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The municipality of Bergen reports carbon monoxide poisoning in a press release on Wednesday. Several employees are supervised by a doctor in the emergency room.
They must have mild to moderate carbon monoxide poisoning. Symptoms range from headache, nausea, dizziness and confusion, says emergency room manager Dagrun Lichausen.
– Several of our employees have developed symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. We’ve also opted for the CO meters that have worked, he says.
Kullos is a very dangerous gas that prevents the body from absorbing oxygen. Gas does not smell or taste. Among other things, this can be formed in car exhaust.
– We think it comes from the cars of those who come to prove themselves, says Linchausen.
The ventilation system in the test station was broken, he says. The municipality is now working to fix the facility.
CLOSING: The test station at Spelhaugen in Bergen opened on October 8. (file photo)
Photo: Cato Heldal Kristensen / NRK
Ask employees to check for carbon monoxide poisoning
The test station was inaugurated on 8 October at the former premises of the Norwegian Motor Vehicle Inspectorate at Spelhaugen in Fyllingsdalen.
The station would replace the reception station in Laksevåg. When they opened, the municipality noted that the test station was very suitable for the winter months and was prepared to arrive by car.
Employees at the test station must have been equipped with CO alarms, according to Linchausen.
Already on Friday one of these alarms went off and the municipality decided to take fewer cars to the test station.
– We received a report early today that people had symptoms yesterday. Then we close, says Linchausen.
SEND TO PEOPLE: Ruben Elnes Amsalem is a volunteer and directs traffic out of Spelhaugen. On Wednesday, he had to fire the people who came for the crown test.
Photo: Thomas Thorsen / NRK
Capacity test in the emergency room
Spelhaugen volunteer Ruben Elnes Amsalem today went from driving cars to reporting on the closure.
He says that around 300 cars were in line when the station had to be closed. Everyone had to turn around and find other places to test themselves, which created an amp atmosphere in the tail, he says.
– People often get sick or wonder if they have a crown, and then the mood rises a bit, says Amsalem.
He says it was terrible to hear about carbon monoxide poisoning.
– We are already in a difficult situation, and this station is helping to fight the coronavirus. It feels like a loss of hope when such things happen.
The municipality writes that the emergency room has capacity to spare and asks residents who will be tested for the coronavirus to call the corona phone or book an appointment online.
– Today we close and ask all employees to come for a review, and we are working to find a solution to continue testing in safe conditions, says Linchausen.
