Volume 19, issue 1, December 2011
74 articles in this issue
-
-
Association between a single-pass whole-body computed tomography policy and survival after blunt major trauma: a retrospective cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Martin Hutter
- Alexander Woltmann
- Dirk Stengel
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 09 December 2011
- Article: 73
-
Swedish emergency department triage and interventions for improved patient flows: a national update
Authors
- Nasim Farrokhnia
- Katarina E Göransson
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 08 December 2011
- Article: 72
-
A consensus-based template for documenting and reporting in physician-staffed pre-hospital services
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Andreas J Krüger
- David Lockey
- Hans Morten Lossius
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 23 November 2011
- Article: 71
-
Team behaviors in emergency care: a qualitative study using behavior analysis of what makes team work
Authors
- Pamela Mazzocato
- Helena Hvitfeldt Forsberg
- Ulrica von Thiele Schwarz
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 15 November 2011
- Article: 70
-
Burn Resuscitation
Authors
- Frederick W Endorf
- David J Dries
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 11 November 2011
- Article: 69
-
The validity of the canadian triage and acuity scale in predicting resource utilization and the need for immediate life-saving interventions in elderly emergency department patients
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Ju Young Lee
- Sang Hoon Oh
- Chun Song Youn
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 03 November 2011
- Article: 68
-
Effects of a radiation dose reduction strategy for computed tomography in severely injured trauma patients in the emergency department: an observational study
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Soo Hyun Kim
- Seung Eun Jung
- Chun Song Youn
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 03 November 2011
- Article: 67
-
Esophageal perforation: diagnostic work-up and clinical decision-making in the first 24 hours
Authors
- Jon Arne Søreide
- Asgaut Viste
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 30 October 2011
- Article: 66
-
Efficacy of the EZ-IO® needle driver for out-of-hospital intraosseous access - a preliminary, observational, multicenter study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Richard Schalk
- Uwe Schweigkofler
- Christian Byhahn
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 26 October 2011
- Article: 65
-
Thrombelastography and biomarker profiles in acute coagulopathy of trauma: a prospective study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Sisse R Ostrowski
- Anne Marie Sørensen
- Pär I Johansson
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 26 October 2011
- Article: 64
-
Survival following a vertical free fall from 300 feet: The crucial role of body position to impact surface
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Sebastian Weckbach
- Michael A Flierl
- Philip F Stahel
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 25 October 2011
- Article: 63
-
Trauma research in low- and middle-income countries is urgently needed to strengthen the chain of survival
Authors
- Torben Wisborg
- Thapelo R Montshiwa
- Charles Mock
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 24 October 2011
- Article: 62
-
Trauma admissions to the Intensive care unit at a reference hospital in Northwestern Tanzania
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Phillipo L Chalya
- Japhet M Gilyoma
- William Mahalu
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 October 2011
- Article: 61
-
Laypersons can successfully place supraglottic airways with 3 minutes of training. A comparison of four different devices in the manikin
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Gereon Schälte
- Christian Stoppe
- Norbert Zoremba
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 24 October 2011
- Article: 60
-
The effect of active warming in prehospital trauma care during road and air ambulance transportation - a clinical randomized trial
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Peter Lundgren
- Otto Henriksson
- Ulf Björnstig
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 21 October 2011
- Article: 59
-
The effect of real-time CPR feedback and post event debriefing on patient and processes focused outcomes: A cohort study: trial protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Gavin D Perkins
- Robin P Davies
- Quality of CPR Project Collaborators
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 18 October 2011
- Article: 58
-
The top five research priorities in physician-provided pre-hospital critical care: a consensus report from a European research collaboration
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Espen Fevang
- David Lockey
- The Torpo Research Collaboration
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 13 October 2011
- Article: 57
-
Feasibility of written instructions in airway management training of laryngeal tube
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Jouni Kurola
- Heikki Paakkonen
- Tom Silfvast
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 10 October 2011
- Article: 56
-
In-hospital resuscitation evaluated by in situ simulation: a prospective simulation study
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Frederik Mondrup
- Mikkel Brabrand
- Torben Knudsen
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 06 October 2011
- Article: 55
-
Norwegian trauma team leaders - training and experience: A national point prevalence study
Authors
- Amund Hovengen Ringen
- Magnus Hjortdahl
- Torben Wisborg
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 05 October 2011
- Article: 54
-
Implementation of checklists in health care; learning from high-reliability organisations
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Øyvind Thomassen
- Ansgar Espeland
- Guttorm Brattebø
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 03 October 2011
- Article: 53
-
Reduced clot strength upon admission, evaluated by thrombelastography (TEG), in trauma patients is independently associated with increased 30-day mortality
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Kristin B Nystrup
- Nis A Windeløv
- Pär I Johansson
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 September 2011
- Article: 52
-
A national survey on temporary and delayed abdominal closure in Norwegian hospitals
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Sigrid Groven
- Pål A Næss
- Christine Gaarder
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 14 September 2011
- Article: 51
-
The appropriateness of single page of activation of the cardiac catheterization laboratory by emergency physician for patients with suspected ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Soo Hyun Kim
- Sang Hoon Oh
- Chun Song Youn
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 12 September 2011
- Article: 50
-
Point of care technology or standard laboratory service in an emergency department: is there a difference in time to action? A randomised trial
Authors
- Christian B Mogensen
- Anders Borch
- Ivan Brandslund
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 10 September 2011
- Article: 49
-
Understanding of and adherence to advice after telephone counselling by nurse: a survey among callers to a primary emergency out-of-hours service in Norway
Authors
- Elisabeth Holm Hansen
- Steinar Hunskaar
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 05 September 2011
- Article: 48
-
Acute referral of patients from general practitioners: should the hospital doctor or a nurse receive the call?
Authors
- Christian B Mogensen
- Anne Mette M Mortensen
- Peter B Staehr
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 11 August 2011
- Article: 47
-
Decay in chest compression quality due to fatigue is rare during prolonged advanced life support in a manikin model
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Conrad A Bjørshol
- Kjetil Sunde
- Eldar Søreide
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 09 August 2011
- Article: 46
-
The lateral trauma position: What do we know about it and how do we use it? A cross-sectional survey of all Norwegian emergency medical services
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Sabina Fattah
- Guri R Ekås
- Torben Wisborg
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 04 August 2011
- Article: 45
-
Clinical aspects of a nationwide epidemic of severe haemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in children
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Lars Krogvold
- Thore Henrichsen
- Hans Jacob Bangstad
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 28 July 2011
- Article: 44
-
A systematic review of triage-related interventions to improve patient flow in emergency departments
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Sven Oredsson
- HÃ¥kan Jonsson
- Nasim Farrohknia
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 19 July 2011
- Article: 43
-
Emergency Department Triage Scales and Their Components: A Systematic Review of the Scientific Evidence
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Nasim Farrohknia
- Maaret Castrén
- Katarina E Göransson
- Content type: Review
- Open Access
- Published: 30 June 2011
- Article: 42
-
Comparison of three different prehospital wrapping methods for preventing hypothermia - a crossover study in humans
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Øyvind Thomassen
- Hilde Færevik
- Guttorm Brattebø
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 23 June 2011
- Article: 41
-
The evaluation of Pat-Pat related injuries in the western black sea region of Turkey
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Sami Karapolat
- Ayhan Saritas
- Talha Dumlu
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 23 June 2011
- Article: 40
-
Road traffic accidents and posttraumatic stress disorder in an orthopedic setting in south-eastern Nigeria: a controlled study
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Obiora Iteke
- Muideen O Bakare
- Jojo U Onwukwe
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 22 June 2011
- Article: 39
-
Reliability of the Cerebral Performance Category to classify neurological status among survivors of ventricular fibrillation arrest: a cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Kamal Ajam
- Laura S Gold
- Thomas D Rea
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 15 June 2011
- Article: 38
-
Patient throughput times and inflow patterns in Swedish emergency departments. A basis for ANSWER, A National SWedish Emergency Registry
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Ulf Ekelund
- Lisa Kurland
- Maaret Castrén
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 13 June 2011
- Article: 37
-
Airway management in simulated restricted access to a patient - can manikin-based studies provide relevant data?
Authors
- Anders R Nakstad
- MÃ¥rten Sandberg
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 13 June 2011
- Article: 36
-
Novel rapid infusion device for patients in emergency situations
Authors
- Dheeraj Kapoor
- Manpreet Singh
- Content type: Letter to the Editor
- Open Access
- Published: 10 June 2011
- Article: 35
-
A case of bowel entrapment after penetrating injury of the pelvis: don't forget the omentumplasty
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Ewan D Ritchie
- Eelco J Veen
- Koop Bosscha
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 10 June 2011
- Article: 34
-
The 'off-hour' effect in trauma care: a possible quality indicator with appealing characteristics
Authors
- Stefano Di Bartolomeo
- Content type: Commentary
- Open Access
- Published: 09 June 2011
- Article: 33
-
Feasibility of inter-hospital transportation using extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support of patients affected by severe swine-flu(H1N1)-related ARDS
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Marco Ciapetti
- Giovanni Cianchi
- Adriano Peris
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 27 May 2011
- Article: 32
-
Computed tomography to estimate cardiac preload and extravascular lung water. A retrospective analysis in critically ill patients
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Bernd Saugel
- Konstantin Holzapfel
- Wolfgang Huber
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 23 May 2011
- Article: 31
-
Facilitators and obstacles in pre-hospital medical response to earthquakes: a qualitative study
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Ahmadreza Djalali
- Hamidreza Khankeh
- Lisa Kurland
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 16 May 2011
- Article: 30
-
Development and validation of a complementary map to enhance the existing 1998 to 2008 Abbreviated Injury Scale map
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Cameron S Palmer
- Melanie Franklyn
- Louise E Niggemeyer
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 08 May 2011
- Article: 29
-
The role of high-mobility group box-1 (HMGB-1) in the management of suspected acute appendicitis: useful diagnostic biomarker or just another blind alley?
Authors
- Kjetil Søreide
- Content type: Editorial
- Open Access
- Published: 20 April 2011
- Article: 28
-
High mobility group box protein-1 (HMGB-1) as a new diagnostic marker in patients with acute appendicitis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Yavuz Albayrak
- Ayse Albayrak
- Bunyami Ozogul
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 20 April 2011
- Article: 27
-
The counterintuitive effect of multiple injuries in severity scoring: a simple variable improves the predictive ability of NISS
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Stefano Di Bartolomeo
- Chiara Ventura
- Rossana De Palma
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 19 April 2011
- Article: 26
-
Alcohol consumption, blood alcohol concentration level and guideline compliance in hospital referred patients with minimal, mild and moderate head injuries
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Marianne Efskind Harr
- Ben Heskestad
- Eirik Helseth
- Content type: Original research
- Open Access
- Published: 17 April 2011
- Article: 25