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  1. Patients with chronic abdominal pain occasionally suffer from the anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome (ACNES). A substantial number of patients report previous visits to an emergency department (ED) w...

    Authors: Tijmen van Assen, Jill A G M Brouns, Marc R Scheltinga and Rudi M Roumen
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2015 23:19
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  2. To better clinical outcomes, open reduction and internal fixations (ORIFs) have been commonly performed in the case of closed displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures (CDICFs). Nonetheless, postoperative ...

    Authors: Wei Zhang, Erman Chen, Deting Xue, Houfa Yin and Zhijun Pan
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2015 23:18
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  3. Blunt chest trauma is associated with a high risk of morbidity and mortality. Complications in blunt chest trauma develop secondary to rib fractures as a consequence of pain and inadequate ventilation. This li...

    Authors: Annalise Unsworth, Kate Curtis and Stephen Edward Asha
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2015 23:17
    Content type: Review Published on:

  4. The high job stress among ambulance personnel is a widely known phenomenon. Purpose: to asses the self reported health status of ambulance workers.

    Authors: Emese Pek, Kata Fuge, Jozsef Marton, Balint Banfai, Gabriella Csaszarne Gombos and Jozsef Betlehem
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2015 23:14
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  5. The incidence of hypothermia is difficult to evaluate, and the data concerning the morbidity and mortality rates do not seem to fully represent the problem. The aim of the study was to estimate the actual prev...

    Authors: Sylweriusz Kosiński, Tomasz Darocha, Robert Gałązkowski and Rafał Drwiła
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2015 23:13
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  6. To study functional neurologic and cognitive outcome and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a cohort of patients included in a randomised controlled trial on glucose control following out-of-hospital ca...

    Authors: Marjaana Tiainen, Erja Poutiainen, Tuomas Oksanen, Kirsi-Maija Kaukonen, Ville Pettilä, Markus Skrifvars, Tero Varpula and Maaret Castrén
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2015 23:12
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  7. Many patients seeking emergency care are under the influence of alcohol, which in many cases implies a differential diagnostic problem. For this reason early objective alcohol screening is of importance not to...

    Authors: Annika Kaisdotter Andersson, Josefine Kron, Maaret Castren, Asa Muntlin Athlin, Bertil Hok and Lars Wiklund
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2015 23:11
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  8. Becoming old is considered a privilege and results from the socioeconomic progress and improvements in health care systems worldwide. However, morbidity and mortality increases with age, and even more so in ac...

    Authors: Kjetil Søreide and Kari F Desserud
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2015 23:10
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  9. Do-Not-Resuscitate (DNR) orders in patients with traumatic injury are insufficiently described. The objective is to describe the epidemiology and outcomes of DNR orders in trauma patients.

    Authors: Kristin Salottolo, Patrick J Offner, Alessandro Orlando, Denetta S Slone, Charles W Mains, Matthew Carrick and David Bar-Or
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2015 23:9
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  10. Liver is a target for injury in low flow states and it plays a central role in the progression of systemic failure associated with hemorrhagic shock. Pharmacologic support can help recover liver function even ...

    Authors: Vivek R Yadav, Alamdar Hussain, Jun Xie, Stanley Kosanke and Vibhudutta Awasthi
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2015 23:8
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  11. There is substantial variation in the incidence, likelihood of attempted resuscitation and outcomes from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) across Europe. A European, multi-centre study provides the opportu...

    Authors: Jan Wnent, Siobhán Masterson, Jan-Thorsten Gräsner, Bernd W Böttiger, Johan Herlitz, Ruud W Koster, Fernando Rosell Ortiz, Ingvild Tjelmeland, Holger Maurer and Leo Bossaert
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2015 23:7
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  12. Intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) have detrimental effects on all organ systems and are associated with increased morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients ad...

    Authors: Steven G Strang, Oscar J F Van Waes, Ben Van der Hoven, Samir Ali, Michael H J Verhofstad, Peter Pickkers and Esther M M Van Lieshout
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2015 23:6
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  13. Although the international guidelines emphasize early and systematic use of rescue intubation techniques, there is little evidence to support this notion. We aimed to test the hypothesis that preceding multipl...

    Authors: Tadahiro Goto, Koichiro Gibo, Yusuke Hagiwara, Hiroshi Morita, David FM Brown, Calvin A Brown III and Kohei Hasegawa
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2015 23:5
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  14. In prehospital emergency medical services, one of the key factors in the successful delivery of appropriate care is the efficient management and supervision of the area’s emergency medical services units. Para...

    Authors: Teija Norri-Sederholm, Heikki Paakkonen, Jouni Kurola and Kaija Saranto
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2015 23:4
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  15. In 2011 the Hungarian Air Ambulance Nonprofit Limited Company introduced a new Rapid Sequence Intubation standard operating procedure using a template from London’s Air Ambulance. This replaced a previous ad-h...

    Authors: Akos Soti, Peter Temesvari, Laszlo Hetzman, Attila Eross and Andras Petroczy
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2015 23:3
    Content type: Commentary Published on:

  16. Different transfusion ratio concepts of packed red blood cells (pRBCs), fresh frozen plasma (FFP) and platelets (PLTs) have been implemented in trauma care, but the optimal ratios are still discussed. In this ...

    Authors: Arne Driessen, Nadine Schäfer, Ursula Bauerfeind, Sigune Kaske, Carolin Fromm-Dornieden, Ewa K Stuermer and Marc Maegele
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2015 23:2
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  18. Call taker triage of calls to the 112 emergency number, can be error prone because rapid decisions must be made based on limited information. Here we investigated the preventability and common characteristics ...

    Authors: Mikkel S Andersen, Søren Paaske Johnsen, Andreas Ernst Hansen, Eivinn Skjaerseth, Christian Muff Hansen, Jan Nørtved Sørensen, Søren Bruun Jepsen, Jesper Bjerring Hansen and Erika Frischknecht Christensen
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:74
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  19. The incidence of cervical spine fractures (CS-fx) in the general population is sparingly assessed. The aim of the current study was to estimate the incidence of traumatic CS-fx and of open surgery of cervical ...

    Authors: Hege L Fredø, Inger J Bakken, Bjarne Lied, Pål Rønning and Eirik Helseth
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:78
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  20. Fibrinogen concentrate treatment can improve coagulation during massive traumatic bleeding. The aim of this in vitro study was to determine whether fibrinogen concentrate, or a combination of factor XIII and f...

    Authors: Dag Winstedt, Owain D Thomas, Fredrik Nilsson, Knut Olanders and Ulf Schött
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:73
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  21. The aim of this study was to determine the early outcomes of using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in near-drowning patients with cardiac or pulmonary failure.

    Authors: Kun Il Kim, Won Yong Lee, Hyoung Soo Kim, Jae Han Jeong and Ho Hyun Ko
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:77
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  22. Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy is the main determinant of clinical outcome after cardiac arrest. The study was designed to determine long-term neurological and psychological status in cardiac arrest survivor...

    Authors: Robert Kowalik, Ewa Szczerba, Łukasz Kołtowski, Marcin Grabowski, Karolina Chojnacka, Wojciech Golecki, Adam Hołubek and Grzegorz Opolski
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:76
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  23. Emergency Medical Institute of Thailand (EMIT) has been established as a national lead agency to improve emergency medical service systems since December 2008. However up to now, there has not been any publish...

    Authors: Paibul Suriyawongpaisal, Wichai Aekplakorn and Rassamee Tansirisithikul
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:75
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  24. A pathway care model allowing low-risk patients to gain rapid admission to a hospital medical ward − a pilot study on ambulance nurses and Emergency Department physicians.

    Authors: Birgitta Wireklint Sundström, Emelie Petersson, Marcus Sjöholm, Carita Gelang, Christer Axelsson, Thomas Karlsson and Johan Herlitz
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:72
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  25. Although it is often criticised, the lecture remains a fundamental part of medical training because it is an economical and efficient method for teaching both factual and experimental knowledge. However, if ad...

    Authors: Miriam Ruesseler, Faidra Kalozoumi-Paizi, Anna Schill, Matthias Knobe, Christian Byhahn, Michael P Müller, Ingo Marzi and Felix Walcher
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:71
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  26. Prediction of the return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) in cardiac arrest patients is a parameter for deciding when to stop cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or to start extracorporeal CPR. We investigate...

    Authors: Sung-Hyuk Choi, Jung-Youn Kim, Young-Hoon Yoon, Sung-Jun Park, Sung-Woo Moon and Young-Duck Cho
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:70
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  27. For each hour of delay from fist medical contact until reperfusion in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) there is a 10% increase in risk of death and heart failure. The aim of this review is to describ...

    Authors: Magnus Andersson Hagiwara, Anders Bremer, Andreas Claesson, Christer Axelsson, Gabriella Norberg and Johan Herlitz
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:67
    Content type: Review Published on:

  28. Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and noninvasive ventilation (NIV) are frequently used inhospital for treating respiratory failure, especially in treatment of acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema and ex...

    Authors: Skule A Bakke, Morten T Botker, Ingunn S Riddervold, Hans Kirkegaard and Erika F Christensen
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:69
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  29. External validation on different TBI populations is important in order to assess the generalizability of prognostic models to different settings. We aimed to externally validate recently developed models for p...

    Authors: Marek Majdan, Hester F Lingsma, Daan Nieboer, Walter Mauritz, Martin Rusnak and Ewout W Steyerberg
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:68
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  30. It is known that the risk of stroke in patients with traumatic brain injury might be increased. However, the relationship between mild traumatic brain injury and ischemic stroke has never been established. We ...

    Authors: Yi-Kung Lee, Chen-Wen Lee, Ming-Yuan Huang, Chen-Yang Hsu and Yung-Cheng Su
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:66
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  31. Effective treatment of stroke is time dependent. Pre-hospital management is an important link in reducing the time from occurrence of stroke symptoms to effective treatment. The aim of this study was to evalua...

    Authors: Sofie Amalie Simonsen, Morten Andresen, Lene Michelsen, Søren Viereck, Freddy K Lippert and Helle Klingenberg Iversen
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:65
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  32. Approximately 10% of the Norwegian population is injured every year, with injuries ranging from minor injuries treated by general practitioners to major and complex injuries requiring specialist in-hospital ca...

    Authors: Oddvar Uleberg, Ole-Petter Vinjevoll, Thomas Kristiansen and Pål Klepstad
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:64
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  33. To investigate the injury pattern, severity, and mortality of elderly patients hospitalized for treatment of trauma following fall accidents.

    Authors: Cheng-Shyuan Rau, Tsan-Shiun Lin, Shao-Chun Wu, Johnson Chia-Shen Yang, Shiun-Yuan Hsu, Tzu-Yu Cho and Ching-Hua Hsieh
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:63
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  34. Previous studies have described the difficulties and the complexity of assessing an emergency call, and assessment protocols intended to support the emergency medical dispatcher’s (EMD) assessment have been de...

    Authors: Veronica Lindström, Kristiina Heikkilä, Katarina Bohm, Maaret Castrèn and Ann-Charlotte Falk
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:61
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  35. The Emergency Departments (EDs) reorganization process in Denmark began in 2007 and includes creating a single entrance for all emergency patients, establishing triage, having a specialist in the front and int...

    Authors: Maria Søe Mattsson, Nick Mattsson and Hanne B Jørsboe
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:60
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  36. Optimal care of multiple trauma patients has to be at a high level around the clock. Trauma care algorithms and guidelines are available, yet it remains unclear if the time of admission to the trauma room affe...

    Authors: Wolfgang Parsch, Markus Loibl, Uli Schmucker, Franz Hilber, Michael Nerlich and Antonio Ernstberger
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:62
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  37. We aimed to compare rescuer fatigue and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) quality between standard 30:2 CPR (ST-CPR) and chest compression only CPR (CO-CPR) performed for 8 minutes on a realistic manikin by ...

    Authors: Jonghwan Shin, Seong Youn Hwang, Hui Jai Lee, Chang Je Park, Yong Joon Kim, Yeong Ju Son, Ji Seon Seo, Jin Joo Kim, Jung Eun Lee, In Mo Lee, Bong Yeun Koh and Sung Gi Hong
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:59
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  38. Despite recent advances in resuscitation algorithms, neurological injury after cardiac arrest due to cerebral ischemia and reperfusion is one of the reasons for poor neurological outcome. There is currently no...

    Authors: Jens-Christian Schewe, Marcus O Thudium, Jochen Kappler, Folkert Steinhagen, Lars Eichhorn, Felix Erdfelder, Ulrich Heister and Richard Ellerkmann
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:58
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  39. Traumatic brain injury is a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. It can be worsened by secondary injury particularly with hypoxia or hypotension. Current prehospital guidelines emphasise regular m...

    Authors: Andrew Weatherall, Alan Garner, Nigel Lovell, Stephen Redmond, Anna Lee, Justin Skowno and Jonathan Egan
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:57
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  40. The aim of this retrospective study is to investigate the therapeutic benefits and the bleeding risks of venovenous extracorporeal life support (VV-ECLS) when used for adult posttraumatic respiratory distress ...

    Authors: Meng-Yu Wu, Pyng-Jing Lin, Yuan-His Tseng, Kuo-Chin Kao, Hsuan-Ling Hsiao and Chung-Chi Huang
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:56
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  41. Emergency Department demand continues to rise in almost all high-income countries, including those with universal coverage and a strong primary care network. Many of these countries have been experimenting wit...

    Authors: Suzanne Mason, Gail Mountain, Janette Turner, Mubashir Arain, Eric Revue and Ellen J Weber
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:55
    Content type: Review Published on:

  42. Rapid sequence induction (RSI) of critically ill patients outside of theatres is associated with a higher risk of hypoxia, cardiovascular collapse and death. In the prehospital and military environments, there...

    Authors: Peter Brendon Sherren, Stephen Tricklebank and Guy Glover
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:41
    Content type: Review Published on:

  43. No abstract.

    Authors: Sabina Fattah, Marius Rehn, David Lockey, Julian Thompson, Hans Morten Lossius and Torben Wisborg
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:42
    Content type: Erratum Published on:

    The original article was published in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:5

  44. Although foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO) accounts for many preventable unintentional accidents, little is known about the epidemiology of FBAO patients and the effect of forceps use on those patients. T...

    Authors: Tomohiko Sakai, Tetsuhisa Kitamura, Taku Iwami, Chika Nishiyama, Kayo Tanigawa-Sugihara, Sumito Hayashida, Tatsuya Nishiuchi, Kentaro Kajino, Taro Irisawa, Tadahiko Shiozaki, Hiroshi Ogura, Osamu Tasaki, Yasuyuki Kuwagata, Atsushi Hiraide and Takeshi Shimazu
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:53
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  45. Blunt thoracic trauma is one of the critical injury mechanisms in multiply injured trauma victims. Although these patients present a plethora of potential structural damages to vital organs, it remains debated...

    Authors: Stephan Huber, Peter Biberthaler, Patrick Delhey, Heiko Trentzsch, Hauke Winter, Martijn van Griensven, Rolf Lefering and Stefan Huber-Wagner
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:52
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  46. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to explore the value of whole-body computed tomography (WBCT) in major trauma patients (MTPs).

    Authors: Libing Jiang, Yuefeng Ma, Shouyin Jiang, Ligang Ye, Zhongjun Zheng, Yongan Xu and Mao Zhang
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:54
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  47. Unintentional falls are a major cause of morbidity and mortality with a significant burden on victims, families, and societies. We aimed to study the mechanism, risk factors, and outcome of hospitalized patien...

    Authors: Michal Grivna, Hani O Eid and Fikri M Abu-Zidan
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:51
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  48. The Amberg-Schwandorf Algorithm for Primary Triage (ASAV) is a novel primary triage concept specifically for physician manned emergency medical services (EMS) systems. In this study, we determined the diagnost...

    Authors: Philipp Wolf, Marc Bigalke, Bernhard M Graf, Torsten Birkholz and Michael S Dittmar
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:50
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  49. We have previously reported that hemofiltration (HF) may be an effective additional means of treating heat stroke when rapid cooling is not effective.

    Authors: Guang-Ming Chen, Yu-Ying Lan, Cheng-Feng Wang, Hai-Xia Zhan, Wen-Rui Wang, Jin-Hua Chen and Jian Chen
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:49
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  50. Together with the ambulances staffed with emergency medical technicians (EMTs), general practitioners (GPs) on call are the primary resources for handling emergencies outside hospitals in Norway. The benefit o...

    Authors: Magnus Hjortdahl, Erik Zakariassen and Torben Wisborg
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2014 22:47
    Content type: Original research Published on:

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