Tag: Ambulance

  • Chaos erupts at African cultural event in Stockholm

    Chaos erupts at African cultural event in Stockholm

    Around 100 rioters were detained following a massive round of clashes in Sweden More than 50 people have been injured in a bout of violence at an Eritrean festival in Stockholm, after a large crowd of anti-government protesters stormed the event and triggered a riot, officials told AFP. Police said they responded to the Eritrea-Scandinavia…

  • Roller coaster derails in Sweden, 1 killed, 7 injured

    Roller coaster derails in Sweden, 1 killed, 7 injured

    STOCKHOLM – One person was killed and several were injured when a roller coaster derailed in Stockholm on Sunday, Sveriges TV reported. Park officials told SVT that one of the carriages on the Jetline roller coaster derailed and people fell to the ground at the Grona Lund amusement park. – It is incredibly tragic and…

  • Two cars roll over almost in the same place and time

    Two cars roll over almost in the same place and time

    Around ten in the morning, there were two rollovers in Öræfi. Before 10 a.m., a car overturned near Kvísker was reported, but rescuers spotted another overturned car en route to the accident site. The motorhome drove off the road in Fjallsárlón. A motorhome passenger was injured and an air ambulance was called to Höfn due…

  • Finnish mental health ambulance research was recognized by the Red Cross

    Finnish mental health ambulance research was recognized by the Red Cross

    During their six-month trial, the mental health ambulances offered specialized medical care to approximately 1,300 people in Pirkanmaa.

  • Four arrested after assault in downtown Reykjavík

    Four arrested after assault in downtown Reykjavík

    A serious fight broke out in Reykjavík’s Bankastræti Street last night, and a special police unit and an ambulance were called to the scene. Fortunately, no one was injured in the attack. According to the fire chief, an ambulance was at the scene, but no one was taken to the emergency room. The police received…

  • Ski group covered in avalanche.  Two people injured

    Ski group covered in avalanche. Two people injured

    A ski group of seven was buried by an avalanche in Brimnesdal in Ólafsfjörður. Two people were taken to hospital in Akureyri, the rest escaped uninjured. The ambulance crew arrived on the scene two hours after receiving the call. After arriving at the scene, it turned out that one of the victims had a broken…

  • Shooting at The Dubliner bar in Reykjavík

    Shooting at The Dubliner bar in Reykjavík

    On Sunday evening, the metropolitan district police were informed of a man who entered a bar in downtown Reykjavik and unexpectedly fired a gunshot. The bullet bounced off the wall of the bar, and the man immediately fled the scene. The police started the action very quickly and special units and ambulances were sent to…

  • Five cars collided on Miklabraut

    Five cars collided on Miklabraut

    This afternoon on Miklabraut near Skeifan there was a road accident involving five vehicles. The collision caused significant traffic disruption. Four ambulances and one fire engine were called to the scene. Three people were taken to the emergency room. According to Ásgeir Halldórsson, assistant fire chief, the situation is now under control. Based on an…

  • The first electric ambulance drives on the road in Denmark

    More respect for the environmentThe ambulance is a Mercedes-Benz e-Vito Tourer L3. A little bit smaller than the original Falck cars, it has a range of approximately 233 kilometers on a single charge and can go up to 160 km/h. The car can increase its battery level from 10 to 80 percent in just 35…

  • Explosion at Oils gas station

    Explosion at Oils gas station

    The capital’s fire brigade was called after reports of an explosion at the Olis petrol station at the intersection of Álfheima and Suðurlandsbraut around 2.30pm today. According to information from the fire department, three ambulances and two firefighting vehicles have arrived at the scene and the situation is being assessed. “This is under evaluation, but…

  • Explosion at Olis petrol station

    Explosion at Olis petrol station

    The fire brigade was called after reports of an explosion at the Olís petrol station at the intersection of Álfheima and Suðurlandsbraut at around 2.30pm today. According to information from the fire department, three ambulances and two firefighting vehicles have arrived at the scene and the situation is being assessed. “This is under evaluation, but…

  • The man died when he was taken into police custody

    The man died when he was taken into police custody

    A man died in Helsinki on Sunday after losing consciousness while in custody, the police say. Ambulances alerted the police on Sunday morning to help clear up an aggressive patient in the Kiviko area of ​​the capital. The man suddenly lost consciousness while being arrested and later died despite resuscitation efforts, according to a police…

  • Other than emergency calls burden the emergency services

    Other than emergency calls burden the emergency services

    Emergency calls have increased significantly in various parts of Finland, and ambulances are often sent to situations where there is no real emergency, the rescue service says. Such situations can overwhelm emergency services and delay their arrival in truly urgent situations. According to the emergency center’s figures, the number of first aid services dispatched during…

  • * New * The train disaster in Dalarna in 1980

    * New * The train disaster in Dalarna in 1980

    11-year-old Johanna and her classmates are standing on the platform in Borlänge. They have saved money throughout the semester and are now going on a school trip to Furuvik in Gävle. When the train enters the station, they run before 19-year-old George, who is on his way to the restaurant school in Sandviken. The children…

  • Dane killed in Iraq

    Dane killed in Iraq

    According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a Danish citizen has died in northern Iraq. While the ministry is unable to release further details due to confidentiality obligations, Kurdish media have reported that the tragedy involves a young man on a bike ride with his friend. Kurdistan 24 and Rudaw reported that the two men…

  • Right now: Man shot in Norrköping

    Right now: Man shot in Norrköping

    A man has been shot in the leg, according to TT’s photographer on site in Navestad in Norrköping. “As a result of the shooting, a man may have been hit by a ricochet in the leg. The person, a man, was taken to hospital for treatment. The injury situation is not known, but he was…

  • 2 teachers killed at Swedish high school, student arrested

    2 teachers killed at Swedish high school, student arrested

    STOCKHOLM (AP) – Two teachers were killed by a student at a high school in southern Sweden, the police stated on Tuesday. The 18-year-old student was arrested at the scene on Monday in Malmö, Sweden’s third largest city. The victims were two women in their 50s, police say. The suspect was not previously known to…

  • Alarm about serious crime at school in Malmö

    Alarm about serious crime at school in Malmö

    The police in Malmö suspect a serious crime at a high school in Malmö. The alarm came in to the police at 17:12 and several units are in place. “Several people are injured and the police are working on a suspected serious crime. Several ambulances have been alerted to the scene via SOS Alarm “,…

  • Finnish Red Cross: Ambulances almost in Ukraine

    Finnish Red Cross: Ambulances almost in Ukraine

    Eleven trucks loaded with medical supplies, vehicles and blankets are near the Ukrainian border and are expected to arrive in war-torn country by Tuesday. Ari MäntyvaaraLogistics Manager of the Tampere Logistics Department of the Finnish Red Cross. The trucks were still on the Romanian side of the border on Monday morning, he told Yle by…

  • Sweden almost ready with its national air ambulance network – TheMayor.EU

    Sweden almost ready with its national air ambulance network – TheMayor.EU

    Sweden almost ready with its national air ambulance network The latest addition was the base launch at Gothenburg Landvetter Airport February began with the opening of a new base for the Swedish Association of Swedish Ambulance Aircraft (KSA), Sweden’s ambulance flight, at Gothenburg Landvetter Airport. The base will be equipped with an aircraft and specially…

  • The first child in the new year was born in an ambulance in Kálfsskinn

    The first child in the new year was born in an ambulance in Kálfsskinn

    Elfa Sif Kristjánsdóttir and Ásgeir Frímannsson are the parents of the first child born in 2022. The date of delivery was set for January 14th. When childbirth began, the family was in Siglufjörður for the 70th birthday of the Elfa’s father. “Yesterday, around ten o’clock in the evening, my wife’s water broke, and a few…

  • Mourinho gives a promise after the man, 23, suffered a mysterious heart attack

    Mourinho gives a promise after the man, 23, suffered a mysterious heart attack

    There were shockingly reported scenes at a top-class Italian football match when a 23-year-old man had to be resuscitated after suffering a cardiac arrest? leads home coach Jose Mourinho to give him a promise. The famous Stadio Olimpico in Rome is said to have fallen silent when news of the fans’ problems spread, with fans…

  • From the police chronicle

    From the police chronicle

    An 11-year-old child, who was walking on the pavement in Kópavogur, was hit by a car yesterday around 6:00 p.m. The Metropolitan Police reports that the child was injured in the hand and transported by ambulance to the Landspítali Emergency Department. The driver was arrested at eleven o’clock yesterday night. He is suspected of driving…

  • Demi Lovato – Disney, the music and the addiction

    Demi Lovato – Disney, the music and the addiction

    It’s completely quiet inside the big white house in the Hollywood Hills. Through the panoramic windows you can look out over a hot summer Los Angeles and away on the horizon you can see the Pacific Ocean. It’s Tuesday morning, July 24, 2018. It’s eleven o’clock and Demi Lovato’s personal assistant Jordan is sitting downstairs…

  • The mobile vaccination point is popular

    The mobile vaccination point is popular

    The mobile vaccination point introduced by the health service, which started its mission of vaccination in the workplace in November, is very popular. A specially equipped ambulance with vaccines runs in Reykjavik on Thursdays and Fridays, and companies interested in using the service can order vaccinations at their premises when it suits them. Ragnheiður Ósk…

  • Fatal road accident

    Fatal road accident

    A man in his thirties died Wednesday in a road accident in Hvalfjarðarvegur in western Iceland. He was a passenger in a vehicle whose driver lost control of the vehicle and pulled off the road opposite Félagsgarður, in Kjósagreppur. The driver of the vehicle was seriously injured and is currently in the intensive care unit…

  • A $ AP Rocky – the street, the red carpet and the Kronoberg prison

    A $ AP Rocky – the street, the red carpet and the Kronoberg prison

    Inside a fast food restaurant on Kungsgatan in Stockholm, people sit and eat burgers and drink milkshakes. It is just before ten on a bright and warm summer evening on Sunday 30 June 2019. On the street outside stands a gang of five Americans dressed in streetwear. Two young guys in jeans and white t-shirts…

  • Serious solo accident

    Serious solo accident

    The man was alone in the car, just as no one else was involved in the accident. Police cannot say how the accident happened. – There are no witnesses to the accident. When it has happened, there is a resident in the area who reports it, says the chief of guards. He further says that…

  • Charge: Drunk home helper failed oxygen patient

    The helper has previously been acquitted in the Court in Frederiksberg, but the prosecution appealed the verdict. The incident took place in May 2019. The home helper came to work in the patient’s home after a lunch with herring table and schnapps. He himself says that he had been given five or six snaps, but…

  • Volunteers increase survival after cardiac arrest

    Volunteers increase survival after cardiac arrest

    This is shown by new figures from the Danish Heart Stop Register. Behind the examination is doctor Kristian Bundgaard Ringgren, who is associated with the cardiac arrest register. According to him, the results may be due to the fact that Denmark has many volunteer helpers when a cardiac arrest occurs. – If I have to…

  • More beds in the emergency department

    More beds in the emergency department

    Up to 30 beds will be added to the emergency department in the coming weeks. This was announced at a meeting of ambulance nurses with the management of the Landspítali. Nurses say that radical, long-term action is needed throughout the healthcare system and that health authorities need to step in more vigorously. – ADVERTISEMENT –…

  • The chance of surviving cardiac arrest is the same in country and city

    It shows new figures from the Heart Stop Register. It writes Jyllands-Posten. This is the first time that researchers have studied survival after cardiac arrest in sparsely populated and densely populated areas, respectively. According to doctor Kristian Bundgaard Ringgren, who is affiliated with the Cardiac Arrest Registry and researches the relationship between settlement and cardiac…

  • Grant for more people to solve 112 problems in the capital

    Grant for more people to solve 112 problems in the capital

    A grant of ten million kroner must help solve the problems that have been with 112 calls in the Capital Region. A broad majority of the regional council agreed on Tuesday night. Berlingske has described how thousands of calls have been lost when emergency calls have been forwarded from Hovedstadens Akutberedskab to the region’s emergency…

  • Crisis situation in the emergency department in Landspítali

    Crisis situation in the emergency department in Landspítali

    Nurses at the Landspítali Emergency Department say patients are at risk and the risk of staff making mistakes has increased significantly because workers are overworked. The hospital management, medical director of health, and the government were repeatedly informed of the situation, but nothing has changed. Emergency department nurse Soffía Steingrímsdóttir wrote a statement to the…

  • Boys drove wrong on moped without helmet – 17-year-old is dead

    Police have measured with a drug meter that the other boy has taken cannabis. A blood test must now reveal whether he has been affected to such an extent that the limits of the Traffic Act have been exceeded. In addition, the police must have clarified which of the two drove the moped. If it…

  • Dad fiddled with gas stove – the whole family hospitalized

    – The family house is being rebuilt, and last night those who were cold thought so the danger goes down to adjust the lighthouse. When they woke up this morning, they all had headaches, dizziness and nausea, says David Eckert. The family called 112, after which the police, fire brigade and ambulance people moved out.…

  • Test providers are trying to get pods in new jobs

    Test providers are trying to get pods in new jobs

    But the three providers of lightning tests Carelink, Falck and Copenhagen Medical do not leave the many former employees in the lurch. Instead, providers have been desperately trying to match their employees with vacancies. In September, Copenhagen Medical held two job fairs where companies and podcasts could meet each other. It was a great success,…

  • Up to ten million will solve 112 problems in the capital

    It is now planned that up to ten million kroner will be set aside to solve the problems with lost 112 calls that Berlingske has uncovered. This is stated by the Capital Region of Denmark in a press release. Berlingske has recently uncovered problems with calls to 112 in the region. Thousands of calls are…

  • Every fourth employee has resigned from Hovedstadens Akutberedskab

    In the past year, about one in four employees has resigned from their position in Hovedstadens Akutberedskab. Berlingske writes this based on statistics from the Emergency Management Agency. This is more precisely about 144 employees out of about 600 in the period at Hovedstadens Akutberedskab who have resigned. The number covers employees at 112, the…

  • 6,000 high school students helped the Red Cross make more money than expected

    6,000 high school students helped the Red Cross make more money than expected

    That is two million kroner more than last year and more than the Red Cross expected this year, says an enthusiastic Anders Ladekarl. He is the general secretary of the relief organization. – I am relieved that it has gone so well. It is both a happy and relieved general secretary who closes down the…

  • Cyclist is seriously injured after collision with moped

    Police and ambulance moved out to Sønder Ringvej in Roskilde on Sunday afternoon after a collision between a bicycle and a moped. In the accident, the person on the bike was seriously injured. The cyclist’s family has been notified of the incident. The Central and West Zealand Police inform this on Twitter. The collision took…

  • Van drove wrong on bridge – person is in critical condition

    A van drove wrong late Saturday night in a traffic accident at Kalvebodbroen towards Amager. Two people were subsequently rushed to Rigshospitalet in ambulances with escorts. One is in critical condition while the other is released “lucky”. This is what Dyre Sønnicksen, head of security at the Copenhagen Police, says early Sunday morning. The van…

  • Van in serious traffic accident – two have been injured

    A van was driven late Saturday night in a serious traffic accident at Kalvebodbroen towards Amager. Two people have been seriously injured, of which in the case of one it is quite serious. This is what Dyre Sønnicksen, chief of security at the Copenhagen Police, says. – We are out there with suitable forces, and…

  • Van drives wrong on bridge – two are in critical condition

    A van drove wrong late Saturday night in a traffic accident at Kalvebodbroen towards Amager. Two people have been rushed to Rigshospitalet in ambulances with escorts. Both are in critical condition. This is what Dyre Sønnicksen, head of security at the Copenhagen Police, says on the night before Sunday. The van drove from the Zealand…

  • 26-year-old man loses his life after collision with truck

    A 26-year-old man has lost his life in a traffic accident between Ringkøbing and Videbæk. The man was driving head-on with a truck on Hovedvej 15, Jesper Brøndum, duty officer at the Central and West Jutland Police, tells Dagbladet Ringkøbing-Skjern. The relatives of the 26-year-old have been notified, the newspaper writes. The driver of the…

  • The President of the Regional Council wants outside help for the 112 survey

    The chairman of the Capital Region, Lars Gaardhøj (S), will have external help to investigate the problems with missed 112 calls. He therefore proposes that 52-year-old Mads Koch Hansen should participate in the work. It informs the region in a press release. Mads Koch Hansen has held a number of leading positions within the Danish…

  • 40 people evacuated during a fire in a salmon factory in Hvide Sande

    – We gathered them in a swimming pool nearby, and from there they are transported on to places where they can spend the night, says the chief of guards. Around 02 o’clock the wind has turned and the smoke is blowing north in the direction of the fjord and away from the city. The fire…

  • 40 people evacuated during fire

    40 people evacuated during fire

    There are about 70 firefighters present. The fire developed dangerous smoke Wednesday night that lay low over a cottage area. Therefore, several residents in the area had to be evacuated. – We gathered them in a swimming pool nearby, and from there they are transported on to places where they can spend the night, said…

  • Chief did not respond for three weeks to warning of missed 112 calls

    Chief did not respond for three weeks to warning of missed 112 calls

    For three weeks during July and the beginning of August, the head of the Capital Region of Denmark’s duty center did not respond to an email from the duty manager of the duty center about the critical 112 situation. Berlingske writes this on Wednesday on the basis of an access to documents. The media has…

  • Politicians demand quick response to 112 biscuits

    Politicians demand quick response to 112 biscuits

    It now makes regional politicians, including the former, long-time regional council chairman Sophie Hæstorp Andersen (S), move the statement, which must point out where the dog is buried, so that the problems can be solved quickly. – We are completely inside the core of the healthcare system, where people need quick help for acute illness.…

  • Emergency services have known about missed 112 calls for over two years

    The management of the Capital Region of Denmark’s Emergency Preparedness has known about problems with 112 calls to the emergency center, which do not go through, for a minimum of two and a half years. It shows several access to documents, leaked internal emails and testimonies from employees that Berlingske has reviewed. The newspaper was…

  • “Psychotic-yellow” psychiatric ward in an obsolete building in Kleppur

    “Psychotic-yellow” psychiatric ward in an obsolete building in Kleppur

    The seat of the specialist rehabilitation department in Kleppur is so outdated that it adversely affects the recovery of patients. The ceiling and interior are the flashy color that patients have complained about, one of whom has called it “yellow psychosis”. The ward manager says housing conditions are so bad that they can be devastating…

  • The President of the Regional Council launches an inquiry into 112

    The President of the Regional Council launches an inquiry into 112

    Regional Council Chairman of the Capital Region Lars Gaardhøj (S) has asked the emergency services in the region to uncover the conditions at the emergency center 112. It happens after Berlingske’s coverage of thousands of missed calls. – I take it very seriously and go into it and try as soon as possible to find…

  • DF pulls Heunicke in consultation on missed calls at 112

    – It surprises me deeply, and I think it is criticisable that when you as a citizen press 112 and expect emergency help, calls are not forwarded and you do not get the ambulances you need. She therefore calls Health Minister Magnus Heunicke (S) in consultation on the matter. – That you do not get…

  • In 29 days, thousands of calls to 112 failed

    In 29 days, thousands of calls to 112 failed

    If you call the 112 call center, you can not be sure that your call will be forwarded to the region call center immediately. According to Berlingske, which for three months has had employees at the Capital Region of Denmark’s 112 emergency center collect documentation about missed calls, the figures show that thousands of calls…

  • * NEW * The gallery bomb in Finland

    * NEW * The gallery bomb in Finland

    The time is 19.36, October 11, 2002. No one has noticed the young man with a backpack standing by the dustbin. People are thrown away by the shock wave. The interior was blown to pieces. Windows are smashed and parts of the roof fall down. Ambulances from all over southern Finland are participating in the…

  • A civilian died and police were injured in the shooting in southwestern Finland

    A civilian died and police were injured in the shooting in southwestern Finland

    The officer, in turn, is hospitalized for life-threatening injuries. The Southwest Finland Police Department received a domestic call on Monday at about 7 pm. The shots were fired at the building’s doorway, but the incident was not a threat to outsiders, an earlier press release said. Police isolated the scene and conducted forensic investigations until…

  • Thirty tourists from Israel have been diagnosed with Covid-19

    Thirty tourists from Israel have been diagnosed with Covid-19

    At least 30 Israeli tourists who came to Iceland have been diagnosed with Covid-19. Some of them were taken to hospital when their condition worsened. One of the tourists is said to be seriously ill and two had milder symptoms. The information was published in the Jerusalem Post, which also stated that all tourists had…

  • He hit a seven-year-old girl and fled the scene

    He hit a seven-year-old girl and fled the scene

    A seven-year-old girl riding a bicycle was hit by a car in Reykjavík yesterday evening. The driver ran away from the scene. The girl was taken by an ambulance to the emergency department. He probably has a broken arm. The driver was found, he is 85 years old, in good health but does not have…

  • At least 2 injured in shooting in southern Swedish city

    At least 2 injured in shooting in southern Swedish city

    HELSINKI (AP) — At least three people have been wounded in a shooting in the southern Swedish city of Kristianstad, police said. No suspects have been detained yet, Swedish media reported. Swedish police received an alert Tuesday afternoon that several loud bangs were heard in one of the districts of the city. Police soon arrived…

  • Police are looking for a witness in a black car in a murder case from Herning

    Police are looking for a witness in a black car in a murder case from Herning

    In connection with a murder in Herning on Thursday night, the police would like to be in contact with the driver of a black Volvo-like car that was driving through the city center shortly before three o’clock at night. The Central and West Jutland Police write in a press release. Around 3 a.m., a 22-year-old…

  • Foreign tourist seriously injured in an accident in Biskupsháls

    Foreign tourist seriously injured in an accident in Biskupsháls

    One of the victims was seriously injured in a car accident in Biskupsháls, between Grímsstaðir á Fjöllum and Möðrudalur. There were five foreign tourists in the car that rolled off a high hill and rolled over several times. The mbl.is portal informed about the accident for the first time. The notification about him came around…

  • Seven-year-old in critical condition after burns on playground

    – The review came at 17.51. It is an area where many people live, says Sunniva Pedersen-Reng, communications consultant at Funen Police. – We really want to talk to people who have seen something. We are looking for witnesses who can explain what may have happened, she continues. Information on what happened Wednesday afternoon is…

  • 14 cars involved in major traffic accidents at Greve

    A heavy downpour was possibly the cause of a major traffic accident on the Køge Bay Motorway on Monday afternoon. This is stated by duty officer Lars Galaz at the Central and West Zealand Police after midnight on Tuesday night. A total of 14 cars were involved in the accident and five people were subsequently…

  • At least two in critical condition after three cars collide

    At least two people are in critical condition on Saturday night after a major traffic accident at Kalundborgvej by Svebølle in western Zealand. A total of nine people are injured after the accident, which according to the police took place because a motorist fell asleep behind the wheel. On Saturday evening at 21.20, the police…

  • Woman in stable condition after frontal collision near Horsens

    The accident took place on Hovedvej 13 outside Horsens on Sunday. The woman was a passenger in the vehicle. In addition to the woman who was flown to Skejby Hospital, two other people were involved in the accident. The other two, who were also injured, were not picked up by helicopter, but instead taken to…

  • Several people trapped after accident on road

    According to the chief of guards, none of those involved are seriously injured, but the police have sent a massive emergency response to the scene. – We have sent four ambulances, an ambulance and a helicopter. We also have an operations manager and a patrol car on the way down there, says the chief of…

  • Large-scale rescue operation: 27 students in distress at sea

    On Tuesday, 27 paddleboarders had problems during a trip on the sea off Øster Hurup Camping in Himmerland. Everyone has come ashore safely again, North Jutland Emergency Management Agency informs. In addition to the local emergency services, the Armed Forces participated in the operation with a helicopter from the Air Force. The rescue stations in…

  • A two-year-old child is seriously injured in a traffic accident

    Three cars were involved. One came over in the opposite lane and hit the other two cars here, one in front. The collision happened near a traffic harassment. Ambulances brought men from two different cars for treatment at the hospitals in Horsens and Viborg, respectively. The two have apparently not received serious injuries, according to…

  • A two-year-old child was killed in a car accident

    A two-year-old child was killed in a car accident

    The boy was taken to Aarhus University Hospital for treatment with his mother, but later the police inform about the tragic outcome of the case. Three cars were involved. One came over in the opposite lane and hit the other two cars here, one in front. The collision happened near a traffic harassment. Ambulances brought…

  • She died after vaccination – the family is demanding an investigation into the matter

    She died after vaccination – the family is demanding an investigation into the matter

    The family of a woman who died 24 hours after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine wants to know if the vaccine is responsible for this death. The woman and her husband received a second dose of the vaccine this Wednesday. The widower was invited for a second injection on Wednesday. The invitation also came on the…

  • Was attacked with hand grenade – convicted of possession of a weapon

    A 47-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman have on Thursday at the Court in Holbæk been sentenced to five and four years unconditional imprisonment, respectively, for having been in illegal possession of several weapons. It writes Ekstra Bladet and sn.dk. The police found the weapons stock, which among other things consisted of a semi- and…

  • As the weather gets warmer, more children fall out of windows and outside balconies

    As the weather gets warmer, more children fall out of windows and outside balconies

    After a harsh seven months of gray and cold weather, we get completely out of why people just want to leave their windows open, take road trips to cottages and jump into the water. But as the day gets hotter, you need to be more careful as accidents happen more. The Trauma Center at Rigshospitalet…

  • Rigshospitalet warns: More children fall out of open windows

    According to chief physician Søren Steemann Rudophn, there has been a significant increase during the spring. – We are experiencing right now that far more children than usual are being brought in by ambulance after serious falls from windows and balconies. In May alone, we had seven children admitted, while in the same month last…

  • Suspected attempted murder – person found injured in central Haparanda

    Suspected attempted murder – person found injured in central Haparanda

    Police have launched a preliminary investigation into suspected murder or attempted murder after a person was found injured in central Haparanda this afternoon. According to the police, it is unclear what the quarrel, which caused the alarm, was about. A person has been taken by ambulance to medical care, but there is no information about…

  • Stroke was judged to be “cultural fainting” – the region is now collapsing

    Stroke was judged to be “cultural fainting” – the region is now collapsing

    There was a conviction in the Gothenburg District Court against the Västra Götaland region in the case of an ambulance nurse who suspected that a patient was just playing unconscious – which was described as “cultural fainting” in the medical record. The man had suffered a brain haemorrhage and later died. The Discrimination Ombudsman (DO)…

  • Charge: Driver left dying husband with his wife

    Charge: Driver left dying husband with his wife

    – Call 112, call 112. A driver who had just driven an elderly man home from Hvidovre Hospital should have erupted when the elderly man fainted in the entrance to his apartment. Half an hour after the episode, the elderly man passed away. On Tuesday, the driver is sitting on the indictment bench in the…

  • Criticism of care: Pregnant woman had to go down stairs – with the baby halfway out

    Criticism of care: Pregnant woman had to go down stairs – with the baby halfway out

    Sahlgrenska University Hospital is criticized by the Swedish Health and Care Inspectorate, Ivo, for a pregnant woman having to go down several stairs with half the baby out. The woman started giving birth at home and called an ambulance. But before they had time to go, the child was on his way out. The woman…

  • After the corona pressure: The region is hoping for an extra ambulance helicopter

    After the corona pressure: The region is hoping for an extra ambulance helicopter

    A doubling of patient transports and a very high load. Also in a stressful work environment that is cramped and shaky. This has been the reality over the past year for the staff of the ambulance helicopter that departs from Säve on Hisingen. “It sounds like a lot in a helicopter. It’s crowded and it’s…

  • Hard pressure on the ambulance helicopter during the pandemic

    Hard pressure on the ambulance helicopter during the pandemic

    During the corona pandemic, there has been a doubling of patient transports. The staff of the ambulance helicopter, which departs from Säve in Gothenburg, has been given a stressful work environment. “It sounds a lot in a helicopter, it is crowded and it shakes and for a seriously ill patient it is a challenge,” says…

  • 30-year-old sent to hospital in critical condition after stabbing

    Police have arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder. The episode took place on Parkvej in Borup after midnight on Monday night. The chief of guards states that the two men have a relationship with each other, but the police currently do not want to elaborate further. – It indicates that there has…

  • 30-year-old in hospital in critical condition after stabbing

    30-year-old in hospital in critical condition after stabbing

    Police have arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder. The episode took place on Parkvej in Borup after midnight on Monday night. The chief of guards states that the two men have a relationship with each other, but the police currently do not want to elaborate further. – It indicates that there has…

  • Man seriously injured in shooting in Rågsved

    Man seriously injured in shooting in Rågsved

    A man has been found shot in Rågsved in southern Stockholm on Friday afternoon, the police confirm for P4 Stockholm. According to the police, the man is seriously but not life-threateningly injured. The man was awake and talkable when he was taken to hospital by ambulance. The police have launched a preliminary investigation into a…

  • The requirement in Estonia: Get vaccinated or fired

    The requirement in Estonia: Get vaccinated or fired

    Ambulance staff in the Estonian capital Tallinn can be fired if they refuse to be vaccinated against covid-19. The decision is necessary for the safety of patients and healthcare staff, says ambulance chief and chief physician Raul Adlas. “Patients should not have to risk being exposed to a dangerous disease by ambulance personnel,” says chief…

  • Person dies in traffic accident on the main road to Skagen

    The accident happened when a truck and a van collided. This is stated by Torben Larsen, duty officer at North Jutland Police. – One has died and one is seriously injured after the accident. We have a car inspector and an operations manager on site, and work is underway to clarify what has happened, says…

  • Man killed after shooting in Alby

    Man killed after shooting in Alby

    In Alby in Botkyrka municipality, a man in his 20s was shot to death shortly after midnight. The man was taken to hospital by ambulance helicopter but died of his injuries. The incident is being investigated as murder. The police have a large operation on site but no one has been arrested yet.

  • Young woman loses her life after collision with truck

    An 18-year-old woman lost her life in a traffic accident in Vojens on Monday night. Another woman of the same age is in critical condition at the same time. This is stated by the South and Southern Jutland Police in a press release. The police write that at 15.17 they received a report of a…

  • Traffic accidents block traffic in Vojens

    On Monday afternoon, a traffic accident occurred in Vojens at the intersection between Østergade and Ribevej, where a truck hit a car. This is stated by the South and Southern Jutland Police on Twitter. It is currently not possible to pass the accident site. The police point out that space must be provided for emergency…

  • Frozen ambulance personnel will be a case for the Swedish Work Environment Authority

    Frozen ambulance personnel will be a case for the Swedish Work Environment Authority

    The ambulance staff who pick up and drop off patients outside the emergency room in Mora are exposed to cold, precipitation and wind and this has now become a matter for the Swedish Work Environment Authority. The problem arose in connection with the corona pandemic when the ambulance hall was taken over by covid care.…

  • Exercise sends police and ambulances to Christiansborg

    On Monday, you will be able to see several police cars and ambulances if you pass Christiansborg in Copenhagen. However, there is no cause for concern. Police officers, ambulance rescuers and the fire brigade are thus present both inside and outside the Folketing in connection with a contingency exercise. The Copenhagen Police writes this on…

  • Sabotage: Ambulance flight with patient is handled with a laser

    Sabotage: Ambulance flight with patient is handled with a laser

    Pilots on an ambulance flight were shot with a laser in connection with landing with a patient at Linköping Airport. It was late on Sunday evening that this happened and the police classify the incident as aviation sabotage and sabotage against blue light operations. There are currently no suspects in the crimes.

  • They died in a snowmobile accident on Walpurgis night

    They died in a snowmobile accident on Walpurgis night

    A 55-year-old man died last night in a snowmobile accident at Forsmark in Storuman municipality. It was at twenty to ten on Friday night that the police were alerted that a person had been found dead by a scooter. An ambulance helicopter is called out and the 55-year-old is later found to have died.

  • Woman in critical condition after solo accident on Bornholm

    – It’s a solo accident. For unknown reasons, she got out of the way and drove sideways into a tree, says duty officer at Bornholm Police Mikkel Brochorst. It was a passer-by who found the crashed car. The details of the accident are therefore not known. The woman was trapped in the car and was…

  • Many battle-dressed policemen in action in the middle of Silkeborg

    A major police operation is underway in the middle of Silkeborg on Wednesday afternoon. Midtjyllands Avis reports that up to 25 officers are on site. The battle-dressed officers were seen at a certain property on Vestergade. There are a total of nine police cars and an ambulance on site, the regional media informs. The effort…

  • Two people injured with sharp objects near school

    Two people injured with sharp objects near school

    Two people have been injured by a person armed with a sharp object near a school in Årsta in southern Stockholm. The police write on their website that the injured have been taken to hospital by ambulance. The incident is being investigated as aggravated assault and it is currently unclear whether it has any connection…

  • VMA in Jakobsberg in Järfälla municipality, Stockholm county.

    VMA in Jakobsberg in Järfälla municipality, Stockholm county.

    A fire is raging on the roof of an apartment building in Jakobsberg and the smoke is visible over parts of the Stockholm area. Firefighters from four stations have pulled out and there are also police and an ambulance on site. The police are assisting the rescue service with the evacuation of people living in…

  • North Zealand surfer flown at Rigshospitalet in critical condition

    At 15.29, the police received a report from worried citizens who found the man. The chief of guards cannot say whether the man himself was driven into the water’s edge or whether he was rescued by the citizens. It made the police move out with both and doctor and ambulance when the man had had…

  • One person shot and one stabbed in Landskrona

    One person shot and one stabbed in Landskrona

    A young man in Landskrona has been taken to hospital by ambulance after being found shot. The police had first received an alarm about loud bangs on Rönnebergsgatan and sent police and an ambulance. A person with gunshot wounds was found on the spot. The police are looking for one or more perpetrators. The area…

  • Drones should be measured against an ambulance in case of cardiac arrest

    Drones should be measured against an ambulance in case of cardiac arrest

    Researchers will see if drones with defibrillators can reach people with cardiac arrest faster, compared to an ambulance. After a successful pilot study with drones flying out defibrillators in the event of an alarm, the technology is now being tested again in western Sweden. “We see potential with a completely new transport system that can…