Astrid Karina Harring

Astrid Karina Harring is an Assistant Professor and PhD candidate at Oslo Metropolitan University's Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing and Health Promotion. Her work focuses on prehospital emergency care systems, particularly frequent callers to emergency medical services, cardiac arrest response, and simulation training in paramedicine.

• Faculty: Health Sciences
• Department: Nursing and Health Promotion
• Academic Role: Assistant Professor & PhD Candidate

Research interests include:

• Emergency Medical Services (EMS) utilization patterns
• Cardiac Arrest treatment pathways
• Digital simulation and gamification in medical training
• Emergency Medical Dispatch systems
• Neurological emergency diagnostics

Publications show expertise in:

• Defining frequent EMS users
• Video technology adoption in emergency communication
• Stroke diagnostic simulation methods
• Pandemic impacts on paramedic education
• End-of-life care documentation

Current projects examine frequent caller patterns to Norwegian emergency communication centers and explore simulation-based training innovations for paramedic education.