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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Ausgabe 1/2021

Inhalt (174 Artikel)

Open Access Original research

Survival among patients with severe high cervical spine injuries – a TraumaRegister DGU® database study

O. Kamp, O. Jansen, R. Lefering, M. Aach, C. Waydhas, M. Dudda, T. A. Schildhauer, U. Hamsen

Open Access Original research

Prehospital identification of Covid-19: an observational study

Douglas Spangler, Hans Blomberg, David Smekal

Open Access Review

Alternatives to direct emergency department conveyance of ambulance patients: a scoping review of the evidence

Joanna M. Blodgett, Duncan J. Robertson, Elspeth Pennington, David Ratcliffe, Kenneth Rockwood

Open Access Original research

Validation of the BATT score for prehospital risk stratification of traumatic haemorrhagic death: usefulness for tranexamic acid treatment criteria

Francois-Xavier Ageron, Timothy J. Coats, Vincent Darioli, Ian Roberts

Open Access Original research

Predictors of recognition of out of hospital cardiac arrest by emergency medical services call handlers in England: a mixed methods diagnostic accuracy study

Caroline L. Watkins, Stephanie P. Jones, Margaret A. Hurley, Valerio Benedetto, Christopher I. Price, Christopher J. Sutton, Tom Quinn, Munirah Bangee, Brigit Chesworth, Colette Miller, Dawn Doran, Aloysius Niroshan Siriwardena, Josephine M. E. Gibson

Open Access Review

Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA): update and insights into current practices and future directions for research and implementation

Marianne A. Thrailkill, Kevin H. Gladin, Catherine R. Thorpe, Teryn R. Roberts, Jae H. Choi, Kevin K. Chung, Corina N. Necsoiu, Todd E. Rasmussen, Leopoldo C. Cancio, Andriy I. Batchinsky

Open Access Original research

Apnoeic oxygenation for emergency anaesthesia of pre-hospital trauma patients

Kate Crewdson, Ainsley Heywoth, Marius Rehn, Samy Sadek, David Lockey

Open Access Original research

Injuries, treatment, and impairment caused by different types of fireworks; results of a 10 year multicenter retrospective cohort study

Daan T. Van Yperen, Esther M. M. Van Lieshout, J. Niels Dijkshoorn, Cornelis H. Van der Vlies, Michael H. J. Verhofstad

Open Access Original research

Serum D-dimer level as a biomarker for identifying patients with isolated injury to prevent unnecessary whole-body computed tomography in blunt trauma care

Rakuhei Nakama, Ryo Yamamoto, Yoshimitsu Izawa, Keiichi Tanimura, Takashi Mato

Open Access Original research

Why do infants need out-of-hospital emergency medical services? A retrospective, population-based study

Jelena Oulasvirta, Heini Harve-Rytsälä, Mitja Lääperi, Markku Kuisma, Heli Salmi

Open Access Original research

Multitasking behaviors and provider outcomes in emergency department physicians: two consecutive, observational and multi-source studies

Tobias Augenstein, Anna Schneider, Markus Wehler, Matthias Weigl

Open Access Original research

The accuracy of initial diagnoses in coma: an observational study in 835 patients with non-traumatic disorder of consciousness

Maximilian Lutz, Martin Möckel, Tobias Lindner, Christoph J. Ploner, Mischa Braun, Wolf Ulrich Schmidt

Open Access COVID-19 Case report

Pre-hospital critical care management of severe hypoxemia in victims of Covid-19: a case series

Jens Otto Mæhlen, Roger Mikalsen, Hans Julius Heimdal, Marius Rehn, Jostein S. Hagemo, William Ottestad

Open Access Original research

A validity study of the rapid emergency Triage and treatment system for children

Siv Steinsmo Ødegård, Thuy Tran, Lars E. Næss-Pleym, Kari Risnes, Henrik Døllner

Open Access COVID-19 Original research

External validation of multimodal termination of resuscitation rules for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients in the COVID-19 era

Haewon Jung, Mi Jin Lee, Jae Wan Cho, Sang Hun Lee, Suk Hee Lee, You Ho Mun, Han-sol Chung, Yang Hun Kim, Gyun Moo Kim, Sin-youl Park, Jae Cheon Jeon, Changho Kim

Open Access COVID-19 Case report

Conducting a conventional multi-casualty incident in COVID-19 personal protective equipment - a semi-structured interview

James Raitt, Ben Watts, Jaspreet Rayet, Mark Hodkinson, David Zideman

Open Access Original research

Patient handover between ambulance crew and healthcare professionals in Icelandic emergency departments: a qualitative study

Sveinbjörn Dúason, Björn Gunnarsson, Margrét Hrönn Svavarsdóttir

Open Access Original research

Early posttraumatic stress symptoms and levels of distress in trauma patients treated in the resuscitation room: an exploratory study

Iris Reiner, Manfred E. Beutel, Philipp Winter, Pol M. Rommens, Sebastian Kuhn

Open Access Original research

Early hemodynamic assessment using NICOM in patients at risk of developing Sepsis immediately after emergency department triage

Steve B. Chukwulebe, David F. Gaieski, Abhishek Bhardwaj, Lakeisha Mulugeta-Gordon, Frances S. Shofer, Anthony J. Dean

Open Access Original research

Association between the body mass index and outcomes of patients resuscitated from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a prospective multicentre registry study

Heekyung Lee, Jaehoon Oh, Hyunggoo Kang, Tae Ho Lim, Byuk Sung Ko, Hyuk Joong Choi, Seung Min Park, You Hwan Jo, Jong Suk Lee, Yoo Seok Park, Young-Hoon Yoon, Su Jin Kim, Young-Gi Min, Do Kyun Kim, Sang Kuk Han, Phil Cho Choi, Sang O. Park, Jong Won, Han Sung, Sung Hyuk Choi, Min Seob Sim, Gun Tak Lee, Shin Ahn, Jong Whan Shin, Sang Hyun Park, Keun Hong Park, In Cheol Park, Tae Young Kong, Kyoung Won Lee, Chu Hyun Kim, Youngsuk Cho, Gu Hyun Kang, Yong Soo Jang, Seok Ran Yeom, Sang Kyoon Han, Jae Hoon Lee, Jeong Bae Park, Hyun Wook Ryoo, Kyung Woo Lee, Tae Chang Jang, Jae-hyug Woo, Woon Jeong Lee, Seon Hee Woo, Sung Hyun Yun, Tae Jin Cho, Sun Pyo Kim, Yong Jin Park, Jin Woong Lee, Wonjoon Jeong, Sung Soo Park, Jae Kwang Lee, Ryeok Ahn, Wook Jin Choi, Young Gi Min, Eun Jung Park, Joong Hee Kim, In Byung Kim, Ki Ok Ahn, Han Jin Cho, Seung Cheol Lee, Sang Hun Lee, Young Sik Kim, Young Rock Ha, Jin Sik Park, Myoung Woo Lee, Dai Han Wi, Sang Ook Ha, Won Seok Yang, Ok Jun Kim, Tae Nyoung Chung, Soon Joo Wang, Hang A. Park, Jun Hwi Cho, Chan Woo Park, An Mu Eob, Tae Hun Lee, Sang Chul Kim, Hoon Kim, Han Joo Choi, Chan Young Koh, Jung Won Lee, Dong Wook Lee, Tae Oh. Jung, Jae Chol Yoon, Dai Hai Choi, Jung Tae Choi, Jin Hee Jeong, Soo Hoon Lee, Ji Ho Ryu, Maeng Real Park, Won Kim, Sung Wook Song, Woo Jung Kim, Joon-myoung Kwon, Eui Hyuk Kang, Sang Chan Jin, Tae-kwon Kim, Seong Chun Kim, Sung Oh. Hwang, Sang Do Shin, Hyuk Jun Yang, Sung Phil Chung, Sung Woo Lee, Kyung Jun Song, Seung Sik Hwang, Gyu Chong Cho, Sung Woo Moon, Kyoung Chul Cha, Won Young Kim, Sang Hoon Na, Young Ho Kwack, Joo Yeong Kim, Jeong Ho Park, Sun Young Lee, Jung Eun Kim

Open Access Original research

Consensus on research priorities for Essex & Herts Air Ambulance: a Delphi study

Sarah McLachlan, Hilary Bungay

Open Access Original research

The impact of age and receipt antihypertensives to systolic blood pressure and shock index at injury scene and in the emergency department to predict massive transfusion in trauma patients

Se Jin Park, Mi Jin Lee, Changho Kim, Haewon Jung, Seong Hun Kim, Wooyoung Nho, Kang Suk Seo, Jungbae Park, Hyun Wook Ryoo, Jae Yun Ahn, Sungbae Moon, Jae Wan Cho, Shin-ah Son

Open Access Original research

Virtual reality as a teaching method for resuscitation training in undergraduate first year medical students: a randomized controlled trial

Malte Issleib, Alina Kromer, Hans O. Pinnschmidt, Christoph Süss-Havemann, Jens C. Kubitz

Open Access Original research

Analgesia in adult trauma patients in physician-staffed Austrian helicopter rescue: a 12-year registry analysis

Christopher Rugg, Simon Woyke, Wolfgang Voelckel, Peter Paal, Mathias Ströhle

Open Access Original research

Smartphone-based dispatch of community first responders to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest - statements from an international consensus conference

Camilla Metelmann, Bibiana Metelmann, Dorothea Kohnen, Peter Brinkrolf, Linn Andelius, Bernd W. Böttiger, Roman Burkart, Klaus Hahnenkamp, Mario Krammel, Tore Marks, Michael P. Müller, Stefan Prasse, Remy Stieglis, Bernd Strickmann, Karl Christian Thies

Open Access COVID-19 Original research

Effects of COVID-19 on in-hospital cardiac arrest: incidence, causes, and outcome – a retrospective cohort study

Kevin Roedl, Gerold Söffker, Dominik Fischer, Jakob Müller, Dirk Westermann, Malte Issleib, Stefan Kluge, Dominik Jarczak

Open Access Original research

Emergency physician’s dispatch by a paramedic-staffed emergency medical communication centre: sensitivity, specificity and search for a reference standard

Victor Nathan Chappuis, Hélène Deham, Philippe Cottet, Birgit Andrea Gartner, François Pierre Sarasin, Marc Niquille, Laurent Suppan, Robert Larribau

Open Access Original research

A pre-hospital risk score predicts critical illness in non-trauma patients transported by ambulance to a Dutch tertiary referral hospital

Lars I. Veldhuis, Markus W. Hollmann, Fabian O. Kooij, Milan L. Ridderikhof

Open Access Letter to the Editor

A common definition should be used in future studies of NSC

Kirsi Kemp, Reija Mertanen, Leila Niemi-Murola, Lasse Lehtonen, Maaret Castrén

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Mechanical ventilation of patients in helicopter emergency medical service transport: an international survey

Peter Hilbert-Carius, Manuel F. Struck, Veronika Hofer, Jochen Hinkelbein, Leif Rognås, Jörn Adler, Michael D. Christian, Thomas Wurmb, Michael Bernhard, Björn Hossfeld

Open Access Original research

Is venous blood a more reliable description of acid-base state following simulated hypo- and hyperventilation?

Lisha Shastri, Søren Kjærgaard, Peter S. Thyrrestrup, Stephen E. Rees, Lars P. Thomsen

Open Access Original research

Nasal nalbuphine analgesia in prehospital trauma managed by first-responder personnel on ski slopes in Switzerland: an observational cohort study

Urs Pietsch, Yoël Berger, David Schurter, Lorenz Theiler, Volker Wenzel, Lorenz Meuli, Andreas Grünenfelder, Roland Albrecht

Open Access Original research

Echocardiographic parameters during prolonged targeted temperature Management in out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest Survivors to predict neurological outcome – a post-hoc analysis of the TTH48 trial

Thomas Hvid Jensen, Peter Juhl-Olsen, Bent Roni Ranghøj Nielsen, Johan Heiberg, Christophe Henri Valdemar Duez, Anni Nørgaard Jeppesen, Christian Alcaraz Frederiksen, Hans Kirkegaard, Anders Morten Grejs

Open Access Original research

Plasmatic and cell-based enhancement by microparticles originated from platelets and endothelial cells under simulated in vitro conditions of a dilutional coagulopathy

Julia K. Böhm, Nadine Schäfer, Marc Maegele, Birgit Stümpges, Ursula Bauerfeind, Michael Caspers

Open Access Original research

Quality of focused thoracic ultrasound performed by emergency medical technicians and paramedics in a prehospital setting: a feasibility study

Pia Iben Pietersen, Søren Mikkelsen, Annmarie T. Lassen, Simon Helmerik, Gitte Jørgensen, Giti Nadim, Helle Marie Christensen, Daniel Wittrock, Christian B. Laursen

Open Access Original research

Monitoring tissue oxygenation index using near‐infrared spectroscopy during pre‐hospital resuscitation among out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest patients: a pilot study

Jumpei Tsukuda, Shigeki Fujitani, Mahbubur Rahman, Kenichiro Morisawa, Takeshi Kawaguchi, Yasuhiko Taira

Open Access Original research

Geriatric screening, fall characteristics and 3- and 12 months adverse outcomes in older patients visiting the emergency department with a fall

Laura C. Blomaard, Simon P. Mooijaart, Leonie J. van Meer, Julia Leander, Jacinta A. Lucke, Jelle de Gelder, Sander Anten, Jacobijn Gussekloo, Bas de Groot

Open Access Original research

Intraosseous versus intravenous vascular access during cardiopulmonary resuscitation for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Yu-Lin Hsieh, Meng-Che Wu, Jon Wolfshohl, James d’Etienne, Chien-Hua Huang, Tsung-Chien Lu, Edward Pei-Chuan Huang, Eric H. Chou, Chih-Hung Wang, Wen-Jone Chen

Open Access Original research

Medical dispatchers’ perception of the interaction with the caller during emergency calls - a qualitative study

Thea Palsgaard Møller, Hejdi Gamst Jensen, Søren Viereck, Freddy Lippert, Doris Østergaaard

Open Access Original research

Vacuum mattress or long spine board: which method of spinal stabilisation in trauma patients is more time consuming? A simulation study

Roessler MS, M Riffelmann, N Kunze-Szikszay, M Lier, O Schmid, H Haus, S Schneider, Heuer JF

Open Access Review

Cerebral fat embolism after traumatic bone fractures: a structured literature review and analysis of published case reports

Luigi Vetrugno, Elena Bignami, Cristian Deana, Flavio Bassi, Maria Vargas, Maria Orsaria, Daniele Bagatto, Cristina Intermite, Francesco Meroi, Francesco Saglietti, Marco Sartori, Daniele Orso, Massimo Robiony, Tiziana Bove

Open Access Case report

Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation for severe chloroquine intoxication in a child – a case report

Thomas Ferry, Vivianne Amiet, Julia Natterer, Marie-Hélène Perez, Raymond Pfister, Sébastien Colombier, David Longchamp

Open Access Original research

Analysis of tracheal intubation in out-of-hospital helicopter emergency medicine recorded by video laryngoscopy

Jürgen Knapp, Bettina Eberle, Michael Bernhard, Lorenz Theiler, Urs Pietsch, Roland Albrecht

Open Access Original research

Introducing fairness in Norwegian air ambulance base location planning

Caroline J. Jagtenberg, Maaike A. J. Vollebergh, Oddvar Uleberg, Jo Røislien

Open Access COVID-19 Original research

Impact of the SARS-COV-2 outbreak on epidemiology and management of major traumain France: a registry-based study (the COVITRAUMA study)

Jean-Denis Moyer, Arthur James, Clément Gakuba, Mathieu Boutonnet, Emeline Angles, Emmanuel Rozenberg, Jean Bardon, Thomas Clavier, Vincent Legros, Marie Werner, Quentin Mathais, Véronique Ramonda, Pierre Le Minh, Yann Berthelot, Clélia Colas, Julien Pottecher, Tobias Gauss

Open Access Review

Learning about stress from building, drilling and flying: a scoping review on team performance and stress in non-medical fields

Femke S. Dijkstra, Peter G. Renden, Martijn Meeter, Linda J. Schoonmade, Ralf Krage, Hans van Schuppen, Anne de la Croix

Open Access COVID-19 Review

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training strategies in the times of COVID-19: a systematic literature review comparing different training methodologies

Daniyal Mansoor Ali, Butool Hisam, Natasha Shaukat, Noor Baig, Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Jonathan L. Epstein, Eric Goralnick, Paul D. Kivela, Bryan McNally, Junaid Razzak

Open Access Original research

Feasibility and accuracy of ED frailty identification in older trauma patients: a prospective multi-centre study

Heather Jarman, Robert Crouch, Mark Baxter, Chao Wang, George Peck, Dhanupriya Sivapathasuntharam, Cara Jennings, Elaine Cole

Open Access COVID-19 Original research

Trends in reasons for emergency calls during the COVID-19 crisis in the department of Gironde, France using artificial neural network for natural language classification

Cédric Gil-Jardiné, Gabrielle Chenais, Catherine Pradeau, Eric Tentillier, Philippe Revel, Xavier Combes, Michel Galinski, Eric Tellier, Emmanuel Lagarde

Open Access Original research

Falls in ED patients: do elderly patients on direct oral anticoagulants bleed less than those on vitamin K antagonists?

Martin Müller, Ioannis Chanias, Michael Nagler, Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos, Thomas C. Sauter

Open Access Original research

Normalization of blood clotting characteristics using prothrombin complex concentrate, fibrinogen and FXIII in an albumin based fluid: experimental studies in thromboelastometry

Tobias Koller, Nadia Kinast, Andres Guilarte Castellanos, Sergio Perez Garcia, Pilar Paniagua Iglesias, Xavi León Vintro, Jose Mateo Arranz, Noelia Vilalta Seto, Ma. Victòria Moral García, Ana Belén Moreno-Castaño, Jose Aznar-Salatti, Gines Escolar Albaladejo, Maribel Diaz-Ricart

Open Access Case report

Out-of-hospital resuscitation of a 3 month old boy presenting with recurrent ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest: a case report

Peter Kingsley, Jonathan Merefield, Robert G. Walker, Fred W. Chapman, Mark Faulkner

Open Access Original research

Which symptoms pose the highest risk in patients calling for an ambulance? A population-based cohort study from Denmark

Stine Ibsen, Tim Alex Lindskou, Christian H. Nickel, Torben Kløjgård, Erika Frischknecht Christensen, Morten Breinholt Søvsø

Open Access Original research

Point-of-care ultrasound of the heart and lungs in patients with respiratory failure: a pragmatic randomized controlled multicenter trial

M. Riishede, A. T. Lassen, G. Baatrup, P. I. Pietersen, N. Jacobsen, K. N. Jeschke, C. B. Laursen

Open Access Original research

Severe traumatic brain injury and hypotension is a frequent and lethal combination in multiple trauma patients in mountain areas – an analysis of the prospective international Alpine Trauma Registry

Simon Rauch, Matilde Marzolo, Tomas Dal Cappello, Mathias Ströhle, Peter Mair, Urs Pietsch, Hermann Brugger, Giacomo Strapazzon, Martin Palma, Lukas Gasteiger, Marianna Zatelli, Elke Frohn, Erika Noe, Stefanie Ziegler, Andreas Frasnelli, Samuel Haupt, Marc Kaufmann, Elisabeth Gruber, Nicole Ritsch, Rita Haller, Wolfgang Lunz, Katharina Grasegger

Open Access Original research

Helicopter emergency medical service dispatch in older trauma: time to reconsider the trigger?

J. E. Griggs, J. W. Barrett, E. ter Avest, R. de Coverly, M. Nelson, J. Williams, R. M. Lyon

Open Access Original research

Defining major trauma: a Delphi study

Lee Thompson, Michael Hill, Fiona Lecky, Gary Shaw

Open Access Review

Rapid sequence induction: where did the consensus go?

Pascale Avery, Sarah Morton, James Raitt, Hans Morten Lossius, David Lockey

Open Access Review

Randomised controlled trials in pre-hospital trauma: a systematic mapping review

Matilda K. Björklund, Moira Cruickshank, Robbie A. Lendrum, Katie Gillies

Open Access Original research

Transcatheter arterial embolization for severe blunt liver injury in hemodynamically unstable patients: a 15-year retrospective study

Satoshi Tamura, Takaaki Maruhashi, Fumie Kashimi, Yutaro Kurihara, Tomonari Masuda, Tasuku Hanajima, Yuichi Kataoka, Yasushi Asari

Open Access Original research

Relationship between admission coagulopathy and prognosis in children with traumatic brain injury: a retrospective study

Cheng-yan You, Si-wei Lu, Yue-qiang Fu, Feng Xu

Open Access Letter to the Editor

Smartphone-based dispatch of Community First Responders in the United Kingdom

Adam James Rae Watson

Open Access Review

Systems for recognition and response to deteriorating emergency department patients: a scoping review

Julie Considine, Margaret Fry, Kate Curtis, Ramon Z. Shaban

Open Access Review

Impact of dispatcher-assisted cardiopulmonary resuscitation on neurologically intact survival in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a systematic review

Kristine Elisabeth Eberhard, Gitte Linderoth, Mads Christian Tofte Gregers, Freddy Lippert, Fredrik Folke

Open Access Original research

The definition of major trauma using different revisions of the abbreviated injury scale

Jan C. Van Ditshuizen, Charlie A. Sewalt, Cameron S. Palmer, Esther M. M. Van Lieshout, Michiel H. J. Verhofstad, Dennis Den Hartog, N. M. R. Soesman, T. S. C. Jakma, M. Waleboer, M. Staarink, M. M. M. Bruijninckx, A. Y. M. V. P. Cardon, P. T. den Hoed, G. R. Roukema, C. H. van der Vlies, N. W. L. Schep, L. van de Schoot

Open Access Commentary

European paramedic curriculum—a call for unity in paramedic education on a European level

Sveinbjörn Dúason, Christoffer Ericsson, Hrafnhildur Lilja Jónsdóttir, Jeanette Viggen Andersen, Thomas Lynge Andersen

Open Access Original research

Do team and task performance improve after training situation awareness? A randomized controlled study of interprofessional intensive care teams

Karin Jonsson, Christine Brulin, Maria Härgestam, Marie Lindkvist, Magnus Hultin

Open Access Original research

Diagnostic accuracy of prehospital serum S100B and GFAP in patients with mild traumatic brain injury: a prospective observational multicenter cohort study – “the PreTBI I study”

Sophie-Charlott Seidenfaden, Julie Linding Kjerulff, Niels Juul, Hans Kirkegaard, Mette Fogh Møller, Anna-Marie Bloch Münster, Morten Thingemann Bøtker

Open Access Original research

Smartphone apps to support laypersons in bystander CPR are of ambivalent benefit: a controlled trial using medical simulation

Camilla Metelmann, Bibiana Metelmann, Louisa Schuffert, Klaus Hahnenkamp, Marcus Vollmer, Peter Brinkrolf

Open Access COVID-19 Original research

Collective Critical Care Ambulance: an innovative transportation of critical care patients by bus in COVID-19 pandemic response

Thierry Lentz, Charles Groizard, Abel Colomes, Anna Ozguler, Michel Baer, Thomas Loeb

Open Access Original research

Standardized post-resuscitation damage assessment of two mechanical chest compression devices: a prospective randomized large animal trial

Robert Ruemmler, Jakob Stein, Bastian Duenges, Miriam Renz, Erik Kristoffer Hartmann

Open Access Original research

Penetrating injuries in Germany – epidemiology, management and outcome an analysis based on the TraumaRegister DGU®

D Bieler, E Kollig, L Hackenberg, JH Rathjen, R Lefering, A Franke

Open Access Original research

The ROX index as a predictor of standard oxygen therapy outcomes in thoracic trauma

Adrien Cornillon, Juliette Balbo, Julien Coffinet, Thierry Floch, Mathieu Bard, Guillaume Giordano-Orsini, Jean-Marc Malinovsky, Lukshe Kanagaratnam, Daphne Michelet, Vincent Legros

Open Access COVID-19 Study protocol

Protocol for a cohort study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the rate and incidence of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Ingvild B. M. Tjelmeland, Jan Wnent, Siobhan Masterson, Jo Kramer-Johansen, Jan-Thorsten Gräsner

Open Access Review

Education in the placement of ultrasound-guided peripheral venous catheters: a systematic review

Rasmus Jørgensen, Christian B. Laursen, Lars Konge, Pia Iben Pietersen

Open Access Original research

Comparison of different mechanical chest compression devices in the alpine rescue setting: a randomized triple crossover experiment

Egger Alexander, Tscherny Katharina, Fuhrmann Verena, Grafeneder Jürgen, Niederer Maximilian, Kienbacher Calvin, Schachner Andreas, Schreiber Wolfgang, Herkner Harald, Roth Dominik

Open Access Original research

Management of respiratory distress following prehospital implementation of noninvasive ventilation in a physician-staffed emergency medical service: a single-center retrospective study

Adeline Dunand, Nicolas Beysard, Ludovic Maudet, Pierre-Nicolas Carron, Fabrice Dami, Lise Piquilloud, David Caillet-Bois, Mathieu Pasquier

Open Access Letter to the Editor

Preoperative vena cava filter placement in recurrent cerebral fat embolism following traumatic multiple fractures

Silvia Di Bari, Marcello Bisulli, Emanuele Russo, Luca Bissoni, Costanza Martino, Luigi Branca Vergano, Domenico Pietro Santonastaso, Vito Marco Ranieri, Vanni Agnoletti

Open Access Original research

Ambulance deceleration causes increased intra cranial pressure in supine position: a prospective observational proof of principle study

Iscander M. Maissan, Boris Vlottes, Sanne Hoeks, Jan Bosch, Robert Jan Stolker, Dennis den Hartog

Open Access Original research

Description of call handling in emergency medical dispatch centres in Scandinavia: recognition of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and dispatcher-assisted CPR

Camilla Hardeland, Andreas Claesson, Marieke T. Blom, Stig Nikolaj Fasmer Blomberg, Fredrik Folke, Jacob Hollenberg, Jo Kramer-Johansen, Freddy Lippert, Anette Nord, Anne Mette Nygaard, Theresa Mariero Olasveengen, Mattias Ringh, Leif Svensson, Thea Palsgaard Møller

Open Access Original research

An updated national survey of triage and triage related work in Sweden: a cross-sectional descriptive and comparative study

Sara C. Wireklint, Carina Elmqvist, Katarina E. Göransson

Open Access Original research

Effect of arterial oxygen partial pressure inflection point on Venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for emergency cardiac support

Hao Zhou, Yi Zhu, Zhongman Zhang, Jinru Lv, Wei Li, Deliang Hu, Xufeng Chen, Yong Mei

Open Access Case report

Bradycardia in a newborn with accidental severe hypothermia: treat or don’t touch? A case report

Astrid Kuonen, Thomas Riva, Gabor Erdoes

Open Access Original research

Incidence and challenges of helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) rescue missions with helicopter hoist operations: analysis of 11,228 daytime and nighttime missions in Switzerland

Urs Pietsch, Jürgen Knapp, Michael Mann, Lorenz Meuli, Volker Lischke, Mario Tissi, Stephen Sollid, Simon Rauch, Volker Wenzel, Stefan Becker, Roland Albrecht

Open Access Commentary

Management of severe liver injuries: push, pack, pringle – and plug!

Arezo Kanani, Knut Olav Sandve, Kjetil Søreide

Open Access Original research

Selection of CT variables and prognostic models for outcome prediction in patients with traumatic brain injury

Djino Khaki, Virpi Hietanen, Alba Corell, Helena Odenstedt Hergès, Johan Ljungqvist

Open Access COVID-19 Original research

Prehospital characteristics of COVID-19 patients in Helsinki – experience of the first wave of the pandemic

Markku Kuisma, Heini Harve-Rytsälä, Jussi Pirneskoski, James Boyd, Mitja Lääperi, Ari Salo, Tuukka Puolakka

Open Access Original research

Survivors of avalanche accidents: posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms and quality of life: a multicentre study

Charlotte Léonard, Anaëlle Charriau-Perret, Guillaume Debaty, Loïc Belle, Cécile Ricard, Caroline Sanchez, Pierre-Marie Dupré, Gregory Panoff, Thierry Bougerol, Damien Viglino, Marc Blancher

Open Access Original research

Emergency medical dispatchers’ ability to identify large vessel occlusion stroke during emergency calls

Pauli E. T. Vuorinen, Jyrki P. J. Ollikainen, Pasi A. Ketola, Riikka-Liisa K. Vuorinen, Piritta A. Setälä, Sanna E. Hoppu

Open Access Original research

Large variations of oxygen delivery in self-inflating resuscitation bags used for preoxygenation - a mechanical simulation

Sven Grauman, Joakim Johansson, Thomas Drevhammar

Open Access Original research

Mobilisation of emergency services for chemical incidents in Sweden - a multi-agency focus group study

Anton Westman, Britt-Inger Saveman, Ulf Björnstig, Johan Hylander, Lina Gyllencreutz

Open Access Review

Challenges in the PREHOSPITAL emergency management of geriatric trauma patients – a scoping review

Michael Eichinger, Henry Douglas Pow Robb, Cosmo Scurr, Harriet Tucker, Stefan Heschl, George Peck

Open Access Original research

Alcohol and trauma: the influence of blood alcohol levels on the severity of injuries and outcome of trauma patients - a retrospective analysis of 6268 patients of the TraumaRegister DGU®

Thomas Brockamp, Andreas Böhmer, Rolf Lefering, Bertil Bouillon, Arasch Wafaisade, Manuel Mutschler, Paola Kappel, Matthias Fröhlich

Open Access Original research

Reliability of mechanical ventilation during continuous chest compressions: a crossover study of transport ventilators in a human cadaver model of CPR

Simon Orlob, Johannes Wittig, Christoph Hobisch, Daniel Auinger, Gabriel Honnef, Tobias Fellinger, Robin Ristl, Otmar Schindler, Philipp Metnitz, Georg Feigl, Gerhard Prause

Open Access Original research

Intensive care–treated cardiac arrest: a retrospective study on the impact of extended age on mortality, neurological outcome, received treatments and healthcare-associated costs

Ester Holmström, Ilmar Efendijev, Rahul Raj, Pirkka T. Pekkarinen, Erik Litonius, Markus B. Skrifvars

Open Access Original research

Comparing methods to secure a tracheal tube placed via a surgical cricothyroidotomy: a randomised controlled study in cadavers

Christopher J Groombridge, Amit Maini, Joseph Mathew, Yesul Kim, Mark Fitzgerald, De Villiers Smit, Gerard O’Reilly

Open Access Original research

Assessing unrealised potential for organ donation after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Andrew Fu Wah Ho, Timothy Xin Zhong Tan, Ejaz Latiff, Nur Shahidah, Yih Yng Ng, Benjamin Sieu-Hon Leong, Shir Lynn Lim, Pin Pin Pek, Han Nee Gan, Desmond Renhao Mao, Michael Yih Chong Chia, Si Oon Cheah, Lai Peng Tham, Marcus Eng Hock Ong

Open Access Original research

Evaluating a training intervention for improving alignment between emergency medical telephone operators and callers: a pilot study of communication behaviours

Jennifer Gerwing, Jon Erik Steen-Hansen, Trond Mjaaland, Bård Fossli Jensen, Olav Eielsen, Owen Matthew Truscott Thomas, Pål Gulbrandsen

Open Access Original research

The role of cervical collars and verbal instructions in minimising spinal movement during self-extrication following a motor vehicle collision - a biomechanical study using healthy volunteers

Tim Nutbeam, Rob Fenwick, Barbara May, Willem Stassen, Jason E. Smith, Lee Wallis, Mike Dayson, James Shippen

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Ambulance deceleration causes increased intra cranial pressure in supine position: a prospective observational proof of principle study

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Symptoms presented during emergency telephone calls for patients with spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage

Asger Sonne, Sarita Egholm, Laurits Elgaard, Niklas Breindahl, Alice Herrlin Jensen, Vagn Eskesen, Freddy Lippert, Frans Boch Waldorff, Nicolai Lohse, Lars Simon Rasmussen

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Amir Khorram-Manesh, Johan Nordling, Eric Carlström, Krzysztof Goniewicz, Roberto Faccincani, Frederick M. Burkle

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Karin Hugelius, Monica Rådestad, H. Al-Dhahir, L. Kurland

Open Access Original research

Discharge from the trauma centre: exposure to opioids, unmet information needs and lack of follow up—a qualitative study among physical trauma survivors

Jeanette Finstad, Olav Røise, Leiv Arne Rosseland, Thomas Clausen, Ingrid Amalia Havnes

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Patrik Hellström, Kristofer Årestedt, Johan Israelsson

Open Access Review

Incidence of delayed bleeding in patients on antiplatelet therapy after mild traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Giorgio Colombo, Mattia Bonzi, Elisa Fiorelli, Alessandro Jachetti, Viviana Bozzano, Giovanni Casazza, Monica Solbiati, Giorgio Costantino

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Pre-injury dispensing of psychoactive prescription drugs in a ten years trauma population: a retrospective registry analysis

Henrik Andreas Torp, Svetlana Skurtveit, Nils Oddvar Skaga, Ingebjørg Gustavsen, Jon Michael Gran, Leiv Arne Rosseland

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Hugo Evison, Amy Sweeny, Jamie Ranse, Mercedes Carrington, Nicole Marsh, Joshua Byrnes, Claire M. Rickard, Peter J. Carr, Gerben Keijzers

Open Access Review

Evaluation of elderly specific pre-hospital trauma triage criteria: a systematic review

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Tobias Gruebl, B. Ploeger, E. Wranze-Bielefeld, M. Mueller, W. Schmidbauer, C. Kill, S. Betz

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One out of three bystanders of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests shows signs of pathological psychological processing weeks after the incident - results from structured telephone interviews

Peter Brinkrolf, Bibiana Metelmann, Camilla Metelmann, Mina Baumgarten, Carolin Scharte, Alexander Zarbock, Klaus Hahnenkamp, Andreas Bohn

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The elderly age criterion for increased in-hospital mortality in trauma patients: a retrospective cohort study

Ji Hwan Lee, Min Joung Kim, Ju Young Hong, Jinwoo Myung, Yun Ho Roh, Sung Phil Chung

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Incidence of hyperoxia in trauma patients receiving pre-hospital emergency anaesthesia: results of a 5-year retrospective analysis

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Jean-Denis Moyer, Paer-Selim Abback, Sophie Hamada, Thibault Martinez, Marie Werner, Arthur James

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Ketamine versus propofol for rapid sequence induction in trauma patients: a retrospective study

Niklas Breindahl, Josefine Baekgaard, Rasmus Ejlersgaard Christensen, Alice Herrlin Jensen, Andreas Creutzburg, Jacob Steinmetz, Lars S. Rasmussen

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Pre-hospital management of penetrating neck injuries: a scoping review of current evidence and guidance

Christopher Simpson, Harriet Tucker, Anthony Hudson

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The TEAM instrument for measuring emergency team performance: validation of the Swedish version at two emergency departments

Klas Karlgren, Anders Dahlström, Anderz Birkestam, Annelie Drevstam Norling, Gustav Forss, Mikael Andersson Franko, Simon Cooper, Thomas Leijon, Charlotta Paulsson

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Peter Martin Hansen, Søren Bruun Jepsen, Søren Mikkelsen, Marius Rehn

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Use of troponin assay after electrical injuries: a 15-year multicentre retrospective cohort in emergency departments

Delphine Douillet, Stéphanie Kalwant, Yara Amro, Benjamin Gicquel, Idriss Arnaudet, Dominique Savary, Quentin Le Bastard, François Javaudin

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Open Access Correction

Correction to: CPR with restricted patient access using alternative rescuer positions: a randomised cross-over manikin study simulating the CPR scenario after avalanche burial

Bernd Wallner, Luca Moroder, Hannah Salchner, Peter Mair, Stefanie Wallner, Gabriel Putzer, Giacomo Strapazzon, Markus Falk, Hermann Brugger

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Bin Hu, Tian Tian, Fu-Shan Xue

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Walter Petermichl, Alois Philipp, Karl-Anton Hiller, Maik Foltan, Bernhard Floerchinger, Bernhard Graf, Dirk Lunz

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Open Access Correction

Correction to: Symptoms presented during emergency telephone calls for patients with spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage

Asger Sonne, Sarita Egholm, Laurits Elgaard, Niklas Breindahl, Alice Herrlin Jensen, Vagn Eskesen, Freddy Lippert, Frans Boch Waldorf, Nicolai Lohse, Lars Simon Rasmussen

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Anssi Heino, Lasse Raatiniemi, Timo Iirola, Merja Meriläinen, Janne Liisanantti, Miretta Tommila, Andreas Krüger, Fabrice Dami, Didier Moens, Espen Fevang, Heini Harve-Rytsälä, Helena Jäntti, Jouni Nurmi, Kristin Tønsager, Leif Rognås, Marius Rehn, Patrick Schober, Per P. Bredmose, Peter Martin Hansen, Peter Temesvari, Søren Mikkelsen, Thomas W. Lindner, Troels Martin Hansen, Anna Nikula, Anne-Mari Kantanen, Antti E. Lindgren, Heli Salmi, Karri Kirjasuo, Marjut Varpula, Matti Reinikainen, Nanneli Paalasmaa, Outi Peltoniemi, Teemu Luoto, Vesa Lund, Ville Jalkanen

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Kristin Häikiö, Jeanette V. Andersen, Morten Bakkerud, Carl R. Christiansen, Kim Rand, Trine Staff

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Use of troponin assay after electrical injuries: a 15-year multicentre retrospective cohort in emergency departments

Delphine Douillet, Stéphanie Kalwant, Yara Amro, Benjamin Gicquel, Idriss Arnaudet, Dominique Savary, Quentin Le Bastard, François Javaudin

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Martin Lier, Stefan Nessler, Christine Stadelmann, Meike Pressler, Leif Saager, Onnen Moerer, Markus Roessler, Konrad Meissner, Martin S. Winkler

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Christopher Rugg, Simon Woyke, Julia Ausserer, Wolfgang Voelckel, Peter Paal, Mathias Ströhle

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Open Access Letter to the Editor

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Nicolas Beysard, Mathieu Pasquier, Tobias Zingg, Pierre-Nicolas Carron, Vincent Darioli

Open Access Review

Complications associated with pre-hospital open thoracostomies: a rapid review

Stian Mohrsen, Niall McMahon, Alasdair Corfield, Sinéad McKee

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Lorenz Meuli, Alexander Zimmermann, Anna-Leonie Menges, Mario Tissi, Stefan Becker, Roland Albrecht, Urs Pietsch

Open Access Original research

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Martin Samdal, Kjetil Thorsen, Ola Græsli, Mårten Sandberg, Marius Rehn

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The effectiveness and safety of paediatric prehospital pain management: a systematic review

Yonas Abebe, Fredrik Hetmann, Kacper Sumera, Matt Holland, Trine Staff

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Intramuscular uptake of tranexamic acid during haemorrhagic shock in a swine model

Håkon Kvåle Bakke, Ole Martin Fuskevåg, Erik Waage Nielsen, Erik Sveberg Dietrichs

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Intraosseous fluid resuscitation causes systemic fat emboli in a porcine hemorrhagic shock model

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Hanne Irene Jensen, Sevim Ozden, Gitte Schultz Kristensen, Mihnaz Azizi, Siri Aas Smedemark, Christian Backer Mogensen

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Jean-Stephane David, Aline Lambert, Xavier-Jean Taverna, Pascal Incagnoli, Marie-Odile Geay-Baillat, Olivia Vassal, Arnaud Friggeri, Kenji Inaba