[Nurses and social care workers in emergency teams in Norway].

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    • Transliterated Title:
      Pleie- og omsorgspersonell i akuttmedisinske team.
    • Source:
      Publisher: Norske Laegeforening Country of Publication: Norway NLM ID: 0413423 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 0807-7096 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00292001 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Oslo : Norske Laegeforening
      Original Publication: Chistiania : Alb. Cammermeyer, 1880-
    • Subject Terms:
      Emergency Medical Services*/organization & administration ; Patient Care Team*/organization & administration; Ambulances ; Arctic Regions ; Community Health Services/organization & administration ; Emergency Medicine/education ; Health Services Accessibility/organization & administration ; Humans ; Medically Underserved Area ; Norway ; Nurses ; Social Work ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Workforce
    • Abstract:
      Background: The Norwegian counties Troms and Finnmark are dominated by large areas with widespread habitation and rather long response times for ambulances and doctors. We wished to investigate the extent to which the municipal preparedness in these counties use employees from the municipal nursing and social care services and if these are part of local emergency teams.
      Material and Methods: In the autumn of 2008, we sent a questionnaire to the district medical officers and the leaders for municipal nursing and social care services in all 44 municipalities in Troms and Finnmark. The answers were analyzed manually.
      Results: 41 municipalities responded. In 34 of these the municipal nurses and social care workers practice emergency medicine procedures. The content in these training sessions is much more comprehensive than that in a typical first aid course. In three of four municipalities ambulance personnel do not participate in this training. In 31 municipalities the inhabitants contact nurses and social care workers directly if they are acutely ill. In only 10 of the municipalities the nurses and social care workers are organized in local teams including a doctor and an ambulance.
      Interpretation: In the districts, nursing and social care services are a resource in an emergency medicine context. The potential within these professions can be exploited better and be an important supplement in emergencies. In emergencies, cooperation across disciplines requires a clear organizational and economical structure, local basis and leadership.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20110115 Date Completed: 20110204 Latest Revision: 20181201
    • Publication Date:
      20240829
    • Accession Number:
      10.4045/tidsskr.10.0319
    • Accession Number:
      21233884