Tidsskrift for den Norske lægeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny række
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Nov 2013
Practice Guideline[Scandinavian guidelines for the acute management of adult patients with minimal, mild, or moderate head injuries].
BACKGROUND In 2000, the Scandinavian Neurotrauma Committee (SNC) published evidence-based guidelines for the management of minimal, mild or moderate head injuries. Since then, considerable new evidence has emerged on the clinical use of these guidelines and on the radiation risks associated with computer tomographic (CT) examinations. The SNC has recently published updated Scandinavian guidelines. ⋯ CT examination is still the recommended routine for moderate head injury patients and for mild head injury patients with medium to high risk. An updated information sheet on head injuries has also been compiled for patients and their relatives. CONCLUSION The SNC recommends the implementation of these guidelines in Norway.
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Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen. · Nov 2013
[Medical students' attitudes towards legalisation of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide].
We wished to investigate prevailing attitudes among future doctors regarding legalisation of euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. This issue is important, since any legalisation of these practices would confer a completely new role on doctors. ⋯ In most of the situations described, the majority of the students in this survey rejected legalisation. Opinions are more divided in the case of terminal illness, since a larger proportion is in favour of legalisation and more respondents are undecided.