Ulvin, Ole Erik
Skjærseth, Eivinn Årdal
Haugland, Helge
Thorsen, Kjetil
Nordseth, Trond
Orre, Marie Falch
Vesterhus, Lars
Krüger, Andreas Jørstad
Funding for this research was provided by:
Stiftelsen Norsk Luftambulanse
NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Article History
Received: 16 November 2021
Accepted: 12 July 2022
First Online: 10 August 2022
Change Date: 25 September 2022
Change Type: Update
Change Details: Missing Open Access funding information has been added in the Funding Note.
Declarations
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: The study was assessed by the Regional Ethics Committee (REC) for Health and Medical Research of Central Norway (136244/2020), which found the study to be a health service quality project not governed by the Norwegian Health Research Act. REC approved waiving the informed consent from patients included in the study. A Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) was approved by the Data Protection Officer at St Olav`s University Hospital and the Data Access Committee in Møre and Romsdal Hospital Trust. The paper was written according to the SQUIRE guidelines for quality improvement research in health care [CitationRef removed]. There was no patient or public involvement in the planning or execution of this study.
: Not applicable.
: OEU, AJK and KT hold research positions in The Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation, a non-profit charity organization. NAAF is the owner of the Norwegian Air Ambulance, which is the current contractor of the helicopter emergency medical services in Norway. EÅS, HH, TN, MFO and LV declare that they have no competing interests.