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    • Abstracts from The Cold Weather Operations Conference 2021 

      Norheim, Arne Johan; Rannestad, Bård Stian; Howes, Richard; Rein, Erling Bekkestad; Jørum, Ellen; Friedl, Karl; Havenith, George; Teien, Hilde Kristin; Mercer, James; Melau, Jørgen; de Weerd, Louis; Smith, Michael; Taylor, Natalie; Voie, Øyvind Albert; Bergan-Skar, Pål; Andrews, Steve; Næsheim, Torvind; Steinberg, Tuva (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-11)
      A common effort for both military and civil healthcare is to achieve knowledge-based health care in cold weather injuries and fatal accidents in harsh arctic environment. The Cold Weather Operations Conference in November 2021, having more than 300 participants from 20 countries, was addressing the prevention and treatment of injuries and trauma care in cold weather conditions and the challenges for ...

    • Assessing Firefighters' Tourniquet Skill Attainment and Retention: A Controlled Simulation-Based Experiment 

      Dragset, Erik; Blix, Sigurd Wisborg; Melau, Jørgen; Wilson, Thomas; Lund-Kordahl, Inger (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-06-15)
      Background: The aim of this study was to train and assess firefighters’ skill attainment in the use of tourniquets, and to assess their skill retention after 3 mo. The purpose is to show if firefighters can successfully apply a tourniquet after a short course based on the Norwegian national recommendation for civil prehospital tourniquet use.<p> <p>Methods: This is a prospective experimental ...

    • Norwegian Emergency Medicine Systems’ Training and Equipment for Penetrating Injuries: A National Survey-Based Study 

      Blix, Sigurd; Melau, Jørgen; Thorvaldsen, Nina Øye; Lund-Kordahl, Inger (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-09)
      <i>Objective</i>: Recent terror attacks led the Norwegian government to develop a procedure for emergency and law enforcement services cooperation during Active Violent Incidents (AVI, abbreviated PLIVO in Norwegian). To address further national initiatives to improve preparedness for mass casualty events and penetrating injuries among emergency medical services (EMS) in Norway, training and equipment ...

    • Performance of Norwegian civilian EMTs and army medics in penetrating trauma: a controlled simulation-based assessment 

      Blix, Sigurd Wisborg; Melau, Jørgen; Lund-Kordahl, Inger (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-05-25)
      <p><i>Background</i>: Penetrating trauma kills rapidly. Thorough and efficient examination and aggressive hemorrhage control is important to save lives. The aim of this study was to assess the skills of civilian Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) in bleeding examination and control compared to Army Medics. Our hypothesis was that civilian pre‐hospital systems perform at a lower level compared to ...

    • Relationship between level of CPR training, self-reported skills, and actual manikin test performance—an observational study 

      Lund-Kordahl, Inger; Mathiassen, Maria; Melau, Jørgen; Olasveengen, Theresa M.; Sunde, Kjetil; Fredriksen, Knut (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-10)
      <p><i>Background - </i>Quality of bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills may influence out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) outcomes. We analyzed how the level of CPR training related to indicators of good CPR quality and also the relationship between self-reported skills and actual CPR performance. <p><i>Methods - </i>Two hundred thirty-seven persons trained in standardized BLS ...