It was a difficult day in court for the colleagues of ambulance nurse Helena Löfgren, who was murdered during an emergency call in Harmånger in September. It is an incredible sadness and grief. I love my job and am proud of it, but it is not with the same joy that I go to work, says colleague Anders Lindkvist.
SwedenThe man had just before attacked an ambulance paramedic with a baseball bat – and repeatedly expressed that he wanted to kill. Despite this, the ambulance personnel who were sent to the 26-year-old's home knew nothing about the danger that awaited. It ended with 47-year-old Helena Löfgren being stabbed to death. During the trial in Hudiksvall, the man claims that he did not want to kill.
SwedenThe regions already have tools to protect ambulance personnel from threats and violence – but they are not used by all. This is stated by Minister for Health Care Elisabet Lann (KD) after a meeting with the affected professional groups. I was very clear that the regions need to learn from each other and adopt good examples.
Swedish politicsOnly two days before the incident in Nordanstig, the suspected perpetrator threatened other ambulance staff with a baseball bat and was taken into psychiatry. That information never reached those who responded to the alarm on Saturday, when a healthcare professional was killed. We must review our routines simply, says operations manager Liselott Sjöqvist.
SwedenThe murder of an ambulance nurse in Harmånger in Nordanstig municipality is also being noticed abroad. The Danish trade union for ambulance personnel is "appalled", the union writes in a press release.
SwedenThe union directs sharp criticism towards the employer after the assault on an ambulance nurse in Harmånger. Region Gävleborg will now investigate if it is possible to "flag" addresses where there is a risk of threats and violence. The suspected murderer is alleged to have been violent towards the deceased woman's colleagues just days before
SwedenAn ambulance employee has died at the hospital after being injured in an assault in Nordanstig municipality. According to Henrik Johansson, union secretary at the Ambulance Association, the ambulance should never have been sent there.
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