing intensive care have not previously been studied. Therefore, the aims of this registry study were to 1) determine the ...

    Authors: Joakim Engström, Henrik Reinius, Jennie Ström, Monica Frick Bergström, Ing-Marie Larsson, Anders Larsson and Tomas Borg
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:52
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  35. Precise and complete documentation of in-hospital cardiopulmonary resuscitations is important but data quality can be poor. In the present study, we investigated the effect of a tablet-based application for re...

    Authors: T. Grundgeiger, M. Albert, D. Reinhardt, O. Happel, A. Steinisch and T. Wurmb
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:51
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  36. The adverse effects of obesity on the physical health have been extensively studied in the general population, but not in motorcycle riders (includes both drivers and pillions). The aim of this study was to co...

    Authors: Hang-Tsung Liu, Cheng-Shyuan Rau, Shao-Chun Wu, Yi-Chun Chen, Shiun-Yuan Hsu, Hsiao-Yun Hsieh and Ching-Hua Hsieh
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:50
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  37. Though airway management methods during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) remain controversial, no studies on the topic from Finland have examined adherence to OHCA recommendations in real life. In respons...

    Authors: Pamela Hiltunen, Helena Jäntti, Tom Silfvast, Markku Kuisma and Jouni Kurola
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:49
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  38. The glycocalyx is a carbohydrate-rich layer that lines the luminal side of the vascular endothelium. Its soluble components exist in a dynamic equilibrium with the bloodstream and play an important role in mai...

    Authors: Ulf Schött, Cristina Solomon, Dietmar Fries and Peter Bentzer
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:48
    Content type: Review Published on:

  39. Rescuers are often unable to achieve the recommended 5–6 cm CC depth. The physical limitations of elderly bystanders may affect the quality of CC; thus, we investigated new strategies to improve CC performance.

    Authors: Asta Krikscionaitiene, Zilvinas Dambrauskas, Tracey Barron, Egle Vaitkaitiene and Dinas Vaitkaitis
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:47
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  40. Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) treatment for acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) should be given as soon as possible, preferably within 60 min after arrival at hospital. There is great variation in door-to-needle...

    Authors: Iiro Heikkilä, Hanna Kuusisto, Alexandr Stolberg and Ari Palomäki
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:46
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  41. Caustic ingestions are rare but potentially life-threatening events requiring multidisciplinary emergency approaches. Although particularly respiratory functions may be impaired after caustic ingestions, studi...

    Authors: Manuel F. Struck, André Beilicke, Albrecht Hoffmeister, Ines Gockel, André Gries, Hermann Wrigge and Michael Bernhard
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:45
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  42. Conflicting results have been obtained by studies attempting to assess the risks of ischemic stroke in patients with burn injury, while the long-term risk of stroke in survivors of burn injury remains unexplor...

    Authors: Tzu-Yao Hung, Yi-Kung Lee, Ming-Yuan Huang, Chen-Yang Hsu and Yung-Cheng Su
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:44
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  43. Noninvasive regional cerebral oxygen saturation (rSO2) measurement using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) might inform on extent and duration of cerebral hypoxia during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This ...

    Authors: Christian Storm, Alexander Wutzler, Lars Trenkmann, Alexander Krannich, Sabrina von Rheinbarben, Fridolin Luckenbach, Jens Nee, Natalie Otto, Tim Schroeder and Christoph Leithner
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:43
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  44. Various studies have shown the deleterious effect of high volume resuscitation following severe trauma promoting coagulopathy by haemodilution, acidosis and hypothermia. As the optimal resuscitation strategy d...

    Authors: Arne Driessen, Matthias Fröhlich, Nadine Schäfer, Manuel Mutschler, Jerome M. Defosse, Thomas Brockamp, Bertil Bouillon, Ewa K. Stürmer, Rolf Lefering and Marc Maegele
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:42
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  46. Pulmonary edema is an important cause of complications and death in severe drowning. Continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH) may reduce pulmonary edema and thus may be a treatment modality for severe sea ...

    Authors: Jian Chen, Guangming Chen, Daping Xiao, Weihua Peng, Guoqing Yu, Yueyong Lin and Feng Zheng
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:40
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  47. Emergency departments (ED) recognize crowding and handover from prehospital to in-hospital settings to be major challenges. Prehospital Geographical Information Systems (GIS) may be a promising tool to address...

    Authors: Nikolaj Raaber, Iben Duvald, Ingunn Riddervold, Erika F. Christensen and Hans Kirkegaard
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:39
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  48. To analyze diagnostic accuracy of prompt post mortem Computed Tomography (pmCT) in determining causes of death in patients who died during trauma room management and to compare the results to gold standard aut...

    Authors: MArkus Schmitt-Sody, Stefanie Kurz, MAximilian REiser, Karl Georg Kanz, Chlodwig Kirchhoff, Oliver Peschel and Sonja Kirchhoff
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:38
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  49. There is widespread consensus on the importance of safe and secure communication in healthcare, especially in trauma care where time is a limiting factor. Although non-verbal communication has an impact on com...

    Authors: Maria Härgestam, Magnus Hultin, Christine Brulin and Maritha Jacobsson
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:37
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  50. Human error and system failures continue to play a substantial role in adverse outcomes in healthcare. Simulation improves management of patients in critical condition, especially if it is undertaken by a mult...

    Authors: Daniel Aiham Ghazali, Stéphanie Ragot, Cyril Breque, Youcef Guechi, Amélie Boureau-Voultoury, Franck Petitpas and Denis Oriot
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2016 24:36
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

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