PhD Candidates

Ingrid Anette Hustad

Seizure patients outside hospitals

It’s crucial to treat seizures promptly to prevent brain damage. Ingrid Anette Hustad will study the management of seizures outside of hospitals.

Lars Eide Næss

From data to knowledge

How to get better treatment for seriously injured and sick patients using data?

Helge Fagerheim Bugge

Stroke

Can an app help us identify a stroke already in the ambulance?

Randi Simensen

Pain management in ambulances

Providing swift and effective pain relief for patients is crucial for ambulance personnel. However, administering treatments like injections can be challenging in the field. Can alternative methods be used?

Tone Solvik-Olsen

Newborn transports

How can the air ambulance take the best possible care of newborns, premature babies, and children with congenital disorders?

Ole Erik Ulvin

The best use of the air ambulance

How do we ensure that the air ambulance is used in the best possible way for those who need it most?

Åke Erling Andresen

Prehospital airway treatment

Mapping out airway treatment throughout the rescue chain.

Kristen Rasmussen

Staffing of the air ambulance

The best crew composition for the best possible patient safety.

Vegard Nordviste

Early use of two defibrillators

Time is crucial in cardiac arrest. Can emergency responders restart the heart faster with two defibrillators instead of one?

Nathalie Sandal

Video use in emergency call centers

With video, emergency call center staff have a new tool to assess patients, symptoms, and injuries remotely. Nathalie Sandal will investigate its applications in her doctoral research.

Linn Therese Hagen

Measuring quality and patient safety outside hospitals

How can we measure the quality of healthcare and patient safety outside hospital settings? This is the focus of a new research project led by Linn Therese Hagen, a nurse and ambulance worker.

June Holter

Child safety in rural areas

Norway is generally safe for children, but accidents happen. Are there more in rural areas? Dr. June Holter will research causes and prevention.

Ane Marthe Helland

Managing hypothermic patients

How can we best care for sick and injured patients in cold environments? That’s what Ane Marthe Helland will explore in her doctoral research.

Sigurd Mydske

Warming hypothermic patients outside hospitals

How can we effectively warm hypothermic patients outside of hospitals? That’s what Dr. and PhD candidate Sigurd Mydske aims to investigate.

Inger Marie Nilsbakken

Treating severe injuries outside
hospitals

Around 8,000 Norwegians are severely injured each year, needing hospitalization and trauma care. Dr. Inger Marie Waal Nilsbakken is researching the care they receive before reaching the hospital and any urban-rural differences.

Bjørn Hoftun Farbu

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Could inflating a small balloon in the main artery enhance the efficacy of CPR and increase survival rates for cardiac arrest victims? This is the subject of investigation for Dr. and PhD candidate Bjørn Hoftun Farbu.

Karianne Larsen

Stroke

Acute treatment of stroke outside hospital.

Jostein Rødseth Brede

Cardiac arrest outside hospital

Can a balloon provide better quality of cardiac compressions?

Mathias Cuevas-Østrem

Elderly trauma patients

What injuries do elderly trauma patients have, and what kind of treatment do they receive?

Tine Almenning Flaa

Sleep and sleepiness

How do sleep and sleepiness affect rescuers and pilots in the air ambulance?

Sole Lindvåg Lie

Blood loss effects on the body

Doctor and PhD candidate Sole Lindvåg Lie is studying how severe blood loss affects the body’s circulation to expedite detection and provide appropriate treatment.

Henriette Solberg Jæger

Stroke

Can a blood test tell if the patient has ischemia or hemorrhage in the brain?

Anne Siri Johnsen

Major accidents

How can the rescue work in the event of major accidents be organised in the best possible way?

Per Bredmose

Training with crew

How can the air ambulance crew train together on duty to get better at solving their missions?

Ingrid Nygren Rognes

The immune system after major injuries

After severe damage, the immune system’s response may worsen a patient’s condition. Why, and can we prevent it?

Dag Ståle Nystøyl

Interaction between prehospital parties

Who gets dispatched and what is done when the air ambulance is unable to fly?

Adrina Kalasho Kuzmiszyn

Hypothermia

What medications can help the heart when rewarming cold patients?

Jan Harald Nilsen

Hypothermia

The best possible resuscitation and rewarming of cold patients.

Martin Samdal

Dispatch criteria

How to ensure that the air ambulance is used in appropriate cases and when it is needed most?

Lars Olav Fjose

Pain treatment

Pain treatment of children and adults outside hospitals.

Van Tran Ngoc Phuc

Cardiac arrest

Better use of resources by giving the right treatment to the right patient in case of cardiac arrest outside hospital.