Does Sweden have an ambulance system?

formal ambulance system has been operational in Sweden since 1983. Prior to that, emergency calls were handled by fire and police department personnel with limited training in delivering prehospital care.4 Sweden, like other EU nations, has 112 as its emergency activation telephone number.

How are emergency calls handled in Sweden?

Prior to that, emergency calls were handled by fire and police department personnel with limited training in delivering prehospital care.4 Sweden, like other EU nations, has 112 as its emergency activation telephone number. Dispatch of ambulances is controlled by a regional dispatch centre, which may also coordinate fire and rescue calls.

Does Sweden have a multidisciplinary emergency care system?

Sweden currently practices the ‘multidisciplinary’ model of EM, and the healthcare system is predominantly publicly owned. Emergency care is provided by larger hospitals with EDs.

Does Sweden have an emergency medicine residency program?

The Swedish residency program is modelled after the European curriculum for emergency medicine. There is currently no national consensus regarding an EM curriculum in Sweden, so each hospital is developing its own model for teaching and practicing.

What do em residents do at Stockholm South Hospital?

In general, residents will rotate through different specialties for several months at a time, in addition to working clinically in the ED. At Stockholm South Hospital, EM residents rotate through medicine, anesthesia, general surgery, orthopaedic surgery, and ophthalmology, and ear, nose and throat surgery.

Why should Sweden invest in a crisis management system?

An investment in such a system not only strengthens Sweden's ability to collaborate and lead mission critical operations on an everyday basis, but also during potential large-scale crisis.”