Magnus Hjortdahl

Research groups

Acute/critically ill and injured

Research projects

Ongoing research projects

Ambulance workers’ assessment of self-determination and capacity to consent
The aim of this PhD project is to investigate ambulance workers' knowledge and experiences to assess the right to self-determination and capacity to consent in prehospital meetings with patients with mental health illnesses and/or drug-related issues.
Frequent callers to the Norwegian emergency medical communication centres
The purpose of this PhD project is to increase knowledge about so-called "frequent callers" to the emergency medical communication center (EMCC).

Completed research projects

Video streaming between caller and dispatcher in medical emergency calls
This project investigates effects that the use of video between the caller and the dispatcher in medical emergency calls may have on the patient and how video is perceived by the user groups.

Scientific publications

Harring, Astrid Karina V. ; Hjortdahl, Magnus ; Häikiö, Kristin ; Jørgensen, Trine Møgster (2025). Disparities between two possible thresholds for frequent contacts to a Norwegian emergency medical communication centre: ≥5 contacts in one month vs. ≥12 contacts in three months | BMC Emergency Medicine | Full Text. BMC Emergency Medicine.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-025-01333-6

Idland, Siri ; Häikiö, Kristin ; Kramer-Johansen, Jo; Hjortdahl, Magnus (2025). “They were sort of in the room with me”: a qualitative study about callers’ experience of video streaming during medical emergency calls. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-024-01317-8

Rønning, Anders; Leonardsen, Ann-Chatrin Linqvist; Vallersnes, Odd Martin; Hjortdahl, Magnus (2025). Utilisation of a GP-staffed emergency response unit: an observational study from Norway. British Journal of General Practice Open.

Harring, Astrid Karina ; Græsli, Ola ; Häikiö, Kristin ; Hjortdahl, Magnus ; Jørgensen, Trine Møgster (2024). Frequent contacts to Emergency Medical Services (EMS): more than frequent callers. BMC Emergency Medicine. Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-024-01104-9

Idland, Siri ; Kramer-Johansen, Jo; Bakke, Håkon Kvåle; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova ; Tønsager, Kristin; Platou, Hans-Christian Stoud; Hjortdahl, Magnus (2024). Can video streaming improve first aid for injured patients? A prospective observational study from Norway. BMC Emergency Medicine. Vol. 24.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-024-01010-0

Westnes, Erik; Hjortdahl, Magnus (2024). Firefighters and police search dog handlers’ experiences working closely with paramedics in urban search and rescue incidents: a qualitative focus group study from Oslo. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine. Vol. 32.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-024-01194-1

Idland, Siri ; Kramer-Johansen, Jo; Bakke, Håkon Kvåle; Hjortdahl, Magnus (2023). Assessing bystander first aid: development and validation of a First Aid Quality Assessment (FAQA) tool. BMC Emergency Medicine.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-023-00811-z

Idland, Siri ; Iversen, Emil; Brattebø, Guttorm; Kramer-Johansen, Jo; Hjortdahl, Magnus (2022). From hearing to seeing: medical dispatchers' experience with use of video streaming in medical emergency calls - a qualitative study. BMJ Open. Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-063395

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These publications are obtained from Norwegian Research Information Repository. The list may be incomplete.