Background Common data models (CDMs) are essential tools for data harmonization, which
can lead to significant improvements in the health domain. CDMs unite data from disparate …

Background The number of requests to pre-hospital emergency medical services (PEMS)
has increased in Europe over the last 20 years, but epidemiology of PEMS interventions has …

Background There is increasing interest for quality measurement in health care services; pre-
hospital emergency medical services (EMS) included. However, attempts of measuring the …

Background Pre-hospital advanced airway management with oxygenation and ventilation
may be vital for managing critically ill or injured patients. To improve pre-hospital critical care …

Purpose Quality measurement of physician-staffed emergency medical services (P-EMS) is
necessary to improve service quality. Knowledge and consensus on this topic are scarce …

Background Lower intubation first-pass success (FPS) rate is associated with physiological
deterioration, and FPS is widely used as a quality indicator of the airway management of a …

Background The Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) in Norway is operated day
and night, despite challenging geography and weather. In Western Norway, three …

Abstract Background Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) play an important role
in prehospital care of the critically ill. Differences in funding, crew composition, dispatch …

Objectives This study aimed to describe the short-term and long-term mortality of patients
treated by prehospital critical care teams in Finland. Design and setting We performed a …

Background Structured reporting of major incidents has been advocated to improve the care
provided at future incidents. A systematic review identified ten existing templates for …