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Denise Bäckström

Affiliated Researcher

My research concerns trauma and emergency care, with a particular focus on prehospital care, critically ill patients, military medicine, and healthcare in armed conflict settings.

The field of trauma, prehospital emergency care, and military medicine aims to develop knowledge on how acutely ill and injured patients can be managed most effectively before hospital arrival and under extraordinary conditions. The field encompasses medical, organizational, and system-level factors that influence patient outcomes, resource utilization, and the healthcare system鈥檚 capacity to manage major incidents. At its core, this research area seeks to understand how patients, healthcare providers, organizations, and healthcare systems interact in time-critical situations. By studying injury patterns, decision-making processes, care pathways, and preparedness, this research contributes to the development of safer, more efficient, and more equitable emergency care in both civilian and military contexts.

My research interests ranges from epidemiological studies of trauma and prehospital care to investigations of critically ill patients, military medicine, and healthcare in disaster and conflict settings. A particular focus lies on the capacity of healthcare systems to identify, prioritize, and treat severely injured patients, as well as on how organization, decision-making, and medical interventions influence patient outcomes.

Through national and international collaborations, I study both everyday emergency conditions and healthcare system performance under extraordinary circumstances, with the aim of strengthening medical preparedness and improving survival and recovery following injury and acute illness.

Publications

2026

Louise Deshayes, Magnus Andersson Hagiwara, Andreas Wladis, Denise B盲ckstr枚m (2026) Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, Vol. 34, Article 106 (Article in journal)
Lova Widman, Magnus Andersson Hagiwara, Felix Lindell, Claes Wildar, Denise B盲ckstr枚m (2026) Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, Vol. 34, Article 86 (Article in journal)
Axel Limb盲ck, Oscar Lapidus, Denise B盲ckstr枚m (2026) Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, Vol. 34, Article 67 (Article in journal)
Agneta Wikman, Christian Medby, Denise B盲ckstr枚m, Jarkko Ihalainen, Markus Lyyra, Patrik Nimberger-Hansson, Geir Strandenes, Jouni Lauronen, Torunn Apelseth (2026) Vox Sanguinis (Article, review/survey)
Emelie Dillenbeck, Thomas Berthelsen, Ervigio Corral Torres, Esteban Lopez-de-Sa, Sandra O. Rosillo Rodriguez, Miguel Sanchez-Garcia, Juan Carlos Martin Benitez, Hans-Jorg Busch, Peter Radsel, Giuseppe Ristagno, Graham Nichol, Michael Holzer, Anthony Moreau, Sune Forsberg, Denise B盲ckstr枚m, Akil Awad, Fabio Silvio Taccone, Anna Falk, Jacob Hollenberg, Martin Jonsson, Andreas Liliequist, Juliane Jurga, Mantas Okas, Leif Svensson, Per Nordberg (2026) Critical Care, Vol. 30, Article 93 (Article in journal)

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