Skip to main content

Articles

Page 1 of 39

  1. Post-intubation hypotension (PIH) after prehospital emergency anaesthesia (PHEA) is prevalent and associated with increased mortality in trauma patients. The objective of this study was to compare the differen...

    Authors: James Price, Lyle Moncur, Kate Lachowycz, Rob Major, Liam Sagi, Sarah McLachlan, Chris Keeliher, Alistair Steel, Peter B. Sherren and Ed B. G. Barnard
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:26
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  2. Trauma is the number one cause of death among Americans between the ages of 1 and 46 years, costing more than $670 billion a year. Following death related to central nervous system injury, hemorrhage accounts ...

    Authors: Rana K. Latif, Sean P. Clifford, Jeffery A. Baker, Rainer Lenhardt, Mohammad Z. Haq, Jiapeng Huang, Ian Farah and Jerrad R. Businger
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:25
    Content type: Review Published on:

  3. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is an emerging tool that can aid emergency physicians in treating patients in cardiac arrest and undifferentiated shock. TEE can aid in diagnosis, resuscitation, identify...

    Authors: Fraser Kegel and Jordan Chenkin
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:24
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  5. Fetal radiation exposure in pregnant women with trauma is a concern. The purpose of this study was to evaluate fetal radiation exposure with regard to the type of injury assessment performed.

    Authors: Paer-Selim Abback, Alison Benchetrit, Nathalie Delhaye, Jean-Luc Daire, Arthur James, Arthur Neuschwander, Mathieu Boutonnet, Fabrice Cook, Hélène Vinour, Jean-Luc Hanouz, Jean Cotte, Bruno Pastene, Viridiana Jouffroy, Tobias Gauss and Traumabase Group
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:22
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  6. Prehospital emergency anaesthesia (PHEA) is a high-risk procedure. We developed a prehospital anaesthesia protocol for helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) that standardises the process and involves am...

    Authors: Susanne Ångerman, Hetti Kirves and Jouni Nurmi
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:21
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  7. For helicopter emergency service systems (HEMS), the prehospital time consists of response time, on-scene time and transport time. Little is known about the factors that influence on-scene time or about differ...

    Authors: Alexander Fuchs, Markus Huber, Thomas Riva, Stefan Becker, Roland Albrecht, Robert Greif and Urs Pietsch
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:20
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  8. The cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) guidelines recommend identifying and correcting the underlying reversible causes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). However, it is uncertain how often these cause...

    Authors: Elina Heikkilä, Milla Jousi and Jouni Nurmi
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:19
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  9. Timely and accurate identification of life- and limb-threatening injuries (LLTIs) is a fundamental objective of trauma care that directly informs triage and treatment decisions. However, the diagnostic accurac...

    Authors: Jared M. Wohlgemut, Max E. R. Marsden, Rebecca S. Stoner, Erhan Pisirir, Evangelia Kyrimi, Gareth Grier, Michael Christian, Thomas Hurst, William Marsh, Nigel R. M. Tai and Zane B. Perkins
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:18
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  10. As a result of several violent terrorist incidents, authorities in Sweden have shifted from previous approaches of being certain that it is safe for the ambulance service to enter the scene, to a one where “sa...

    Authors: Susanne Stendahl, Linda Rollgard, Lina Behm and Andreas Rantala
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:17
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  11. The PROLOGUE score (PROgnostication using LOGistic regression model for Unselected adult cardiac arrest patients in the Early stages) is a novel prognostic model for the prediction of neurological outcome afte...

    Authors: René Blatter, Bulus Gökduman, Simon A. Amacher, Christoph Becker, Katharina Beck, Sebastian Gross, Kai Tisljar, Raoul Sutter, Hans Pargger, Stephan Marsch and Sabina Hunziker
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:16
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  12. Sepsis is a life-threatening disease with an in-hospital mortality rate of approximately 20%. Physicians at the emergency department (ED) have to estimate the risk of deterioration in the coming hours or days ...

    Authors: Raymond J. van Wijk, Vincent M. Quinten, Mathilde C. van Rossum, Hjalmar R. Bouma and Jan C. ter Maaten
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:15
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  13. Over the past decades, international guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) have changed the recommendation for alternative routes for drug administration. Until now, evidence for the substantial s...

    Authors: Tobias Monaco, Matthias Fischer, Mark Michael, Iryna Hubar, Ralf Westenfeld, Stefan Rauch, Jan-Thorsten Gräsner and Michael Bernhard
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:14
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  14. Triage systems are widely used in emergency departments, but are not always validated. The South African Triage Scale (SATS) has mainly been studied in resource-limited settings. The aim of this study was to d...

    Authors: Dagfinn Lunde Markussen, Heidi Synnøve Brevik, Rune Oskar Bjørneklett and Mette Engan
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:13
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  16. Emergency Department (ED) airway registries are formalized methods to collect and document airway practices and outcomes. Airway registries have become increasingly common in EDs globally; yet there is no cons...

    Authors: Sarah Meulendyks, Daniel Korpal, Helen Jingshu Jin, Sameer Mal and Jacob Pace
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:11
    Content type: Review Published on:

  17. Triage is used as standard of care for prioritization and identification of time-critical patients in the emergency department (ED) globally, but it is unclear what outcomes should be used to evaluate triage. ...

    Authors: André Johansson, Anna Ekwall, Jakob Lundager Forberg and Ulf Ekelund
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:10
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  18. Endotracheal intubation (ETI) is an infrequent but key component of prehospital and retrieval medicine. Common measures of quality of ETI are the first pass success rates (FPS) and ETI on the first attempt wit...

    Authors: Johannes von Vopelius-Feldt, Michael Peddle, Joel Lockwood, Sameer Mal, Bruce Sawadsky, Wayde Diamond, Tara Williams, Brad Baumber, Rob Van Houwelingen and Brodie Nolan
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:9
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  19. Responsive and efficient emergency medical services (EMS) require accurate telephone triage. In Finland, such services are provided by Emergency Response Centre Agency (ERC Agency). In 2018, a new Finnish comp...

    Authors: Tomi Salminen, Kaius Kaartinen, Mervi Roos, Verna Vaajanen, Ari Ekstrand, Piritta Setälä and Sanna Hoppu
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:8
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  20. Community First Responder (CFR) schemes are a long-established service supplementing ambulance trusts in their local community in the United Kingdom. CFRs are community members who volunteer to respond to peop...

    Authors: Gupteswar Patel, Viet-Hai Phung, Ian Trueman, Julie Pattinson, Vanessa Botan, Seyed Mehrshad Parvin Hosseini, Roderick Ørner, Zahid Asghar, Murray D. Smith, Elise Rowan, Robert Spaight, Jason Evans, Amanda Brewster, Pauline Mountain and Aloysius Niroshan Siriwardena
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:7
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  21. Diagnostic uncertainty in patients with dyspnea is associated with worse outcomes. We hypothesized that prehospital point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) can improve diagnostic accuracy.

    Authors: Elise Arem Gundersen, Peter Juhl-Olsen, Allan Bach, Martin Rostgaard-Knudsen, Bent Roni Ranghøj Nielsen, Søren Helbo Skaarup, Henrik Ømark Petersen, Jesper Fjølner, Morten Gustav Gerstrøm Poulsen and Morten Thingemann Bøtker
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:6
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  22. Pain management in the pre-hospital setting remains a particular challenge for paramedics and emergency physicians, especially in children. This study evaluates the pre-hospital use and effect of analgesics in...

    Authors: Christine Eimer, Florian Reifferscheid, Philipp Jung, Marcus Rudolph, Tom Terboven, Florian Hoffmann, Ulf Lorenzen, Andrea Köser and Stephan Seewald
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:5
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  23. Prehospital vital sign documentation in paediatric patients is incomplete, especially in patients ≤ 2 years. The aim of the study was to increase vital sign registration in paediatric patients through specific...

    Authors: Vibe Maria Laden Nielsen, Morten Breinholt Søvsø, Torben Anders Kløjgård, Regitze Gyldenholm Skals, Alasdair Ross Corfield, Lars Bender, Hans Morten Lossius, Søren Mikkelsen and Erika Frischknecht Christensen
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:4
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  24. The Scandinavian Neurotrauma Committee (SNC) has recommended the use of serum S100B as a biomarker for mild low-risk Traumatic brain injuries (TBI). This study aimed to assess the adherence to the SNC guidelin...

    Authors: Mohammed Faisal, Tomas Vedin, Marcus Edelhamre and Jakob Lundager Forberg
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:3
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  25. Pain is one of the major prehospital symptoms in trauma patients and requires prompt management. Recent studies have reported insufficient analgesia after prehospital treatment in up to 43% of trauma patients,...

    Authors: Urs Pietsch, Henning Fischer, Christoph Alexander Rüst, Björn Hossfeld, Andreas Grünenfelder, Volker Wenzel and Roland Albrecht
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:2
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  26. Rapid identification and treatment of stroke is crucial for the outcome of the patient. We aimed to determine the performance of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) independently and in combination with the...

    Authors: Henriette S. Jæger, Ditte Tranberg, Karianne Larsen, Jan B. Valentin, Rolf A. Blauenfeldt, Sebastian Luger, Kristi G. Bache and Martin F. Gude
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:1
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  27. The use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECPR) in refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients is usually implemented in-hospital. As survival in ECPR patients is critically time-dependent,...

    Authors: Changle Song, Mark Dennis, Brian Burns, Sophie Dyson, Paul Forrest, Mahesh Ramanan, David Levinson and Emily Moylan
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2022 30:77
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  28. Adequate training and preparation of medical first responders (MFRs) are essential for an optimal performance in highly demanding situations like disasters (e.g., mass accidents, natural catastrophes). The tra...

    Authors: Anke S. Baetzner, Rafael Wespi, Yannick Hill, Lina Gyllencreutz, Thomas C. Sauter, Britt-Inger Saveman, Stefan Mohr, Georg Regal, Cornelia Wrzus and Marie O. Frenkel
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2022 30:76
    Content type: Review Published on:

  29. In cerebrovascular accidents symptoms, laboratory results and electrocardiogram (ECG) changes can mimic acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and is subsumed as neurogenic stunned myocardium. So far, data regarding th...

    Authors: Josefin Grabert, Ulrich Heister, Andreas Mayr, Andrea Kirfel, Christian Staerk, Tobias Fleckenstein and Markus Velten
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2022 30:75
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  31. Rewarming from hypothermia is associated with severe complications, one of which is hypothermia-induced cardiac dysfunction. This condition is characterized by decreased cardiac output accompanied by increased...

    Authors: Anders Lund Selli, Adrina Kalasho Kuzmiszyn, Natalia Smaglyukova, Timofey Kondratiev, Ole-Martin Fuskevåg, Georg Sager and Erik Sveberg Dietrichs
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2022 30:73
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  32. Pre-hospital emergency medical teams can transfuse blood products to patients with suspected major traumatic haemorrhage. Common transfusion triggers based on physiological parameters have several disadvantage...

    Authors: J. E. Griggs, R. M. Lyon, M. Sherriff, J. W. Barrett, G. Wareham and E. ter Avest
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2022 30:72
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  33. Aeromedical emergency retrieval services play an important role in supporting patients with critical and often life-threatening clinical conditions. Aeromedical retrieval services help to provide fast access t...

    Authors: Kuda Muyambi, Fergus Gardiner, Stephen Sollid, Per Kristian Hyldmo, Engida Yisma, Breeanna Spring, Per Bredmose, Martin Jones, Sandra Walsh, Zoe Schofield and Marianne Gillam
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2022 30:71
    Content type: Review Published on:

  34. Patients calling for an emergency ambulance and assessed as presenting with ‘unclear problem’ account for a considerable part of all emergency calls. Previous studies have demonstrated that these patients are ...

    Authors: Stine Ibsen, Karoline Bjerg Dam-Huus, Christian H. Nickel, Erika Frischknecht Christensen and Morten Breinholt Søvsø
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2022 30:70
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  35. Thoracic injuries are common among trauma patients. Studies on trauma patients with thoracic injuries have reported considerable differences in morbidity and mortality, and there is limited research on compari...

    Authors: Andrea Lundin, Shahzad K. Akram, Lena Berg, Katarina E. Göransson and Anders Enocson
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2022 30:69
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  36. Patients with moderate and severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) are admitted to general hospitals (GHs) without neurosurgical services, but few studies have addressed the management of these patients. This stud...

    Authors: Shavin Rahim, Eivor Alette Laugsand, Even Hovig Fyllingen, Vidar Rao, Rabea Iris Pantelatos, Tomm Brostrup Müller, Anne Vik and Toril Skandsen
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2022 30:68
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  37. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in children worldwide. In Scandinavia, the epidemiology of pediatric head trauma is poorly documented. This study aimed to investigate ...

    Authors: Ali Al Mukhtar, Henrik Bergenfeldt, Marcus Edelhamre, Tomas Vedin, Per-Anders Larsson and Stefan Öberg
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2022 30:67
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  38. Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) is a novel imaging technology with the ability to assess microcirculatory impairment. We aimed to assess feasibility of performing HSI, a noninvasive, contactless method to assess m...

    Authors: Stephan Katzenschlager, Maximilian Dietrich, Franziska Peterstorfer, Katharina Manten, Maik von der Forst, Rouven Behnisch, Christine Leowardi, Alexander Studier-Fischer, Felix Nickel, Markus A. Weigand, Frank Weilbacher and Erik Popp
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2022 30:66
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  39. Early balanced transfusion is associated with improved outcome in haemorrhagic shock patients. This study describes the implementation and evaluates the safety of a whole blood transfusion program in a civilia...

    Authors: Geir Arne Sunde, Christopher Bjerkvig, Marit Bekkevold, Einar K. Kristoffersen, Geir Strandenes, Øyvind Bruserud, Torunn Oveland Apelseth and Jon-Kenneth Heltne
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2022 30:65
    Content type: Original Research Published on:

  40. Every year an emergency medical technician or paramedic treats and transports up to several hundred patients. Only some patients are acutely seriously ill, and a few of these show only discrete signs and sympt...

    Authors: Jesper A. Dyhring Petersen, Stig Nikolaj Blomberg, Freddy Lippert and Helle Collatz Christensen
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2022 30:64
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  42. About two-thirds of the in-hospital deaths after out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) are a consequence of anoxic brain injuries, which are due to hypoperfusion of the brain during the cardiac arrests. Being...

    Authors: Anna Henningsson, Lukas Lannemyr, Oskar Angerås, Joakim Björås, Niklas Bergh, Johan Herlitz, Bengt Redfors and Peter Lundgren
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2022 30:62
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  43. Lower intubation first-pass success (FPS) rate is associated with physiological deterioration, and FPS is widely used as a quality indicator of the airway management of a critically ill patient. However, data ...

    Authors: Harry Ljungqvist, Jussi Pirneskoski, Anssi Saviluoto, Piritta Setälä, Miretta Tommila and Jouni Nurmi
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2022 30:61
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  44. Maxillofacial fractures can lead to massive oronasal bleeding; however, surgical hemostasis and packing procedures can be challenging owing to complex facial anatomy. Only a few studies investigated maxillofac...

    Authors: Fang-Chi Wu, Kuo-Shu Hung, Yu-Wen Lin, Kang Sung, Tsung-Han Yang, Chun-Hsien Wu, Chih-Jung Wang and Yi-Ting Yen
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2022 30:60
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  45. Decompressive craniectomy (DC) and intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring are common approaches to reduce the death rate of Traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients, but the outcomes of these patients are unfavor...

    Authors: Jian-Lan Zhao, Jie Song, Qiang Yuan, Yi-Feng Bao, Yi-Rui Sun, Zhi-Qi Li, Cai-Hua Xi, Hai-Jun Yao, Mei-Hua Wang, Gang Wu, Zhuo-Ying Du, Jin Hu and Jian Yu
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2022 30:59
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  46. Pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (POHCA) has received limited attention. All causes of POHCA and outcomes were examined during a 4-year period in a Danish nationwide register and prehospital medical re...

    Authors: Mathias Geldermann Holgersen, Theo W. Jensen, Niklas Breindahl, Julie L. B. Kjerulff, Sara H. Breindahl, Stig Nikolaj Fasmer Blomberg, Signe Amalie Wolthers, Lars Bredevang Andersen, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Søren Mikkelsen, Freddy Lippert and Helle Collatz Christensen
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2022 30:58
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  47. The incidence of electric scooter (e-scooter) injuries has increased drastically in numerous countries after widespread availability of shared e-scooters. The economic impact on society from a broader perspect...

    Authors: Henri Vasara, Linda Toppari, Veli-Pekka Harjola, Kaisa Virtanen, Maaret Castrén and Arja Kobylin
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2022 30:57
    Content type: Original research Published on:

  48. To be able to help and save lives, laypersons are recommended to undergo first aid trainings. The aim of this review was to explore the variety of the elements of the measuring systems to assess the effects of...

    Authors: Sihvo Minna, Hiltunen Leena and Kärkkäinen Tommi
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2022 30:56
    Content type: Review Published on:

  49. Deaths due to injuries exceed 4.4 million annually, with over 90% occurring in low-and middle-income countries. A key contributor to high trauma mortality is prolonged trauma-to-treatment time. Earlier receipt...

    Authors: Krithika Suresh, Julia M. Dixon, Chandni Patel, Brenda Beaty, Deborah J. del Junco, Shaheem de Vries, Hendrick J. Lategan, Elmin Steyn, Janette Verster, Steven G. Schauer, Tyson E. Becker, Cord Cunningham, Sean Keenan, Ernest E. Moore, Lee A. Wallis, Navneet Baidwan…
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2022 30:55
    Content type: Study protocol Published on:

  50. Historically, resuscitation in traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) has been deemed futile. However, recent literature reports improved but varying survival. Current European guidelines emphasise the addressing of r...

    Authors: Daniel Ohlén, Magnus Hedberg, Paula Martinsson, Erik von Oelreich, Therese Djärv and Malin Jonsson Fagerlund
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2022 30:54
    Content type: Original research Published on:

Official journal of

Submit manuscript

Follow

Annual Journal Metrics

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

ISSN: 1757-7241