Based on the information we have about this case, from what we can see in our investigations and union reports that come to our attention, an ambulance should not have been sent to the scene, says Henrik Johansson.
He emphasizes, however, that the police authority has not confirmed the union's picture of the course of events and how the alarm came in.
Generally, Johansson means that it is a widespread problem that ambulance personnel are sent to places where threats and violence can occur – and demands "flagging" of addresses.
We have been driving the issue of flagging for over 20 years, it's a way to prevent such events.
Demands exchange of information
What Johansson is demanding is a broader exchange of information, which means that ambulance nurses get to take part in the crime and suspicion register.
We get hardly any information at all about who is calling an ambulance. Sometimes we go to cases that the police should actually go to, he says.
According to the Ambulance Association, the concern about threats and violence is widespread among members – and the association means that it is precisely the exchange of information that can prevent this, as well as removing solo work within the ambulance.
The tragic case today means that a colleague will never come home again. And it could have been avoided, says Johansson.
”Threats and violence increased”
Even the Nursing Association sees that the risk and threat picture for ambulance personnel has increased, according to a member survey from 2022.
We have received signals from members that threats and violence have increased. That's why we have also made a lot of demands to the employer, but also to the government. It's a lot about the employer needing to work much more preventively, says Sineva Ribeiro, chairman of the Nursing Association.
