Paperless migrants and Norwegian general practitioners.

Background: In Norway, the rights of paperless migrants are restricted. We wished to investigate the extent to which Norwegian general practitioners give treatment to this group and their grounds for doing so, as well as to identify the health problems that were presented.

Material And Method: In 2010, an online questionnaire was distributed to 3 994 general practitioners who were members of the Norwegian Medical Association.

Encouraging adolescents to contact their GP: a community-based trial.

Background: Adolescents, especially males, often fail to see their GP.

Aim: To determine whether an informative letter could enhance the accessibility and utilisation of healthcare facilities and services.

Design And Setting: A community-based trial in one town in Oslo, using a retrospective control group.

[Delayed handling of epicrises--a persisting problem].

Reports from the local hospital to the patient's own general practitioner were registered in 1993. The average time from when the patient left hospital to when the report was received was 19 days for in-patients and 12 days for out-patients. The author discusses the reasons for the delay.

[Occupational environment and health among hospital physicians].

66% of the hospital doctors at the Central Hospital, Akershus and Ullevål Hospital responded to a questionnaire concerning different aspects of a doctor's work situation and health. The investigation revealed a large work load and lack of consulting rooms and equipment. Violence, threats, abusive language, risk of infection, high temperatures, cytostatic drugs, narcosic gases, irradiation are all risk factors during daily work for a large percentage of the doctors.

[Exposure to blood among hospital physicians].

We used a questionnaire to study the working situation of physicians in two large Norwegian hospitals. During the last six months 40% of the doctors reported one or more episodes of exposure to blood when transfer of infectious agents such as hepatitis B-virus or HIV would have been possible. The fact that so many doctors had been exposed to blood conflicts with the low number reported to the hospital department of the occupational health service.

[Smoke-free health institutions. Experiences from a central hospital].

Sentralsykehuset i Akershus is a county hospital serving a population of approximately 400,000 citizens. In 1984 a survey on smoking among the employees disclosed that 72% wanted a smoke-free working environment. According to an accepted three-year strategy the goal was a totally smoke-free hospital in 1990.

[Injuries in Rauma municipality in 1983. Therapeutic level and costs].

In 1983 doctors engaged in primary health care recorded all accidents leading to contact with a doctor. It was found that 9.1% of the total population consulted a doctor because of an accident.

[The risk of exposure to hepatitis B and human immunodeficiency virus among employees at Norwegian hospitals].

During the period from 1986 to 1989 a study was carried out to determine the risk of occupational exposure to hepatitis B virus and human immunodeficiency virus among approximately 5,500 employees at Aker hospital, Ullevål hospital and "Sentralsykehuset" in Akershus. Four hundred and fourteen injuries were reported during the study period of approximately 16,800 man-years, corresponding to an injury rate of 2.4/100 man-years.

Urolithiasis in railroad shopmen in relation to oxalic acid exposure at work.

It is well known that the urinary excretion of oxalic acid is one of the main determinants for urinary stone formation. From 1950 to 1978 a saturated oxalic acid solution was used in a repainting and cleaning process for railroad cars in Norwegian railroad workshops. With the use of a questionnaire, the cumulative prevalence of urolithiasis-induced colic episodes was registered in the Sundland railroad depot.

Circulatory homeostasis in rats after bile duct ligation.

The bile duct was ligated in rats, and their tolerance against a small blood loss was evaluated 7 days later. A 10% blood loss precipitated a large and sometimes fatal reduction in arterial blood pressure, while no reduction was seen in shamoperated rats. The plasma and erythrocytes were labelled by isotopes and the animals were rapidly frozen in liquid nitrogen.