In March this year, Kjell-Erik Skalleberg was transported to hospital by ambulance. The 70-year-old lay there for four hours with severe pain in his stomach, back and chest, the family says. – He was connected to an ECG and received painkillers, but no other examinations were done, says the stepson, Gunnar Johan Hansen. Kjell-Erik’s wife had driven after with her own car to be with her husband. She had just put more money on the parking machine. – Have you been and arranged the car? asked Kjell-Erik. That was his last word. The main artery ruptured On Thursday, news wrote that errors were found in 10 out of 10 cases at the emergency department at the Hospital in Vestfold. The case of Kjell-Erik is not one of these 10 cases, but it has been reported to the Norwegian Board of Health as a “serious undesirable incident”. Both by the hospital, but also by the family. The case is still pending. Gunnar Johan Hansen and his brother have previously told their story in Tønsbergs Blad. The brothers hope the hospital will change its routines. – We are of course thinking about whether this could have been avoided, if more investigations had been done, Gunnar says. WANTS CHANGE: Gunnar Johan Hansen hopes the story of the stepfather can help the hospital change its routines. Photo: Vegard Unger Ellefsen / news He says that the stepfather complained most about back pain when he came to the emergency room. After changing the bed, because it was painful, Kjell-Erik finally lay down on the floor. On top of the duvet. – Severe back pain can have something to do with aortic dissection, I know that myself, and I do not work in health. They should have examined him better, says the other stepson, Lars. Kjell-Erik’s main artery ruptured, and the heart stopped. – Working for improvement This week came a devastating report that shows that the hospital has violated the due diligence requirement in 10 cases, according to the county doctor. The state administrator concluded that “the hospital has not had a sufficient overview of areas with a risk of failure, sufficient staffing, and ensured that the employees have had the necessary knowledge and competence about relevant procedures”. news has been in contact with several people who have complained about the treatment at the hospital. CEO, Stein Kinserdal, says the hospital takes the challenges very seriously. LAWS IMPROVEMENT: The managing director at Vestfold Hospital answers that the hospital takes the challenges in the emergency center very seriously. Photo: Ole Oskar Eriksen / news – We work intensively to improve conditions, and a number of measures have been put in place to ensure that employees in the emergency center can provide proper patient care. Kinserdal has been presented with the case of Kjell-Erik Skalleberg. – I have also registered that case, it has been processed in our own patient safety committee and has been sent to the Norwegian Board of Health. So there I have no more information, beyond what I have received in the media. – Had turned every stone The family is also waiting for a response from the health authorities. They do not want to criticize the doctors and nurses. But is concerned with getting to the bottom of what happened. – The result with Kjell-Erik can not be changed, and everyone does the best they can, says stepson Gunnar. APPEARS: Kjell-Erik’s stepson, Gunnar, does not want the story to be forgotten. He wants it to have consequences. Photo: Vegard Unger Ellefsen / news He is sure that the stepfather would have fought the same case for them, if this had happened to one of his closest. – Kjell-Erik was concerned that things should be right. Had it happened to one of us, he would have turned every stone. Do you have thoughts about the case or suggestions for other things we should check out? Feel free to send me an email.
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