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Article History

Received: 15 December 2023

Accepted: 5 June 2024

First Online: 15 August 2024

Declarations

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: The Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics approved the exemption from the duty of confidentiality (Ref: 141144), and the Norwegian Center for Research Data (Ref: 919576) approved the study before the beginning of the data collection process. The health and welfare director in the municipality approved that the municipality could participate in the research project. After approval, they facilitated contact between the researcher and the different units. The units were contacted, informed about the study, and decided whether to participate. The hospital's head of emergency medical care was contacted and informed about the study and approved participation. The study is registered at the data protection supervisor at the hospital. All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and the declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all the participants. The participants were informed of their right to withdraw from the study without stating a reason. They were assured that confidentiality would be maintained concerning the transcribed data (anonymized systematically) and in any publications resulting from the study. All the participants were asked to participate and informed about the research project by the first author, and they all agreed to audio-record the individual interviews.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.