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Feb 07, 2007, 01:34 PM
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You may be working in a redneck hospital if...
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- There's an old ambulance out front up on concrete blocks next to the pink flamingos.
- The hospital makes its own alcohol from a still out back.
- The ambulances have gun racks, NASCAR bumper stickers, and beer can holders.
- You hear the intercom say "Paging Dr. Bubba to the OR", and 5 Drs. show up----and they're all related.
- Spit cups and coolers are considered standard bedside equipment.
- Pts. are given a choice of Coors or Budweiser with the grilled SPAM.
- There's a case of duct tape on the shelf next to the dressing supplies.
- More than 3 pts. say "I don't know how that fish lure/beer can got stuck there" on any given day in the ER.
- They use '67 Chevy hubcaps for bedpans.
- The defibrillator is a truck battery with jumper cables.
- There's a goat in the ER----and it's a frequent flyer.
- There's a license plate collection nailed to the walls of the Drs. lounge next to a movie poster of "Deliverance" and a shrine to Elvis.
- At least 1 med cart in the hallway is up on concrete blocks.
- There's at least 3 different brands of chewing tobacco in the Pyxis.
- There's paint by numbers pictures of Elvis in the waiting room, in every pt. room, and in the cafeteria.
- Any nurse has ever had to write an incident report for getting her hairdo caught in a ceiling fan.
- They've ever had to close down the hospital for a family reunion, because all the pts. and employees showed up.
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Feb 28, 2007, 02:47 PM
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Short Lady
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Re: You may be working in a redneck hospital if...
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18. All employees drive a huge mud covered 4 wheel drive pick up with dog cages permanently secured to the bed.
19. All employees wear TreeBark brand camo jackets & scrubs.
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Feb 28, 2007, 03:24 PM
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Re: You may be working in a redneck hospital if...
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20. Your OR cap has a John Deere patch sewn to the front.
21. There's a gun check right next to the information desk.
22. A patient has ever actually held on to a rifle long enough to have it pried from his cold dead hands, and his family considered this a point of great pride.
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Feb 28, 2007, 05:35 PM
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Re: You may be working in a redneck hospital if...
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23. The doctor shows up wearing...Massey Fergusion cap & Red Wings covered w/cow poop!
24. Cough syrup order...Vicks Formula 44, pour half out, & refill w/whiskey. Take a big swig every 1-2 hours as needed for cough.
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Mar 01, 2007, 01:27 PM
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Re: You may be working in a redneck hospital if...
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25. The EMTs got written up for entering the ambulance in a tractor pulling contest.
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