Originally Posted by athomas91
what about....are you sexually active..."no"
when was the last time..... "yesterday"......?????
or... could you be pregnant...."no" - do you use birth control...."no"....
the logic of idiots at times fails me....

had a girl in my triage room with her baby and his "life threatening runny nose". she was all of 15. her girlfriend was with her and while i am triaging the baby the girlfriend asksme: "do you guys do pregnany tests here?"
so my 1st thought is "noooo...it's just a HOSPITAL" but i swallow my smart-a$$ reply because, after all, she is all of 15 as well.
so i say: "well, it is an ER and we test if we need to."
now, do i leave well enough alone? of course not. i say:
"why, do you think you are pregnant?" (man...i'm stupid!)
she says: "i dunno"
sooo...i am only SO patient...so i respond:
"well, did you have unprotected sex or not?"
c'mon...guess her answer...
"i dunno"
that sweet little runny-nosed baby was the smartest in the room.
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