Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

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I've always wondered, especially after hearing about this guy who brought a snake into the ER----what is the strangest thing you've ever found on (or in) a patient?

12 gauge shotty in the bed sheets of an elderly woman in the ED (un-noticed by EMS), And a "loaded" crack stem in the mouth of a sleeping med surg Pt.

Specializes in ER,Neurology, Endocrinology, Pulmonology.

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\A small pistol in a rectum.

An inmate who decided that taking small bits of wood, rolling the bits into balls on the concrete, slicing along the sides of his, um, p*nis, inserting the balls, sewing up the "incision" with dental floss and waiting a week to pull his pants down to show the female lieutenant, saying, "I thought it was a good idea, that the ladies would like it." It was pretty nasty and I saw him in the ER that week after hearing about it at the prison.

Those are the ones that stick out from 7 years ago. Wonder why.

Jen D.

EEEK!! Good thing it didn't go off. And what is it with guys and their memberes? The things they do to that area......

Specializes in ER/Nuero/PHN/LTC/Skilled/Alzheimer's.

60 yr old man with am avon cologne bottle in his rectum. General surgeon had to basically butcher his abdomen to get it out (it was WAAAAY up there). It was Wild Counttry from Avon. Turns out xray has a whole file on this guy of various things that he had inserted up there. The whole wild country thing kept us entertained for at least a week.

Had a MEAN drunk come in restrained via EMS with police in tow who somehow started spitting razor blades at us. Have no idea how he got them there and how he got it past three police officers and five Rescue crew members.:banghead:

Various food, objects, and critters found in the folds of the morbidly obese.

A little girl came in yesterday with the diamond from her mother's wedding ring shoved up her nose. When we asked the little girl why she put it there she said, "because I don't have any pockets." Made sure I documented real well that the diamond went home with MOM.:lol2:

We had a transfer from another hospital come in by squad. EMS called before arriving and I answered the phone for report. EMS: "We're enroute with a 66 year old man who has a stove top stuck to his member" RN: " A what?" EMS: " A stove top" ETA 2 minutes......When the patient arrived through the doors via cot he indeed had a stove top stuck to his member. (I have never seen such a swollen scrotum....you couldn't even see his member) According to the ER doc's dictation..... the patient was at his kitchen counter drinking his morning coffee and decided to "hump the stove". ( I mean really....what made him think that was a good idea)???

Upon swelling of the scrotum he was unable to get off of the stove and luckily a phone to call EMS was near-by. EMS was unable to get him off of the stove and just took the stove top off and brought him to the nearest ER. It was the funniest thing I have ever seen come through the doors. The top of the stove was wider than the cot and it took 4 EMS to wheel him in to keep the stove top level) hahahahaha

The previous ER spent 4 hours trying to get it off and was unsuccessful....hahahahaha.....We got it off luckily.....His fiancee came to pick him up when he was discharged.....snicker snicker.....I wonder if they ever got married.....hahahahaha:chuckle:chuckle:chuckle:chuckle Gives new meaning to Stove Top Stuffing!

Oh, a stove top. I think that's about the best there is. WOW! What on earth...

Jen D.

Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.

little old lady admitted to the icu for r/o mi. her husband brought her in. when the dinner trays came, i asked her if her husband had brought her teeth along. "oh, no, honey," she said. "they're right here." and whipped up her gown and extracted the teeth from her nether regions and popped them into her mouth. yuk!

i've also seen artificial eyes stored in the same spot.

Specializes in Tele, Acute.
We had a transfer from another hospital come in by squad. EMS called before arriving and I answered the phone for report. EMS: "We're enroute with a 66 year old man who has a stove top stuck to his member" RN: " A what?" EMS: " A stove top" ETA 2 minutes......When the patient arrived through the doors via cot he indeed had a stove top stuck to his member. (I have never seen such a swollen scrotum....you couldn't even see his member) According to the ER doc's dictation..... the patient was at his kitchen counter drinking his morning coffee and decided to "hump the stove". ( I mean really....what made him think that was a good idea)???

Upon swelling of the scrotum he was unable to get off of the stove and luckily a phone to call EMS was near-by. EMS was unable to get him off of the stove and just took the stove top off and brought him to the nearest ER. It was the funniest thing I have ever seen come through the doors. The top of the stove was wider than the cot and it took 4 EMS to wheel him in to keep the stove top level) hahahahaha

The previous ER spent 4 hours trying to get it off and was unsuccessful....hahahahaha.....We got it off luckily.....His fiancee came to pick him up when he was discharged.....snicker snicker.....I wonder if they ever got married.....hahahahaha:chuckle:chuckle:chuckle:chuckle Gives new meaning to Stove Top Stuffing!

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Specializes in EMS, ER, GI, PCU/Telemetry.

i second the furry animals, dead and alive.

in the rectum/lady parts:

a broom stick handle.

a cap from a bottle of industrial sized tide.

multiple non vibrating objects that are not meant for that use (such as a curling iron, blow dryer, hair brush, etc).

multiple vibating objects that were meant for that use.

bouncy balls.

a patient sent over from an endoscopy center with a snare stuck in a diverticula. he came via EMS with the snare still in his rectum. only the handle sticking out.

fruits of all shapes and sizes.

a potato that sprouted.

a candy cane that got "stuck" (it eventually melted)

crack rocks.

weapons.

crack pipes.

a butter knife from a frat party gone bad.

polish sausage.

the "i tripped and fell" lamp post, wine bottle, shampoo and roll of paper towels.

and the occasional snicker bar in the abdominal fold from a game of hide the snickers, a chalupa in the clevage (and she had the nerve to ask if it was "still good" and licked the sour cream, and a watermelon seed that had actually embedded itself in a womans clevage and sprouted.

its amazing.

All I have to say is-------------keep them coming guys!

I originally was going to ask about strange stuff patients had "on" them (wildlife, strange objects), but decided to include "in" as well.

Specializes in Emergency & Trauma/Adult ICU.
We had a transfer from another hospital come in by squad. EMS called before arriving and I answered the phone for report. EMS: "We're enroute with a 66 year old man who has a stove top stuck to his member" RN: " A what?" EMS: " A stove top" ETA 2 minutes......When the patient arrived through the doors via cot he indeed had a stove top stuck to his member. (I have never seen such a swollen scrotum....you couldn't even see his member) According to the ER doc's dictation..... the patient was at his kitchen counter drinking his morning coffee and decided to "hump the stove". ( I mean really....what made him think that was a good idea)???

Upon swelling of the scrotum he was unable to get off of the stove and luckily a phone to call EMS was near-by. EMS was unable to get him off of the stove and just took the stove top off and brought him to the nearest ER. It was the funniest thing I have ever seen come through the doors. The top of the stove was wider than the cot and it took 4 EMS to wheel him in to keep the stove top level) hahahahaha

The previous ER spent 4 hours trying to get it off and was unsuccessful....hahahahaha.....We got it off luckily.....His fiancee came to pick him up when he was discharged.....snicker snicker.....I wonder if they ever got married.....hahahahaha:chuckle:chuckle:chuckle:chuckle Gives new meaning to Stove Top Stuffing!

OK, you win. You sooo win. :D:smokin:

Mercy.

Specializes in Emergency Dept, M/S.

Just recently I had a pt with a vibrator in his rectum......still running! We could hear it and feel it running while palpating his abdomen. Poor guy was soooooo embarrassed.

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