Emergency_room

The following articles have been tagged with "Emergency_room":

Kids' eyes glued shut by Swedish docs

Science & Technology: 13 Jan 12
Two small children who sought treatment for facial injuries at two different Swedish hospitals ended up having their eyes glued shut by mistake, with one toddler requiring emergency surgery to correct the error. READ »

Patient dies after nine-hour ER wait

Science & Technology: 27 Dec 11
A patient who was forced to wait for nine hours in the emergency room at a hospital in Gothenburg in western Sweden died just fifteen minutes after finally being admitted. READ »

'Women to blame if they suffer abuse': study

National: 12 Dec 11
A third of the staff working in Sweden's largest hospital emergency room believe it's the woman's fault if she is physically abused, according to a new Swedish study. READ »

Pregnant woman dies from taking painkillers

Science & Technology: 9 Nov 11
A doctor who failed to inquire if a woman was pregnant has been rapped by Swedish health authorities for prescribing painkillers by phone leading to the death of the woman and her nearly full-term foetus. READ »

Leeches save woman's face after dog attack

Science & Technology: 20 Sep 11
Doctors in southern Sweden used hundreds of leeches to help save a woman's face after a massive chunk had been bitten off by her own dog. READ »

Icy conditions overwhelm Swedish hospitals

Society: 12 Feb 11
The recent slippery conditions across Sweden have resulted in record overcrowding in the country's emergency rooms. READ »

'Timeout' for Sweden Democrat MP following drunken outburst

Politics: 7 Feb 11
Sweden Democrat MP William Petzäll is taking a timeout from his political duties after police found him early Sunday morning stumbling drunk in the stairwell outside an apartment he shared with his ex-girlfriend. READ »

Patient swallows Swedish dentist's drill bit

Science & Technology: 19 Jan 11
What was supposed to be a routine dental cleaning spiraled out of control for a patient in central Sweden when the end of the dentist's tool came loose. READ »

'Elderly coordinator' to fix health care problems

Society: 12 Jan 11
Sweden has appointed a special elderly care coordinator to help address deficiencies in healthcare and other services the country provides its older residents. READ »

Three injured in Malmö shootings

National: 20 Oct 10
A man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder for the shooting of two men in Malmö as police continue to investigate two other shootings, all of which occured within two hours of each other on Tuesday night. READ »

Investor 'ready to invest' as assets climb

Business & Money: 13 Oct 10
Swedish holding firm and Wallenberg family powerhouse Investor indicated in its interim report that it is prepared to dig deep and invest when the time is right, as its asset portfolio showed a 9 percent increase. READ »

The hospital that puts children first

Society: 28 Apr 10
Martina Children's Hospital in Stockholm is based on a unique concept that bypasses the general practitioner to give children direct access to pediatric specialists. READ »

Swine flu toddler dies in Swedish hospital

National: 2 Nov 09
A 3-year-old boy suffering from the swine flu died at the weekend at the Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital in Stockholm. Doctors have not yet established whether the boy's death was caused by the virus. READ »

Swedish study finds body temperature best taken from behind

Science & Technology: 15 Oct 09
A Swedish study has shown that inserting a thermometer into a patient’s mouth or ear is not the most reliable way to determine whether or not someone has a fever. READ »

Man assaulted with axe outside Swedish hospital

Society: 16 Feb 09
A man leaving an emergency room in Varberg in western Sweden on Sunday night was forced to readmit himself after being attacked by axe-wielding robbers outside the hospital. READ »

Psychiatric restraint methods called into question

Science & Technology: 2 Feb 09
Personnel in Sweden’s psychiatric hospitals have been using dangerous methods to restrain unruly patients. READ »

One dead following Mölndal shooting

National: 23 Jan 09
A man was shot dead on a footpath in a residential area in Mölndal in western Sweden on Thursday night. READ »

City officals' 'boxing' party sends two to hospital

Society: 20 Dec 08
A holiday activity held at a local boxing club for 15 city officials from Umeå in northern Sweden ended prematurely after two of them were rushed to the emergency room. READ »

Doctors missed pencil in Swedish boy's brain

Science & Technology: 17 Dec 08
Two doctors from Karlskrona in southern Sweden have been reprimanded for failing to spot the five centimetre chunk of a pencil lodged in the brain of a 14-year-old boy. READ »

Forgotten patient dies in Stockholm emergency room

Society: 4 Dec 08
A patient admitted to the emergency room of a Stockholm hospital later died after being forgotten by hospital staff for more than an hour. READ »

How does the Swedish healthcare system work?

Analysis & Opinion: 22 Aug 08
Ask The Local: Every week we will be answering readers' questions about Sweden. This week, Janey in Stockholm wants to know how the healthcare system works. READ »

Study: violence increasing on streets of Stockholm

Society: 15 Jul 08
Street violence in Stockholm is rising, according to a study by Stockholm South General Hospital (Södersjukhuset). READ »

Nurses walk off jobs in droves

National: 5 May 08
As the nursing strike enters its third week, an additional 4,300 healthcare union workers walked off their jobs at noon on Monday. READ »

Patients feel effects of nurses strike

National: 21 Apr 08
Health services in several parts of Sweden began redirecting ambulance traffic so that emergency rooms participating in the healthcare workers strike can close as planned at noon on Monday. READ »

Locker room brawl costs boy his testicle

National: 26 Mar 08
A 14-year-old boy was forced to have his testicle surgically removed after being kicked by another student. READ »

12-year-old girl sends teacher to hospital

National: 25 Feb 08
A twelve-year-old girl from Mölndal is suspected of assaulting her female physical education teacher. READ »

Man crashes into hospital in stolen ambulance

National: 16 Feb 07
A man has been arrested in western Sweden after he stole an ambulance - and promptly drove it through the wall of a hospital. READ »

Glass found in baby food

Society: 24 Jul 06
An 8-month old boy in Umeå began coughing up blood while being fed by his babysitter. The cause: the baby food had at least 20 pieces of glass in it. READ »

Thousands without power after heavy snowfall

National: 23 Nov 04

More snow, more chaos. Buses sliding off the road, flights cancelled, long queues at hospitals - and it's still only November. READ »

20 things to know before moving to Sweden

As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »

How far can English take you in Sweden?

Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »

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