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Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2024 32:13
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Cardiorespiratory consequences of attenuated fentanyl and augmented rocuronium dosing during protocolised prehospital emergency anaesthesia at a regional air ambulance service: a retrospective study
Pre-Hospital Emergency Anaesthesia (PHEA) has undergone significant developments since its inception. However, optimal drug dosing remains a challenge for both medical and trauma patients. Many prehospital tea...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2024 32:12 -
Prolonged critical avalanche burial for nearly 23 h with severe hypothermia and severe frostbite with good recovery: a case report
Accidental hypothermia with severe frostbite is a rare combination of injuries with a high risk for long-term sequelae. There are widely accepted recommendations for the management of avalanche victims and for...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2024 32:11 -
Clinical features and outcomes of orthopaedic injuries after the kahramanmaraş earthquake: a retrospective study from a hospital located in the affected region
The purpose of this retrospective, single-institutional study was to report the clinical features and outcomes of orthopaedic injuries after the Kahramanmaraş earthquake.
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2024 32:10 -
Unmanned aerial vehicles and pre-hospital emergency medicine
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are used in many industrial and commercial roles and have an increasing number of medical applications. This article reviews the characteristics of UAVs and their current applic...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2024 32:9 -
Favourable neurological outcome following paediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: authors’ reply
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The SEE-IT Trial: emergency medical services Streaming Enabled Evaluation In Trauma: a feasibility randomised controlled trial
Use of bystander video livestreaming from scene to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is becoming increasingly common to aid decision making about the resources required. Possible benefits include earlier, more ...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2024 32:7 -
Ambulance nurses’ experiences as the sole caregiver with critical patients during long ambulance transports: an interview study
Working in rural areas involves tackling long distances and occasional lack of supportive resources. Ambulance nurses are faced with the responsibility of making immediate autonomous decisions and providing ex...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2024 32:6 -
Machine learning for risk stratification in the emergency department (MARS-ED) study protocol for a randomized controlled pilot trial on the implementation of a prediction model based on machine learning technology predicting 31-day mortality in the emergency department
Many prediction models have been developed to help identify emergency department (ED) patients at high risk of poor outcome. However, these models often underperform in clinical practice and their actual clini...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2024 32:5 -
Severe trauma associated cardiac failure
Although significant efforts have been made to enhance trauma care, the mortality rate for traumatic cardiac arrest (TCA) remains exceedingly high. Therefore, our institution has implemented special measures t...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2024 32:4 -
Paediatric cardiac arrest prognostication in the context of a HEMS service
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2024 32:3 -
Imposter or knight in shining armor? Pelvic circumferential compression devices (PCCD) for severe pelvic injuries in patients with multiple trauma: a trauma-registry analysis
Pelvic Circumferential Compression Devices (PCCD) are standard in hemorrhage-control of unstable pelvic ring fractures (UPF). Controversial data on their usefulness exists. Aim of the study was to investigate ...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2024 32:2 -
Investigating the effects of frailty on six-month outcomes in older trauma patients admitted to UK major trauma centres: a multi-centre follow up study
Pre-injury frailty is associated with adverse in-hospital outcomes in older trauma patients, but the association with longer term survival and recovery is unclear. We aimed to investigate post discharge surviv...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2024 32:1 -
A classification system for identifying patients dead on ambulance arrival: a prehospital medical record review
Patients dead before arrival of the ambulance or before arrival at hospital may be in- or excluded in mortality analyses, making comparison of mortality difficult. Often only physicians are allowed to declare ...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:107 -
Favourable neurological outcome following paediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a retrospective observational study
Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in children is rare and can potentially result in severe neurological impairment. Our study aimed to identify characteristics of and factors associated with favourable neu...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:106 -
Automated and app-based activation of first responders for prehospital cardiac arrest: an analysis of 16.500 activations of the KATRETTER system in Berlin
Bystander CPR is one of the main independent factors contributing to better survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. Simultaneously, the rate of bystander CPR in Germany is below the European average. Fi...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:105 -
Critical hypertension in trauma patients following prehospital emergency anaesthesia: a multi-centre retrospective observational study
Critical hypertension in major trauma patients is associated with increased mortality. Prehospital emergency anaesthesia (PHEA) is performed for 10% of the most seriously injured patients. Optimising oxygenati...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:104 -
The association between geospatial and temporal factors and pre-hospital response to major trauma: a retrospective cohort study in the North of England
Major trauma is a leading cause of premature death and disability worldwide, and many healthcare systems seek to improve outcomes following severe injury with provision of pre-hospital critical care. Much rese...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:103 -
Prehospital blood gas analyses in acute patients treated by a ground-based physician-manned emergency unit: a cohort study
The prehospital patients treated by ambulances and mobile emergency care units (MECU) are potentially critically ill or injured. Knowing the risks of serious outcomes in these patients is important for guiding...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:102 -
Trauma patient transport to hospital using helicopter emergency medical services or road ambulance in Sweden: a comparison of survival and prehospital time intervals
The benefits of helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) transport of adults following major trauma have been examined with mixed results, with some studies reporting a survival benefit compared to regular...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:101 -
Pre-hospital ECPR in an Australian metropolitan setting: a single-arm feasibility assessment—The CPR, pre-hospital ECPR and early reperfusion (CHEER3) study
Survival from refractory out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) without timely return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) utilising conventional advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) therapies is dismal. CHEER3 wa...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:100 -
Response to ‘Chest compressions at altitude are of decreased quality, require more effort and cannot reliably be self-evaluated’
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:99 -
Invited commentary: “Identifying traumatic significant haemorrhage is challenging for patient with low and intermediate risk, not when bleeding is obvious”
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:98 -
Selective aortic arch perfusion: a first-in-human observational cadaveric study
Selective aortic arch perfusion (SAAP) is a novel endovascular technique that combines thoracic aortic occlusion with extracorporeal perfusion of the brain and heart. SAAP may have a role in both haemorrhagic ...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:97 -
Frostbite treatment: a systematic review with meta-analyses
Our objective was to perform a systematic review of the outcomes of various frostbite treatments to determine which treatments are effective. We also planned to perform meta-analyses of the outcomes of individ...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:96 -
Suspension syndrome: a scoping review and recommendations from the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MEDCOM)
Suspension syndrome describes a multifactorial cardio-circulatory collapse during passive hanging on a rope or in a harness system in a vertical or near-vertical position. The pathophysiology is still debated ...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:95 -
“Calling for help: I need you to listen” - A qualitative study of callers’ experience of calls to the emergency medical communication centre
The Emergency Medical Communications Center (EMCC) is essential in emergencies and often represents the public’s first encounter with the healthcare system. Previous research has mainly focused on the dispatch...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:94 -
Ambulance deployment without transport: a retrospective difference analysis for the description of emergency interventions without patient transport in Bavaria
Not all patients who call the ambulance service are subsequently transported to hospital. In 2018, a quarter of deployments of an emergency ambulance in Bavaria were not followed by patient transport. This stu...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:93 -
Chest compressions at altitude are of decreased quality, require more effort and cannot reliably be self-evaluated
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:92 -
The MeSH heading “Call Center” is due for an update: why we recommend the more precise heading “Emergency Medical Communication Center”
Call centers can be found in various industries. However as a Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) the term “Call centers” does not reflect the critical purpose of handling emergency calls. We recommend “emergency m...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:91 -
A data-driven algorithm to support the clinical decision-making of patient extrication following a road traffic collision
Some patients involved in a road traffic collision (RTC) are physically entrapped and extrication is required to provide critical interventions. This can be performed either in an expedited way, or in a more c...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:90 -
The effect of restrictive versus liberal selection criteria on survival in ECPR: a retrospective analysis of a multi-regional dataset
Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) is an established rescue therapy for both out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA). However, there remains significant het...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:89 -
Oslo HEMS Conference 2023
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31(Suppl 2):76 -
The implication of a translational triage tool in mass casualty incidents: part three: a multinational study, using validated patient cards
Mass casualty incidents (MCI) pose significant challenges to existing resources, entailing multiagency collaboration. Triage is a critical component in the management of MCIs, but the lack of a universally acc...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:88 -
Patient and process factors associated with opportunities for improvement in trauma care: a registry-based study
Trauma is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Morbidity and mortality review of selected patient cases is used to improve the quality of trauma care by identifying opportunities for...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:87 -
Psychoactive substances and previous hospital admissions, triage and length of stay in rural injuries: a prospective observational study
Patients admitted to hospital after an injury are often found to have used psychoactive substances prior to the injury. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between psychoactive substances...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:86 -
Prehospital and emergency department airway management of severe penetrating trauma in Sweden during the past decade
Prehospital tracheal intubation (TI) is associated with increased mortality in patients with penetrating trauma, and the utility of prehospital advanced airway management is debated. The increased incidence of...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:85 -
Randomised controlled trial of analgesia for the management of acute severe pain from traumatic injury: study protocol for the paramedic analgesia comparing ketamine and morphine in trauma (PACKMaN)
Prehospital analgesia is often required after traumatic injury, currently morphine is the strongest parenteral analgesia routinely available for use by paramedics in the United Kingdom (UK) when treating patie...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:84 -
Electronic field protocols for prehospital care quality improvement in Lithuania: a randomized simulation-based study
Prehospital emergency care is complex and influenced by various factors, leading to the need for decision-support tools. Studies suggest that cognitive aids improve provider performance and patient outcomes in...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:83 -
Is dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation affected by a bystander’s emotional stress state in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest?
The study aimed to investigate whether a bystander’s emotional stress state affects dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation (DA-CPR) in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). The primary outcome was ...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:82 -
A simulation-based randomized trial of ABCDE style cognitive aid for emergency medical services CHecklist In Prehospital Settings: the CHIPS-study
Checklists are a powerful tool for reduction of mortality and morbidity. Checklists structure complex processes in a reproducible manner, optimize team interaction, and prevent errors related to human factors....
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:81 -
From tradition to innovation: a comparison of the traditional 4-step approach versus a blended learning modification for technical skills teaching
This experimental study was performed to evaluate the role of blended learning for technical skill teaching on the European Trauma Course (ETC). While online modules are extensively used for theoretical teachi...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:80 -
Professional prehospital clinicians’ experiences of ethical challenges associated with the collaboration with organised voluntary first responders: a qualitative study
Volunteer First Responders are used worldwide. In the Region of Southern Denmark, two types of programs have been established. One of these programs consists of voluntary responders without any requirements of...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:79 -
Database quality assessment in research in paramedicine: a scoping review
Research in paramedicine faces challenges in developing research capacity, including access to high-quality data. A variety of unique factors in the paramedic work environment influence data quality. In other ...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:78 -
Practical psychosocial care for providers of pre-hospital care: a summary of the report ‘valuing staff, valuing patients’
Caring for people who are ill or injured in pre-hospital environments is emotionally draining and physically demanding. This article focuses on the Psychosocial and Mental Health Programme commissioned by the ...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:77 -
A modified chain-based sponge dressing controls junctional hemorrhage in the tactical combat casualty care simulation of pigs
Hemorrhage has always been the focus of battlefield and pre-hospitalization treatment. With the increasing fatality rates associated with junctional bleeding, treatment of bleeding at junctional sites has grad...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:75 -
Screening tools for sepsis identification in paramedicine and other emergency contexts: a rapid systematic review
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that contributes significantly to protracted hospitalisations globally. The unique positioning of paramedics and other emergency care cadres in emergency contexts enable ...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:74 -
Invited commentary on “Green HEMS in mountain and remote areas: reduction of carbon footprint through drones?”
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:73 -
Fatigue risk assessment of a Helicopter Emergency Medical Service crew working a 24/7 shift pattern: results of a prospective service evaluation
The work of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) teams crosses the boundaries of several high-risk occupations including medicine, aviation, and transport. Working conditions can be challenging and ope...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:72 -
The Field’s mass shooting: emergency medical services response
Major incidents (MI) happen infrequently in Scandinavia and mass shootings are even less frequently occurring. Case reports and research are called for, as literature is scarce. On 3rd July 2022, a mass shooti...
Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2023 31:71
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