The rescue service in Allmänsta has received an alarm
concerning a traffic accident in which a car has been driven off the
road at high speed into a tree. The fire brigade is working together
with medical care personnel to release the trapped driver. The
incident is static and work is primarily being carried out according
to standard operating procedures.
However, the driver’s condition suddenly deteriorates. The
medical care personnel inform the fire brigade of this, and the
decision is made to deviate from standard operating procedures.
All the efforts are now focussed on freeing the driver as quickly as
possible, which perhaps means not using the best or safest method.
Neither the static situation nor standard operating procedures
override decisions taken on the grounds of professional judgement,
which, among other things, take into account the real time
situation.
Example 18municipality. The compilation of standard operating procedures
requires a degree of involve ment by all affected parties. When
developing a standard operating procedure, it is important to bear
in mind that it also has to function in a broader context. It is rare
or never the case that a single standard operating procedure is
applied. Normally several procedures are applied simultaneously
or perhaps in combination with other measures for which there is
no, or no suitable, standard operating procedure. They must also be