ER- HELP: Dumbest reason people go to ER

[DachRN]

ATTN ER Staff!

I am writing a "paper" on the dumbest reasons/stories that people show up/come to ER. Would appreciate ANY input ANY of the ER staff out there has for me.........................IF you'd like a copy of the FINAL draft, please let me know and I'll forward it.

Thanks much!

PS. My winning entry so far is a Mom who brought 1 month old infant in at 2:30 AM because "it wouldn't look her in the eye. It doesn't recognize me!"

Not making this up

[diane227, LPN, RN]

I had a girl come into the ED about 22:00 one night for a fingernail that she had torn off into the quick. It was bleeding a little bit. I could not help myself. I just started laughing. I said "do you have any idea how long you are going to be here waiting? We have a minimal 10 hour wait. I just got 8 gun shot wounds (no joke, gang thing). Do you really want to hang out here for 10 hours? Put some pressure on it and go home".

[lpnstudentin2010, LPN]

I had a girl come into the ED about 22:00 one night for a fingernail that she had torn off into the quick. It was bleeding a little bit. I could not help myself. I just started laughing. I said "do you have any idea how long you are going to be here waiting? We have a minimal 10 hour wait. I just got 8 gun shot wounds (no joke, gang thing). Do you really want to hang out here for 10 hours? Put some pressure on it and go home".

and did she?