Recently, a potentially serious incident occurred in the psychiatric ward at Lovisenberg Hospital in Oslo.
– We can confirm the incident with drugs in juice at the emergency psychiatric department, says the communication manager at the hospital, Tone Hærem, to Nettavisen.
Taking the matter seriously
Hærem also says that no patient or employee tested positive on the rapid test.
– A quick test on the juicer gave results for
THC is the main active ingredient in cannabis products such as hashish and marijuana.
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She confirms that there were both patients and staff who had also drunk the juice.
– The hospital is taking the matter seriously, which has been reported as a possible patient injury and staff injury in our isolation system, she says.
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Section leader: – This is unusual
She emphasizes that there is no suspicion of harm after the effects of the drugs wear off.
– The employee did not feel that he had an impact. We don’t know for sure who drugged the juice, but until we were able to map the situation, juice was kept in the kitchen instead of in the patient area.
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The director of the section at the Center for Mental Health and Addiction, Christan Grønsveen, says that he has not come across similar cases before, but that they use a lot in potentially dangerous situations. .
– This event with drugs that may be in juice or drinks available is unusual. It is not unusual for workers to be in dangerous and dangerous situations, mostly related to violence. We use this a lot, he says.
Employees are followed
The incident happened at one of the two posts that are still closed, so it has nothing to do with the “Open Door” project.
– There is a continuous assessment of what we can have in the common environment and what needs to be locked away. First and foremost, the assessment focuses on what could be a risk object, ie used in an act of acting. It is desirable that patients have the opportunity to provide themselves with coffee, water, juice and related cups or glasses without asking the staff, he said.
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The director of the section tells Nettavisen that it is generally different how employees follow an incident, depending on the nature of what happened and who is involved.
– We follow up and look after the staff after incidents and ensure we get enough information to deal with unwanted incidents.
The case was not reported to the police because there are negative rust tests, which makes it difficult to find out that someone has taken drugs against their will.
2024-11-08 20:29:00
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