When SVT Stockholm comes to visit, a group of medical students are updating their knowledge of ECG.

- After this training, they can jump in and do the tasks that nurses are usually responsible for, says Per Wahlenius, head of unit at Clinicum where the training takes place.

"We are making this effort to try to reduce the burden on hospital staff during the covid-19 crisis," says unit manager Per Wahlenius. Photo: Erik Kammerland / SVT

The medical students also receive supplementary training in cardiovascular rescue, alarm routines, drug handling, sampling and technique for putting needle needles.

- I think it's great to be able to join and help those who are having a hard time. That's one of the reasons why I wanted to be a doctor, says Nessim Al Khalili, who has been on the medical profession for five years.

Medical student Nessim Al Khalili has just received supplementary training in the ECG. Photo: Erik Kammerland / SVT

Relieves regular staff

Already on March 20, Danderyds Hospital began providing supplementary training to several different professional groups to facilitate the work of the regular staff.

Doctors, nurses and under-nurses from outpatient care have been further trained to be able to relieve their work within the inpatient care.

Here, students get to practice taking ECG - a method to measure the electrical activity of the heart. Photo: Erik Kammerland / SVT

Occupational therapists, dietitians, curators and speech therapists have been given supplementary training so that they can work as assistant nurses.

They replace some of the more experienced nurses, who have now been transferred to intensive care.

In total, Danderyds Hospital has now further trained over 350 employees.