What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

Specialties Emergency Nursing Q/A

And did you have to treat them?

I am just curious. Your stories always seem to either crack me up or shake my head in amazement.

Thanks for sharing ?

Specializes in Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergy.

Mom brings in a 4yo. "His eyes were red yesterday."

Eyes are totally clear today. What would you like us to do now about the eyes that were red yesterday?

Specializes in LTC, CPR instructor, First aid instructor..
ROFL!!!!
:rotfl::rotfl:That's hilarious!!!

This happened, about A HUNDRED YEARS AGO, WHEN I WAS A HS CANDYSTRIPER!

A guy came into the ER of a NY City hospital. Why did he come to the ER? Because he had a salami stuck up his butt!!

How did it get there? He put it there. Why did he put it there? Because he had hemmorhoids, and they itched!

He had to go to the OR to have it surgically removed!!

When they took it out, it still had the Hormel sticker on it!!

True story!! You can't make this stuff up!

lindarn, RN, BSN,CCRN

Somewhere in the PACNW

Specializes in ER, Outpatient,.

The ammount of objects that peopole stick up their butt yowsers

Specializes in Spinal Cord injuries, Emergency+EMS.
I had a guy once transported by ambulance for chapped lips. No kidding. I am not sure if I was more irritated by the patient or the ambulance crew...

two issues there

" no -one ever got sacked for transporting" is a mantra among the lazy in the ambulance service , it's also the path of least resistance with less than appropriate callers

and for the leftpond - you don't get paid if you don't transport ...

A man came into the ER because he inserted a coffee stirrer in his urethra. The coffee stirrer broke off and was lodged inside his urethra....again.

Heres a few--

1. Ambulance ride for a toothache x2 hours. No ride home and hungry/wanted meal tray because they couldn't eat lunch related to the pain.

2. Scratch to left ear. Didn't bleed at the time it happened it just "hurt real bad"....rated 10/10.

3. Abdominal pain after chugging a whole pint of whiskey....I suffered thru all my hangovers and it taught me valuable lessons like say no to chugging and my limits!

4. Minor MVA and comes to get "checked out" but refuses to have any CT/xrays done.

5. 450 lb guy complaining of back pain x10 years.

I'm sure there are more....i'll have to think more on this.

Specializes in SDU, Tele.
:rotfl::rotfl:That's hilarious!!!

It was just about the funniest thing I've ever read! :bugeyes:

Specializes in Labor and Delivery.
two issues there

" no -one ever got sacked for transporting" is a mantra among the lazy in the ambulance service , it's also the path of least resistance with less than appropriate callers

and for the leftpond - you don't get paid if you don't transport ...

Yes, EMS professionals love wasting their time bringing idiots in, instead of sitting at a relaxing post or in their ambulance. C'mon... Second, they are legally obligated to bring a patient in if the patient insists believe me they would would rather leave them at home, its a waste of time and paperwork for them. Again-they do not have a choice, so blame the patient taht insists on coming in for the idiotic reason, not the EMT or paramedic that are doing what they legally have to.

Yes, EMS professionals love wasting their time bringing idiots in, instead of sitting at a relaxing post or in their ambulance. C'mon... Second, they are legally obligated to bring a patient in if the patient insists believe me they would would rather leave them at home, its a waste of time and paperwork for them. Again-they do not have a choice, so blame the patient taht insists on coming in for the idiotic reason, not the EMT or paramedic that are doing what they legally have to.

Zippy cant help it; he's British. Their concepts of medicine, particularly emergency medicine, are about as wacked as their concept of rights, which is why our system of everyone having the right to be seen, having the right to ambulance services, etc. confuses them. You have to remember, they're *subjects* not citizens or individuals.

Specializes in Labor and Delivery.
Zippy cant help it; he's British. Their concepts of medicine, particularly emergency medicine, are about as wacked as their concept of rights, which is why our system of everyone having the right to be seen, having the right to ambulance services, etc. confuses them. You have to remember, they're *subjects* not citizens or individuals.

You made me laugh!!!! I had no idea, sorry :)

Also I can't help myself-I have 4 family members that are paramedics (1 thats worked and taught in EMS for 35 years) and another thats a firefighter/paramedic and my husband is a paramedic/police officer :)

Ive been a paramedic for 16 years and an ER/ICU nurse for four, so I can relate...

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