The sk åne emergency medicine (SEM) cohort
In the European Union alone, more than 100 million people present to the emergency department (ED) each year, and this has increased steadily year-on-year by 2 –3%. Better patient management decisions have the ... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - April 26, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Ulf Ekelund, Bodil Ohlsson, Olle Melander, Jonas Bj örk, Mattias Ohlsson, Jakob Lundager Forberg, Pontus Olsson de Capretz, Axel Nyström and Anders Björkelund Tags: Study protocol Source Type: research

A retrospective analysis of mission reports in the national Swedish Police Registry on mountain rescue 2018 –2022: here be snowmobiles
Increasing mountain activity and decreasing participant preparedness, as well as climate change, suggest needs to tailor mountain rescue. In Sweden, previous medical research of these services are lacking. The... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - April 25, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Anton Westman and Johanna Bj örnstig Tags: Original research Source Type: research

Effect of a vapor barrier in combination with active external rewarming for cold-stressed patients in a prehospital setting: a randomized, crossover field study
Use of a vapor barrier in the prehospital care of cold-stressed or hypothermic patients aims to reduce evaporative heat loss and accelerate rewarming. The application of a vapor barrier is recommended in vario... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - April 25, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Sigurd Mydske, Guttorm Bratteb ø, Øyvind Østerås, Øystein Wiggen, Jörg Assmus and Øyvind Thomassen Tags: Original research Source Type: research

Development and internal validation of an algorithm for estimating mortality in patients encountered by physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical services
Severity of illness scoring systems are used in intensive care units to enable the calculation of adjusted outcomes for audit and benchmarking purposes. Similar tools are lacking for pre-hospital emergency med... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - April 23, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Emil Reitala, Mitja L ääperi, Markus B. Skrifvars, Tom Silfvast, Hanna Vihonen, Pamela Toivonen, Miretta Tommila, Lasse Raatiniemi and Jouni Nurmi Tags: Original research Source Type: research

Prevalence of airway patency and air pocket in critically buried avalanche victims - a scoping review
Survival of critically buried avalanche victims is directly dependent on the patency of the airway and the victims ’ ability to breathe. While guidelines and avalanche research have consistently emphasized on t... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - April 23, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Frederik Eisendle, Simon Rauch, Bernd Wallner, Hermann Brugger and Giacomo Strapazzon Tags: Review Source Type: research

Acute patients discharged without an established diagnosis: risk of mortality and readmission of nonspecific diagnoses compared to disease-specific diagnoses
Nonspecific discharge diagnoses after acute hospital courses represent patients discharged without an established cause of their complaints. These patients should have a low risk of adverse outcomes as serious... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - April 19, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Rasmus Gregersen, Marie Villumsen, Katarina H øgh Mottlau, Cathrine Fox Maule, Hanne Nygaard, Jens Henning Rasmussen, Mikkel Bring Christensen and Janne Petersen Tags: Original research Source Type: research

A national multi centre pre-hospital ECPR stepped wedge study; design and rationale of the ON-SCENE study
The likelihood of return of spontaneous circulation with conventional advanced life support is known to have an exponential decline and therefore neurological outcome after 20 min in patients with a cardiac ar... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - April 17, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Samir Ali, Xavier Moors, Hans van Schuppen, Lars Mommers, Ellen Weelink, Christiaan L. Meuwese, Merijn Kant, Judith van den Brule, Carlos Elzo Kraemer, Alexander P. J. Vlaar, Sakir Akin, Annemiek Oude Lansink-Hartgring, Erik Scholten, Luuk Otterspoor, Jes Tags: Study protocol Source Type: research

Mortality rates in Norwegian HEMS —a retrospective analysis from Central Norway
Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) provide rapid and specialized care to critically ill or injured patients. Norwegian HEMS in Central Norway serves an important role in pre-hospital emergency medica... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - April 16, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Stian Lande Wekre, Oddvar Uleberg, Lars Eide N æss and Helge Haugland Tags: Original research Source Type: research

Optimizing remote and rural prehospital resources using air transport of thrombectomy candidates
In Finland, the yearly number of mechanical thrombectomies for acute stroke is increasing and more patients are transported over 100 km to the comprehensive stroke centre (CSC) for definitive care. This leaves... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - April 16, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Pauli Vuorinen, Piritta Set älä and Sanna Hoppu Tags: Original research Source Type: research

Letter to the editor
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Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - April 15, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Dag Ferner Netteland, P ål Aksel Næss, Christine Gaarder and Eirik Helseth Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Impact of delayed mobile medical team dispatch for respiratory distress calls: a propensity score matched study from a French emergency communication center
Shortness of breath is a common complaint among individuals contacting emergency communication center (EMCCs). In some prehospital system, emergency medical services include an advanced life support (ALS)-capa... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - April 12, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: L éo Charrin, Nicolas Romain-Scelle, Christian Di-Filippo, Eric Mercier, Frederic Balen, Karim Tazarourte and Axel Benhamed Tags: Original research Source Type: research

A wrong conclusion
(Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - April 9, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Hadi Mirfazaelian Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research

Non-technical skills needed by medical disaster responders – a scoping review
There is no universal agreement on what competence in disaster medicine is, nor what competences and personal attributes add value for disaster responders. Some studies suggest that disaster responders need no... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - April 2, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Anja Westman, Lisa Kurland and Karin Hugelius Tags: Review Source Type: research

Characteristics of traumatic major haemorrhage in a tertiary trauma center
Major traumatic haemorrhage is potentially preventable with rapid haemorrhage control and improved resuscitation techniques. Although advances in prehospital trauma management, haemorrhage is still associated ... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - March 25, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Pieter van Wyk, Marcus Wannberg, Anna Gustafsson, Jane Yan, Agneta Wikman, Louis Riddez and Carl-Magnus Wahlgren Tags: Original research Source Type: research

Prognostic value of arterial carbon dioxide tension during cardiopulmonary resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients receiving extracorporeal resuscitation
Current guidelines on extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) recommend careful patient selection, but precise criteria are lacking. Arterial carbon dioxide tension (PaCO2) has prognostic value in out... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - March 21, 2024 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Pei-I Su, Min-Shan Tsai, Wei-Ting Chen, Chih-Hung Wang, Wei-Tien Chang, Matthew Huei-Ming Ma, Wen-Jone Chen, Chien-Hua Huang and Yih-Sharng Chen Tags: Original research Source Type: research