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Articles by Erik Zakariassen
Out-of-hours doctors’ decisions on call-outs in emergency situations
- Helle-Marie Brennvall,
- Helene Hauken,
- Steinar Hunskår,
- Torben Wisborg,
- Erik Zakariassen
21.04.2015:
Along with the Emergency Medical Communication Centres (EMCCs) and the ambulance service, the out-of-hours primary health care system comprises the emergency medical services outside hospitals (1, 2). According to the Norwegian Index for Medical Emergencies – a decision support tool used by the...
Cooperation between ambulance personnel and doctors in out-of-hours services
- Oddvar Førland,
- Erik Zakariassen,
- Steinar Hunskår
28.05.2009:
The ambulance services, the emergency health communication system and the municipal out-of-hours services comprise the «pillars» of the Norwegian medical emergency services outside of hospitals (2, 3). A good cooperation between these «pillars» are therefore of utmost importance to ensure that the...
Norwegian regular general practitioners’ participation in out-of-hours work
- Hogne Sandvik,
- Erik Zakariassen,
- Steinar Hunskår
04.10.2007:
Out-of-hours (OOH) emergency service is meant to be an obligatory part of the regular general practitioner’s (RGP) work. It comes in addition to ordinary work and is often seen as a burden (1). Working conditions can be difficult with an inherent risk of making mistakes (2) - (5). Every 10th...
Locations, facilities and routines in Norwegian out-of-hours services
- Erik Zakariassen,
- Jesper Blinkenberg,
- Elisabeth Holm Hansen,
- Tobias Nieber,
- Janecke Thesen,
- Gunnar Tschudi Bondevik,
- Steinar Hunskår
17.05.2007:
Municipalities have been responsible for organizing out-of-hours services since the Municipal Health Services Act of 1982 was implemented 1.4.1984 (1). The municipalities are responsible for organizing the out-of-hours services, providing doctors, premises, equipment and staff. The Municipal Health...
Organization of Norwegian out-of-hours primary health care services
- Tobias Nieber,
- Elisabeth Holm Hansen,
- Gunnar Tschudi Bondevik,
- Steinar Hunskår,
- Jesper Blinkenberg,
- Janecke Thesen,
- Erik Zakariassen
17.05.2007:
Since Norway implemented the Municipal Health Services Act in 1984, municipalities have been responsible for organizing out-of-hours primary health care services (1). The municipalities are responsible for providing adequate health care services to all who live or stay in the municipality. Doctors...