Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Zakariassen, Erik"
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Acute chest pain - A prospective population based study of contacts to Norwegian emergency medical communication centres
Burman, Robert Anders; Zakariassen, Erik; Hunskår, Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-07-21)Background: Acute chest pain is a frequently occurring symptom in patients with medical emergencies and imposes potentially life threatening situations outside hospitals. Little is known about the epidemiology of patients ... -
Causes and management of sleepiness among pilots in a Norwegian and an Austrian air ambulance service—a comparative study
Zakariassen, Erik; Waage, Siri; Harris, Anette; Gatterbauer-Trischler, Pia; Lang, Bernd; Voelckel, Wolfgang Georg Cornelius; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01)Objective We compared subjectively reported sleepiness and fatigue as well as causes and management strategies for combating sleepiness among pilots working in 2 different helicopter emergency medical services operating ... -
Chest pain out-of-hours – an interview study of primary care physicians’ diagnostic approach, tolerance of risk and attitudes to hospital admission
Burman, Robert Anders; Zakariassen, Erik; Hunskår, Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12-21)Background: Acute chest pain constitutes a considerable diagnostic challenge outside hospitals. This will often lead to uncertainty in choosing the right management, and the physicians’ approach may be influenced by their ... -
Comparison of three different prehospital wrapping methods for preventing hypothermia - a crossover study in humans
Thomassen, Øyvind; Færevik, Hilde; Østerås, Øyvind; Sunde, Geir Arne; Zakariassen, Erik; Sandsund, Mariann; Heltne, Jon-Kenneth; Brattebø, Guttorm (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-06-23)Background: Accidental hypothermia increases mortality and morbidity in trauma patients. Various methods for insulating and wrapping hypothermic patients are used worldwide. The aim of this study was to compare the thermal ... -
Dispatch guideline adherence and response interval—a study of emergency medical calls in Norway
Ellensen, Eirin Nybø; Wisborg, Torben; Hunskaar, Steinar; Zakariassen, Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-10-13)Background: The Emergency Medical Communication Centre (EMCC) operators in Norway report using the Norwegian Index for Medical Emergency Assistance (Index), a criteria-based dispatch guideline, in about 75 % of medical ... -
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Zakariassen, Erik (UPED-skrift, Working paper, 2016) -
The epidemiology of medical emergency contacts outside hospitals in Norway - a prospective population based study
Zakariassen, Erik; Burman, Robert Anders; Hunskår, Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-02-18)Introduction: There is a lack of epidemiological knowledge on medical emergencies outside hospitals in Norway. The aim of the present study was to obtain representative data on the epidemiology of medical emergencies ... -
Helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) activity after increased distance to out-of-hours services: an observational study from Norway
Nystøyl, Dag Ståle; Røislien, Jo; Østerås, Øyvind; Hunskår, Steinar; Breidablik, Hans Johan; Zakariassen, Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-20)Background Organizational changes in out-of-hour (OOH) services may have unintended consequences for other prehospital services. Reports indicate an increased use of helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) after ... -
Helicopter emergency medical services response times in Norway: Do they matter?
Zakariassen, Erik; Uleberg, Oddvar; Røislien, Jo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-02-27)Objective. The main objective of the Norwegian air ambulance service is to provide advanced emergency medicine to critically ill or severely injured patients. The government has defined a time frame of 45 minutes as the ... -
Incidence of emergency contacts (red responses) to Norwegian emergency primary healthcare services in 2007 – a prospective observational study
Zakariassen, Erik; Hansen, Elisabeth Holm; Hunskår, Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-07-08)Background: The municipalities are responsible for the emergency primary health care services in Norway. These services include casualty clinics, primary doctors on-call and local emergency medical communication centres ... -
Incidence of unexpected out-of-hospital death in Norway
Zakariassen, Erik; Hunskår, Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-08-28) -
Involvement in emergency situations by primary care doctors on-call in Norway - a prospective population-based observational study
Zakariassen, Erik; Hunskår, Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-03-06)Background: Primary care doctors on-call in the emergency primary health care services in Norway are, together with the ambulances, the primary resources for handling emergencies outside hospitals. There is a lack of ... -
Loss of life years due to unavailable helicopter emergency medical service: a single base study from a rural area of Norway
Zakariassen, Erik; Østerås, Øyvind; Nystøyl, Dag Ståle; Breidablik, Hans Johan; Solheim, Eivind; Brattebø, Guttorm; Ellensen, Vegard Skalstad; Hoff, Jana Midelfart; Hordnes, Knut; Aksnes, Arne; Heltne, Jon-Kenneth; Hunskaar, Steinar; Hotvedt, Ragnar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Despite the potential benefits of physician-staffed Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS), many dispatches to primary HEMS missions in Norway are cancelled before patient encounter. Information is sparse ... -
Management of chest pain: A prospective study from Norwegian out-of-hours primary care
Burman, Robert Anders; Zakariassen, Erik; Hunskaar, Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-24)Background: Chest pain is a common diagnostic challenge in primary care and diagnostic measures are often aimed at confirming or ruling out acute ischaemic heart disease. The aim of this study was to investigate management ... -
Management of chest pain: a prospective study from Norwegian out-of-hours primary care
Burman, Robert Anders; Zakariassen, Erik; Hunskår, Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-03-24)Background: Chest pain is a common diagnostic challenge in primary care and diagnostic measures are often aimed at confirming or ruling out acute ischaemic heart disease. The aim of this study was to investigate management ... -
Red response. Studies on the role of primary care doctors in out-of-hospital emergency medicine
Zakariassen, Erik (Doctoral thesis, 2010-05-26)The aim of this thesis was to explore the role of the doctor in the emergency primary health care service in red response situations in Norway, including the doctors’ experiences with a variety of emergency situations. The ... -
The role of general practitioners in the pre hospital setting, as experienced by emergency medicine technicians: a qualitative study
Hjortdahl, Magnus; Zakariassen, Erik; Wisborg, Torben (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08-22)Background: Together with the ambulances staffed with emergency medical technicians (EMTs), general practitioners (GPs) on call are the primary resources for handling emergencies outside hospitals in Norway. The benefit ... -
Self reported involvement in emergency medicine among GPs in Norway
Hjortdahl, Magnus; Zakariassen, Erik; Halvorsen, Peder Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Objective: To examine general practitioners’ (GPs’) perception of their role in emergency medicine and participation in emergency services including ambulance call outs, and the characteristics of the GPs and casualty ... -
Sentinel monitoring of activity of out-of-hours services in Norway in 2007: an observational study
Hansen, Elisabeth Holm; Zakariassen, Erik; Hunskår, Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-07-22)Background: In Norway, no valid activity statistics from the primary health care out-of-hours services or the pre-hospital emergency health care system have previously been available. Methods: The National Centre for ... -
Sleepiness among personnel in the Norwegian Air Ambulance Service
Eide, Tine Almenning; Harris, Anette; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Gundersen, Hilde; Zakariassen, Erik; Pallesen, Ståle; Waage, Siri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Purpose. To examine the effects of shift work and extended working hours on sleepiness among pilots and Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) crew members in the Norwegian Air Ambulance. Methods. This field study ...