Olav Røise

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Olav Røise er spesialist i generell kirurgi og ortopedisk kirurgi, faglig leder av Nasjonalt traumeregister, professor emeritus ved Universitetet i Oslo og tidligere leder for den første kliniske modulen ved medisinstudiet i Oslo. Han er tidligere leder i Legenes forening for forbedringsarbeid og pasientsikkerhet.

Articles by Olav Røise

Injuries after violence and accidents – the forgotten pandemic?

Oddvar Uleberg,
Thomas Kristiansen,
Trond Nordseth,
Jo Steinson Stenehjem,
Jon Michael Gran,
Thomas Clausen,
Olav Røise,
Leiv Arne Rosseland

23.05.2022: All information on injuries should be collected in a national injury registry devised for research. This will pave the way for a new strategy for injury prevention. We have insufficient knowledge about the prevalence of injuries after violence and accidents. How many injuries can be prevented, how...

Cycling is good for you, but there are risks involved

Olav Røise

03.09.2019: Knowledge about cycling and bicycle injuries must be put to use so that we can improve public health and prevent debilitating cycling accidents. Every year in Norway, accidents cause approximately 2500 fatalities. Statistically, accidents make up the most significant cause of death in the age group...

Triage in Norwegian emergency departments

Stine Engebretsen,
Olav Røise,
Lis Ribu

05.02.2013: In recent years, increasing attention has been devoted to aspects of safety related to the management of emergency patients in Norwegian EDs. At the same time, many EDs have faced a situation in which the inflow of patients has exceeded capacity, and not everybody could be seen by a doctor...