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- Andersson, S.-O., et al.
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The criteria nurses use in assessing acute trauma in military emergency care
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In: Accident and Emergency Nursing. - : Elsevier BV. - 0965-2302 .- 1532-9267. ; 15:3, s. 148-156
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Emergency medical care for seriously injured patients in war or warlike situations is highly important when it comes to soldiers' survival and morale. The Swedish Armed Forces sends nurses, who have limited experience of caring for injured personnel in the field, on a variety of international missions. The aim of this investigation was to identify the kind of criteria nurses rely on when assessing acute trauma and what factors are affecting the emergency care of injured soldiers. A phenomenographic research approach based on interviews was used. The database for the study consists of twelve nurses who served in Bosnia in 1994-1996. The criteria nurses rely on, when assessing acute trauma in emergency care, could be described in terms of domain-specific criteria such as a physiological, an anatomical, a causal and a holistic approach as well as contextual criteria such as being able to communicate, having a sense of belonging, the military environment, the conscript medical orderly and familiarity with health-caring activity. The present study shows that the specific contextual factors affecting emergency care in the field must also be practised before the nurse faces military emergency care situations. This calls for realistic exercises and training programs, where experience from civilian emergency care is interwoven with the knowledge specific to military medical care. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Karlsson, Kåre, et al.
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Health problems among Swedish ambulance personnel : long-term risks compared to other professions in Sweden - a longitudinal register study
- 2022
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In: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics. - : Taylor & Francis. - 1080-3548 .- 2376-9130. ; 28:2, s. 1130-1135
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Objectives. This study aimed to investigate whether Swedish ambulance personnel differ in the extent of suffering fromhealth problems compared to other occupational groups.Methods. Two cohorts of ambulance personnel from 2001 and2008, with 1778 and 2753 individuals, respectively, were followed regarding assignment of diagnostic coding (InternationalClassification of Diseases codes) until 2016. These two cohorts represent all who were employed as ambulance personnel bypublic employers during these years. Two comparison groups were added: other healthcare workers and other professions.All data were retrieved from national registers. The χ2 test was were used for statistical calculation.Results. Swedishambulance personnel are at a significantly higher risk of being affected by ‘Paroxysmal tachycardia, atrial fibrillation andflutter, other cardiac arrhythmias’, by ‘Other intervertebral disc disorders’ and by ‘Arthropathies’, when compared to bothcomparison groups in both cohorts. Almost similar results were seen for ‘Gonarthrosis’ and for ‘Dorsopathies’.Conclusions. Swedish ambulance personnel run the risk of being affected by certain diseases and injuries to a greater extent compared toother professions.
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- Molde, Å, et al.
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BATLS/BARTS training in Lithuania
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In: Royal Army Medical Corps. Journal. - : Royal Army Medical Corps. - 0035-8665. ; 152:2, s. 217-220
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- OBJECTIVE: In order to train medical personnel properly for future international missions the Lithuanian Armed Forces decided to adopt BATLS/BARTS as a basic course for military pre-hospital trauma care. This decision was based upon the increasing Lithuanian participation in international missions as a part of multinational units. Another important reason was the personal experience of the course concept acquired in Sweden in 2001 by five Lithuanian medical officers. METHODS: Similar to the way BATLS/BARTS was introduced in Sweden, a regular Swedish course (as given in Sweden for own units prior to international missions) was given in Lithuania. The faculty consisted of three experienced instructors from Sweden, and the two Lithuanian medical officers who had previously taken the BATLS course and the BATLS instructor course in Sweden. RESULTS: Two BATLS/BARTS courses have been given in Kaunas, Lithuania. A total number of eight medical officers, nine military nurses, five medics, three civilian doctors and four medical students have taken the course. Some of these (four medical officers, two military nurses and two medics) have later been deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq and Kosovo, where the Lithuanian units have been collaborating with British, Danish, Polish and Czech-Slovakian units. CONCLUSION: As international missions become multinational, it is essential there is full confidence in the level of training and preparedness among all units working together. One way to achieve this is through bi- or multinational training as described in this paper.
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