<i>Background</i> - GPs use their judgement on whether to participate in emergencies; however, little is known about how GPs make their decisions on emergency participation.<p> <p><i>Aim</i> - To test whether GPs' participation in emergencies is associated with cause of symptoms, distance to the patient, other patients waiting, and out-of-hours (OOH) clinic characteristics.<p> <p><i>Design & ...

Call centers can be found in various industries. However as a Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) the term “Call centers” does not reflect the critical purpose of handling emergency calls. We recommend “emergency medical communication center(s)”, as this provides clarity and precision regarding the primary function and purpose of the center.

The treatment of trauma victims is a complex multi-professional task in a stressful environment. We previously found that trauma team members perceive leadership as the most important human factor. The aim of the present study was to assess the experience and education of Norwegian trauma team leaders, and allow them to describe their perceived educational needs. We conducted an anonymous descriptive ...

<p><i>Objective: </i>Health authorities want to increase general practitioner (GP) participation in emergency medicine, but the role of the GP in this context controversial. We explored GPs’ attitudes toward emergency medicine and call outs.<br><p> <p><i>Design:</i> Thematic analysis of focus group interviews.<br><p> <p><i>Setting:</i> Four rural casualty clinics in Norway.<br><p> <p><i>Parti ...