Kristin Häikiö

Kristin Häikiö is an Associate Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing and Health Promotion, specializing in Emergency Medical Services. She is based at Pilestredet 32, 0166 Oslo, Office number: N060.009, with contact numbers Mobile: +47 474 00 706 and Office: +47 672 38 910.

Her research expertise spans safety and risk of violence for ambulance personnel, encounters between ambulance personnel and individuals with mental illness, and the use of digital technology in prehospital services. She leads the research group "Acute/Critically Ill and Injured Patients" and has extensive experience in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods within health services research.

Häikiö's publication record demonstrates a strong focus on emergency medicine, with particular emphasis on mental health encounters in prehospital settings, coercion practices, digital innovations like video streaming in emergency calls, and analysis of frequent callers to emergency medical communication centers. Her recent work examines critical issues of self-determination assessment, violence prevention, and technological implementation challenges in emergency care.

She serves as a deputy member of the Faculty Board with plans to transition to full membership in autumn 2025. Häikiö actively supervises students at all academic levels and coordinates the PMED3900 Bachelor's Thesis course. Her teaching covers vital topics including first aid in suicide risk situations (VIVAT), violence against the elderly, occupational safety for ambulance personnel, dementia care, and research methodology.

Her research portfolio includes multiple ongoing projects addressing ambulance workers' assessment of self-determination, digital health technology implementation, frequent callers to emergency centers, and violence against ambulance staff, reflecting her commitment to improving both patient care and provider safety in emergency medical services.