Articles

The Utstein template for uniform reporting of data following major trauma: A valuable tool for establishing a pan-European dataset

Authors: Karim Brohi

The Utstein template for uniform reporting of data following major trauma: A joint revision by SCANTEM, TARN, DGU-TR and RITG

In 1999, an Utstein Template for Uniform Reporting of Data following Major Trauma was published. Few papers have since been published based on that template, reflecting a lack of international consensus on its...

Authors: Kjetil G Ringdal, Timothy J Coats, Rolf Lefering, Stefano Di Bartolomeo, Petter Andreas Steen, Olav Røise, Lauri Handolin and Hans Morten Lossius

Scandinavian Emergency Medicine – A toddler steadily walking but still not running

Authors: Maaret Castrén

Communication and empathy in an emergency setting involving persons in crisis

The article presents a study of the interaction between paramedics and parents in cases of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). We have sought to understand how the parents perceived the paramedics ability to ...

Authors: Halvor Nordby and Øyvind Nøhr

Retroperitoneal packing as part of damage control surgery in a Danish trauma centre – fast, effective, and cost-effective

Retroperitoneal packing in patients with severe haemorrhage is a cornerstone of modern pelvic fracture management. However, few Danish trauma surgeons have experience with this procedure, and trauma audits sho...

Authors: Allan Bach, Jørgen Bendix, Keld Hougaard and Erika Frischknecht Christensen

Prehospital airway management: the patient needs oxygen!

Authors: Harald V Genzwuerker

Pre-hospital advanced airway management by anaesthesiologists: Is there still room for improvement?

Endotracheal intubation is an important part of pre-hospital advanced life support that requires training and experience, and should only be performed by specially trained personnel. In Norway, anaesthesiologi...

Authors: Stephen JM Sollid, Jon Kenneth Heltne, Eldar Søreide and Hans Morten Lossius

The Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine – grown up at last

Authors: Hans Morten Lossius