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Steinar Hunskår er spesialist i allmennmedisin, professor emeritus i allmennmedisin ved Universitetet i Bergen og tidligere fastlege. Han er prosjektleder i FRONESIS-prosjektet.
Articles by Steinar Hunskår
Which GPs are staffing the emergency medical services?
- Hogne Sandvik,
- Steinar Hunskår,
- Esperanza Diaz
30.10.2012:
RGPs are obligated to accept accident and emergency (A&E) duty (1). The agreements allow for exemption under certain preconditions, while studies show that far more doctors than those who are formally exempted have resigned from A&E duty (2, 3). The Ministry of Health and Care Services has therefore...
Prescriptions for ADHD medication, 2004 – 08
- Paul Kjetel Soldal Lillemoen,
- Svein Reidar Kjosavik,
- Steinar Hunskår,
- Sabine Ruths
04.09.2012:
Hyperkinetic disorder, or ADHD, is a neuro-psychiatric condition presenting with inattentiveness and concentration problems, impulsiveness and hyperactivity from a young age, causing difficulties for the patient in connection with, for example, education, work and leisure (2). The worldwide...
Hygiene campaign autumn 2009 – fewer cases of infection at the emergency centre?
- Hogne Sandvik,
- Steinar Hunskår
08.04.2011:
In late March/early April of 2009, a new strain of influenza A (H1N1) was discovered in North America. The infection spread rapidly over most of the world, and on 11 June 2009, the World Health Organization declared the first influenza pandemic since 1968 (1). In Norway, several preparatory measures...
Working style among regular general practitioners and other doctors in out-of-hours emergency services in Norway
- Hogne Sandvik,
- Steinar Hunskår
28.01.2010:
Duty-work in OOH (out-of-hours) medical emergency services is compulsory for rGPs (regular general practitioners) in Norway (1). Exemption from this obligation is granted in certain circumstances, but investigations show that many more than those who are formally exempt do not participate in the OOH...
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...
Equipment, laboratory analyses and drugs in out-of-hours services in Norwegian municipalities
- Ingrid Keilegavlen Rebnord,
- Geir Thue,
- Steinar Hunskår
14.05.2009:
In Norway, availability of medical services at all hours is a municipal responsibility, and each municipality is obliged to organize the service and provide premises, equipment and assisting personnel for the doctor on call. Prerequisites for good medical quality – in terms of availability and...
Management of emergency medical events in a rural community
- Sverre Rørtveit,
- Steinar Hunskår
16.04.2009:
Sequences of emergency medical events in Norwegian rural communities have not previously been studied. Identification of such events may provide a better impression of the real spectrum of injuries and diseases, the degree of illness, the need for medical skills and required responses. Emergency...
Medical emergencies in a rural district
- Sverre Rørtveit,
- Steinar Hunskår
16.04.2009:
There is a paucity of data on volume, type and seriousness of medical emergencies outside of hospitals in Norway (1, 2) and there are no national registries or continuous data collection in this field. In the official Norwegian report on professional requirements for emergency medical preparedness...