Leif Schelin sought emergency care after fainting and hitting his arm.
He lay on a bunk in a buzz of other people's symptoms and social security numbers, hour after hour.
- We were lying there, about 6-7 people, in a row packed like herrings in an open connection to a corridor where staff and new patients are constantly running, he says.
It would take a day before Leif Schelin was discharged.
He believes that the staff does the best they can according to the conditions.
- It is the emergency room that is too small, archaic and understaffed.
It's a scandal that it works as badly as it does.
"Of course does not feel good"
Right now, the emergency room is overloaded due to the hospital reducing the number of care places during the summer.
- Of course, it does not feel good to hear this type of story.
None of us who work in the emergency room want it to be this way and we fully understand that the individual patient is very exposed, says Viktor Ekström, department manager at the emergency department.
At the same time, Viktor Ekström emphasizes that one should not be afraid to seek care.
- Despite the burden we have, our mission is to take care of residents who are acutely ill.
We work constantly so that we can take care of all those who are in need of care.
In the clip, you hear more about Leif Schelin's experiences of the emergency room.