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  1. Remimazolam (RM) is a novel ultra-short acting benzodiazepine. This study evaluates the safety of using RM for procedural sedation in the emergency department (ED) comparing its administration by registered nu...

    Authors: Sofus Andreassen, Vibe Maria Laden Nielsen, Anne Lund Krarup, Annika Kamp, Dennis Møller Andersen, Steven Krogh-Larsen and Dorte Melgaard
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:93
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  2. Bedside ultrasound plays an important role in diagnostics and monitoring, especially in emergency medicine. Modern technology makes ultrasound available in a mobile and portable form, so it can be used even in...

    Authors: C. Engelen, J. Haack, D. Lämmermann, W. Hitzl, J. C. Kubitz, G. Breuer, A. Kamphausen and T. Hübner
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:92
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  3. Resilience is defined as the ability of individuals to adapt to stress and adversity. In recent years, the concept of resilience in the context of disaster, particularly that of disaster rescue workers, has re...

    Authors: Xiaorong Mao, Ying Suo, Xiaoqing Wei and Yinxia Luo
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:91
    Content type: Review Published on:

  4. Invasive blood pressure measurement is commonly used in in-hospital patients with stroke requiring general anesthesia, but is much less established in the prehospital setting. While it allows for more precise ...

    Authors: Michael Eichlseder, Nikolaus Schreiber, Alexander Pichler, Michael Eichinger, Sebastian Labenbacher, Barbara Hallmann, Simon Orlob, Paul Zajic and Simon Fandler-Höfler
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:90
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  5. Neuroprotective measures to prevent secondary brain injury are a critical aspect of pre-hospital management in patients with acute traumatic brain injury (TBI) and spontaneous intracranial haemorrhage (sICH). ...

    Authors: J. E. Griggs, S. Clarke, R. Greenhalgh, A. N. Watts, J. Barrett, S. Houghton Budd, M. Dias, K. Hunter, R. M. Lyon and E. ter Avest
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:89
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  6. Acute dyspnea is a frequent cause to call the Emergency Medical Call Center (EMCC). The main challenge for EMCC dispatchers is to quickly identify patients that will require respiratory support in order to pro...

    Authors: Frederic Balen, François Saget, Axel Benhamed, Oussama-Ibrahim Boudjemline, Lisa Girard, Elisa Lescanne, Pauline Mimouni, Paul-Georges Reuter, Sandrine Charpentier and Nicolas Marjanovic
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:88
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  7. Operative management of chest wall injuries requiring ventilatory support has been shown to decrease the time spent on ventilator. The main purpose of this study was to investigate whether operative management...

    Authors: Eva-Corina Caragounis, Monika Fagevik Olsén, Lena Sandström, Rauni Rossi Norrlund, Lovisa Strömmer and Hans Granhed
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:87
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  8. The management of critically ill patients, arriving at the emergency department (ED), requires structured care in critical care facilities, particularly in the resuscitation room. This study examines the signi...

    Authors: Asen S. Georgiev, Tim Filla, Janina Dziegielewski, Katharina Bandmann, Peter Kienbaum, Jörg Distler, Lennert Böhm, Michael Bernhard and Mark Michael
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:86
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  9. Lower limb deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is common in emergency departments (EDs) and can be fatal if left untreated due to the risk of progression to pulmonary embolism (PE). In Scandinavia, DVT diagnosis typica...

    Authors: Maroan Cherkaoui, Mohammed Al-Attabi, Sara Salimi, Bader Cherkaoui and Jakob L Forberg
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:85
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  10. This comment critiques a trial comparing intranasal dexmedetomidine (DEX) and esketamine (sKET) for pediatric procedural sedation. Despite a large effect size, the small sample (n = 29) likely caused false-negati...

    Authors: Jiajing Wang
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:84
    Content type: Matters Arising Published on:

    The original article was published in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2024 32:16

  11. Dispatch priority assessments in emergency medical communication centres (EMCC) play a crucial role in determining how quickly emergency medical services reach the scene after an injury. Consequently, accurate...

    Authors: Inger Marie Waal Nilsbakken, Torben Wisborg, Stephen Sollid and Elisabeth Jeppesen
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:83
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  12. Trauma-related injuries account for up to 4.4 million deaths annually worldwide. Failure to identify haemorrhage in trauma patients increases mortality. This study examines the association of central capillary...

    Authors: Sabrina Jegerlehner, Tim Harris, Martin Mueller and Ben Bloom
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:82
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  13. Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA ECMO) has served as a crucial intervention for critically ill patients with persistent cardiopulmonary failure. A standardized approach improves VA ECMO ou...

    Authors: Walter Petermichl, Alois Philipp, Maik Foltan, Andrea Stadlbauer, Peter-Paul Ellmauer, Christian Merten, Sebastian Blecha, Thomas Müller, Bernhard Ulm, Bernhard Graf and Dirk Lunz
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:81
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  14. Dispatch precision of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) is a key topic in prehospital research. In Norway, the combined role of the HEMS physician on-call and the Emergency Medical Communication Cen...

    Authors: Ole Erik Ulvin, Oddvar Uleberg, Andreas Asheim and Helge Haugland
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:80
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  15. Airway management is a critical component of prehospital and emergency care, often complicated by the environment in which it is performed. Confined space airway management (CSAM) refers to scenarios were rest...

    Authors: Soren S. Rudolph, Christopher W. Root, Michael Friis Tvede, Trond Fedog, Patrick Wenger, Mikael Gellerfors, Jelsche Apel and Luca Ünlü
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:79
    Content type: Review Published on:

  16. Understanding trauma epidemiology, patient demographics, injury characteristics, and outcomes is essential for optimising trauma systems. The Norwegian Trauma Registry (NTR) monitors and improves the Norwegian...

    Authors: Kjetil Gorseth Ringdal, Kjetil Tengesdal Holm and Olav Røise
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:78
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  17. Authors: Michael D. Christian, Matthew D. Lavery and Arshbir Aulakh
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:77
    Content type: Matters Arising Published on:

    The original article was published in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:54

  18. Due to the worldwide pressures on Emergency Departments (EDs), there is a focus on ED interventions to alleviate pressure. Ensuring interventions do not inadvertently impact upon other healthcare sectors is an...

    Authors: Tom Roberts, Callum Taylor, Edward Carlton, Mathew Booker, Sarah Voss, Nicola Trevett, Daniel Wattley and Jonathan Benger
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:76
    Content type: Review Published on:

  19. This study aims to compare the mortality rates of OHCA patients with and without COVID-19 infection across different follow-up periods and explores the factors may play a significant role in determining OHCA o...

    Authors: Nai-Chen Shih, Han-Wei Yeh, Shun-Fa Yang, Yu-Hsun Wang, Chung-Hsien Chaou and Chao-Bin Yeh
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:75
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  20. Burn mass casualty incidents (BMCI) are unique and catastrophic events that are uncommon but recurring and comprehensively challenge all emergency services involved. The causes range from forces of nature to a...

    Authors: Andreas Lindquist, Resha Al-Azzawi, Torsten Risør and Lasse Raatiniemi
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:74
    Content type: Review Published on:

  21. In this reply we discuss the comments raised by Bollig and Zelco on our Editorial on Emergency Last Aid (ELA). We focus on that ELA is a clinician-focused educational initiative specifically tailored for those...

    Authors: Matthew Hooper and Marius Rehn
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:73
    Content type: Matters Arising Published on:

    The original article was published in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:41

  22. Effective triage systems are crucial for prioritizing patients based on urgency and optimizing resource utilization. An ideal triage system is expected to have low resource utilization, hospitalization and mor...

    Authors: Marit E. van Wegen, Laura F. C. Fransen, Wendy A. M. H. Thijssen, Georgios Alexandridis and Bas de Groot
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:72
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  23. Rapid sequence induction (RSI) is a potentially-life saving intervention in critically ill patients. An important adverse effect of this procedure is post-induction hypotension (PIH), which is associated with ...

    Authors: Pedro Vila de Mucha and Stephen Thomas
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:71
    Content type: Review Published on:

  25. Authors: Killien Lavabre, Nicolas Marjanovic, Denis Oriot, Mathilde Chenu, Adrien Gransagne, Michel Gentilleau, Anthony Moreau, Paul Contal, Olivier Mimoz and Bertrand Drugeon
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:69
    Content type: Correction Published on:

    The original article was published in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:56

  26. Traumatic haemorrhage often requires initiation of a massive haemorrhage protocol (MHP). The primary aim of this exploratory Emergency Department (ED) study was to examine the utility of point of care Viscoela...

    Authors: Andrew Richard Coggins, Vinh Dat David Nguyen, Leonardo Pasalic, Murari Ramesh and Kush Wangoo
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:68
    Content type: Review Published on:

  27. Preoxygenation is used to prevent hypoxia during anaesthesia and intubation. In a prehospital setting, preoxygenation is usually performed using a non-rebreather mask or a bag-valve-mask. These methods are how...

    Authors: Harry Ljungqvist and Jouni Nurmi
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:67
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  28. For patients supported with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO), a positive cumulative fluid balance at day three has been associated with increased mortality. However, there is limited ...

    Authors: Humphrey GM Walker, Alexander S Richardson, Arne Diehl, Brooke Riley, Eldho Paul and Aidan Burrell
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:66
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  29. Pediatric Early Warning Scores (PEWS) are commonly used for early recognition of clinical deterioration in hospitalized children and timely intervention. In 2019, a national Dutch PEWS was developed for pediat...

    Authors: Marie Luijmes, Jikke Stevens, Nicolette Diets, Rudolf Tolsma, Janke de Groot and Joris Fuijkschot
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:65
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  30. Non-conveyed patients are a significant population within ambulance care. To gain insight in patient safety for this population, ambulance re-contacts within 72 h are monitored. However, little is known about ...

    Authors: Renate F. Speijers, Remco H. A. Ebben, Ties Eikendal, Lobke Ruijs, Franciscus G. M. H. M. Cuppen and Rien de Vos
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:64
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  31. In the United Kingdom (UK), an increasing number of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) carry blood products for the resuscitation of patients with suspected haemorrhage. Ionised hypocalcaemia can occ...

    Authors: O. Hibberd, C. Leech, N. Lang, J. Price and EBG. Barnard
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:63
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  32. Competence is a critical attribute for paramedics in emergency medical services (EMSs) because of the complex and diverse demands of the prehospital environment. This study aimed to identify and rank the key c...

    Authors: Antti Tanninen, Anne Kouvonen and Hilla Nordquist
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:62
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  33. Authors: Chien-Tai Huang and Wan-Ching Lien
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:61
    Content type: Matters Arising Published on:

    The original article was published in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:53

  34. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Emergency Departments (ED) have reported increased patient volumes in the last decades. Despite high rates of non-conveyance decisions, unnecessary conveyances by EMS still...

    Authors: Jani Paulin, Teijo I. Saari, Heikki Riihimäki, Mari Koivisto and Laura-Maria Peltonen
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:60
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  35. Shock is a condition with high mortality even with early intervention and treatment. Usual care for shock and hypotension in the Emergency Department (ED) is intravenous fluid resuscitation which can lead to f...

    Authors: Lasse Paludan Bentsen, Thomas Strøm, Jakob Lundager Forberg, Gerhard Tiwald, Peter Biesenbach, Malik Kalmriz, Jens Henning Rasmussen, Nikolaj Raaber, Sören Möller, Mette Løkke, Gitte Boier Tygesen, Hanne Nygaard, Josephine Hyldgaard Brok, Julie Westergaard Andersen, Nikolett Bajusz and Mikkel Brabrand
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:59
    Content type: Study Protocol Published on:

  36. Major incidents evolving from occupational accidents are very infrequent in Scandinavia and therefore, case reports are called for. On 26 November, 2024, a fatal occupational accident took place during the con...

    Authors: Peter Martin Hansen, Marius Rehn, Rasmus Peter Jakobsen, Jesper Byrdorf, Simon Hestbech Lundorff and Søren Mikkelsen
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:58
    Content type: Case Report Published on:

  37. Helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) are important in many health care systems. In order to best utilize this expensive healthcare service, the location of HEMS bases is key. Concurrency conflicts is a...

    Authors: Jo Røislien, Pieter L. van den Berg, J. Theresia van Essen, Oddvar Uleberg and Caroline Jagtenberg
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:57
    Content type: Research Published on:

  38. Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death among young people worldwide. While advances in vehicle safety have reduced some of the risks, the speed and quality of pre-hospital care are critical to pr...

    Authors: Killien Lavabre, Nicolas Marjanovic, Denis Oriot, Mathilde Chenu, Adrien Gransagne, Michel Gentilleau, Anthony Moreau, Paul Contal, Olivier Mimoz and Bertrand Drugeon
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:56
    Content type: Research Published on:

    The Correction to this article has been published in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:69

  39. Increased surge capacity is key in mass casualty incidents. Rural hospitals face other challenges in terms of transport capacity and available resources. The aim was to examine if a simulation system previousl...

    Authors: Kristina Stølen Ugelvik, Kristina Lennquist Montán, Øyvind Thomassen, Geir Sverre Braut, Thomas Geisner, Silje Longva Todnem, Ove Njå, Elin Seim, Torunn Oveland Apelseth, Janecke Engeberg Sjøvold, Geir Arne Sunde, Sølvi Kasin and Carl Montán
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:55
    Content type: Research Published on:

  40. Authors: Ryan Glendwyr Davis, Pieter Francsois Fouche and Belinda Flanagan
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:54
    Content type: Matters Arising Published on:

    The original article was published in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:1

    The Matters Arising to this article has been published in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:77

  41. Authors: Caglar Kuas, Volkan Ercan and Mustafa Emin Canakci
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:53
    Content type: Matters Arising Published on:

    The original article was published in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:28

    The Matters Arising to this article has been published in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:61

  42. Few countries recommend glial fibrillary protein (GFAP) and ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase-L1 (UCH-L1) as a substitute for S100 astroglial calcium-binding protein B (S100B) in early detection of traumatic intr...

    Authors: Thea Overgaard Wichmann, Ayad Babaee, Kirsten Duch, Mikkel Mylius Rasmussen, Maj Lesbo, Ole Brink, Lars C. Borris and Claus V. B. Hviid
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:52
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  43. Management of traumatic spinal cord injury is complex and depends on a multidisciplinary approach involving pre-hospital services, spinal surgery, intensive care unit treatment and specialized rehabilitation. ...

    Authors: Anders C. Feyling, Johan Undén, Niklas Marklund, Ilke Malak, Ramona Åstrand, Jussi P. Posti and Tor Brommeland
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:51
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  47. The randomized controlled trial, TRAUMOX2, compared early restrictive vs. liberal oxygen strategies for trauma patients. The objective of this substudy was to quantify the occurrence and duration of hypoxemic ...

    Authors: Oscar Rosenkrantz, Tobias Arleth, Andreas Creutzburg, Louise Breum Petersen, Josefine Baekgaard, Stine Zwisler, Søren Mikkelsen, Markus Klimek, Lars Simon Rasmussen and Jacob Steinmetz
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:47
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  48. Authors: Matthew D. Lavery, Arshbir Aulakh and Michael D. Christian
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:46
    Content type: Matters Arising Published on:

    The original article was published in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:36

    The original article was published in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:33

  49. Political efforts in the Nordic countries aim to promote gender equality. However, an assumption is that patriarchal structures remain embedded in EMS organizations, often leading to a ‘glass ceiling’ effect f...

    Authors: Christoffer Ericsson, Veronica Lindström, Jeanette Viggen Andersen, Trine Møgster Jørgensen, Jonas Alex and Anu Venesoja
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:45
    Content type: Comment Published on:

  50. Hypocalcemia represents a critical physiological disturbance in trauma-related hemorrhagic shock patients. Nonetheless, the prevalence and effects of hypocalcemia remain uncertain. This study aims to explore t...

    Authors: Wuttipong Srichuachom, Sarunsorn Krintratun, Boriboon Chenthanakij and Wachira Wongtanasarasin
    Citation: Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine 2025 33:43
    Content type: Research Published on:

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