Ambulatory to ED treatment room at 2am, chief complaint overdose. When asked what the patient took, patient replies "Ritalin... ya know to get me in a chill mood... then Xanax... a lot of Xanax.... then Ambien." Pt asked when he took the meds, pt replies "about two hours ago, except for the Ambien, I took those in the car on the drive over."...mmmkay, enjoy your chocolate charcoal milkshake.I love the ED.
Art_Vandelay 351 Posts Aug 4, 2011 What infuriates me most is that I'm driving on the road with these people. Scary.
Ivanna_Nurse, BSN, RN 1 Article; 469 Posts Specializes in CCU MICU Rapid Response. Has 18 years experience. Aug 4, 2011 Choco-charcoal.... my FAVE!! Ivanna
rnflash 5 Posts Specializes in ICU, ER, PACU. Has 5 years experience. Aug 4, 2011 Seriously... Who thinks this stuff up? LOL
Hospice Nurse LPN, BSN, RN 1,472 Posts Specializes in LTC, Psych, Hospice. Has 15 years experience. Aug 4, 2011 and just when you think you've seen it all.
Tylerdurdensoap 2 Posts Aug 4, 2011 :yeah:Where do these people come from? Everytime I have a patient say something crazy like that i think "who does that?" I cant believe these people are out there hahaha....
Rabid Response 309 Posts Specializes in ICU/CCU. Has 5 years experience. Aug 4, 2011 We got an overdose patient in the ICU once. His medical history contained a diagnosis of known etoh abuse going back decades. His roommate brought the guy's home meds to us in a paper lunch sack. Among the contents of that sack were three bottles of benzos, a bottle of Ambien, and a bottle of Viagra--all prescribed by the same doctor. That little brown bag told a sad story.
Altra, BSN, RN 6,255 Posts Specializes in Emergency & Trauma/Adult ICU. Aug 4, 2011 The same people who don't just OD on Klonopin ... but crush the Klonopin, mix it with their heroin, and shoot up the whole concoction.
