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 ... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - December 21, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Markus Petersen, Fredderick Georg Kjeldtoft, Erika Frischknecht Christensen, Henrik B øggild and Tim Alex Lindskou Tags: Original research Source Type: research

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... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - December 21, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Alexander Fuchs, Deliah Bockemuehl, Sabrina Jegerlehner, Christian P. Both, Evelien Cools, Thomas Riva, Roland Albrecht, Robert Greif, Martin Mueller and Urs Pietsch Tags: Original research Source Type: research

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... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - December 20, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Liam Sagi, James Price, Kate Lachowycz, Zachary Starr, Rob Major, Chris Keeliher, Benjamin Finbow, Sarah McLachlan, Lyle Moncur, Alistair Steel, Peter B. Sherren and Ed B G Barnard Tags: Original research Source Type: research

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... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - December 20, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: C. Pommerenke, S. Poloczek, F. Breuer, J. Wolff and J. Dahmen Tags: Original research Source Type: research

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... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - December 19, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Louise Houlberg Walther, Annmarie Touborg Lassen, Christian Backer Mogensen, Erika Frischknecht Christensen and S øren Mikkelsen Tags: Original research Source Type: research

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... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - December 19, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Ryan D McHenry and Christopher A Smith Tags: Original research Source Type: research

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... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - December 16, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Oscar Lapidus, Rebecka Rubenson Wahlin and Denise B äckström Tags: Original research Source Type: research

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... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - December 13, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: S. A. C. Richardson, D. Anderson, A. J. C. Burrell, T. Byrne, J. Coull, A. Diehl, D. Gantner, K. Hoffman, A. Hooper, S. Hopkins, J. Ihle, P. Joyce, M. Le Guen, E. Mahony, S. McGloughlin, Z. Nehme & hellip; Tags: Original research Source Type: research

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 ... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - December 12, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Max Marsden, Jon Barratt, Helen Donald-Simpson, Tracey Wilkinson, Jim Manning and Paul Rees Tags: Original research Source Type: research

Invited commentary: “Identifying traumatic significant haemorrhage is challenging for patient with low and intermediate risk, not when bleeding is obvious”
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Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - December 12, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Joanne E Griggs, Richard M Lyon, Martyn Sherriff, Jack W Barrett, Gary Wareham and Ewoud Ter Avest Tags: Commentary Source Type: research

Response to ‘Chest compressions at altitude are of decreased quality, require more effort and cannot reliably be self-evaluated’
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Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - December 12, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Maximilian Niederer, Dominik Roth and Alexander Egger Tags: Commentary Source Type: research

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... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - December 11, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Ivo B. Regli, Rosmarie Oberhammer, Ken Zafren, Hermann Brugger and Giacomo Strapazzon Tags: Review Source Type: research

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 ... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - December 9, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Simon Rauch, Raimund Lechner, Giacomo Strapazzon, Roger B. Mortimer, John Ellerton, Sven Christjar Skaiaa, Tobias Huber, Hermann Brugger, Mathieu Pasquier and Peter Paal Tags: Review Source Type: research

“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... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - December 7, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Trine Berglie Spjeldn æs, Kristine A. Vik Nilsen, Lars Myrmel, Jan-Oddvar Sørnes and Guttorm Brattebø Tags: Original research Source Type: research

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... (Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine)
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine - December 6, 2023 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Florian Dax, Heiko Trentzsch, Marc Lazarovici, Kathrin Hegenberg, Katharina Knei ßl, Florian Hoffmann and Stephan Prückner Tags: Original research Source Type: research