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

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 ?

[1HOTERMAMA]

"Lice"

[1HOTERMAMA]

I can't believe that I almost forgot this one.

A woman had just been released from the local detention center for prostitution and came to the ER stating that just before she was arrested she shoved a wad of $$ up her lady parts so that it would not be taken by the police. She wanted us to retrieve it for her. She also said that she had a dark colored d/c. No $$ was found. She tried to acuse us of taking it. :idntdt::rotfl::chuckle:nono:

[gs1976]

We had a guy come in the other night because he ran his foot over with a shopping cart....He did it at 1400hrs, and came into the ER at 0200 that night/next morning....Sad thing is, he was a bigger guy, the kind that you would avoid in a dark alley....Couldn't quite believe it, but it happens I guess

[JBudd, MSN]

3 week old, cried for 3 hours (did you burp her?). Stopped crying and fell asleep when got in the car and drove to the hospital. Checked in anyway.

Those poor first time moms! What ever happened to the grandmas, aunts, sisters and friends who taught all of us how to raise our kids? Didn't you ever babysit, have siblings, volunteer in the church nursery? Or even read some books before you delivered?

[SteffersRN87, BSN, RN]

Every time I see my paycheck and all the money that goes towards taxes, I can't help but think of all the dingbats using up our tax dollars for ER visits. Get a PCP. The most ridiculous... a high class Barbie type broke off her artificial nail taking half of the real nail with it, no blood, came into the ER by ambulance...

[rph3664]

Lost vibrator.

IN lady parts.

Uhhhhh, there's only one route.........

[llltapp]

couple years ago, little old lady in her 80's with vag discharge. doc wore a mask it smelled so bad. it was like 20 colostomy bags were all opened at once. turned out the poor woman had a piece of gauze lodged up around her cervix............ since her "surgery 4 months ago.".... unbeknownst to her of course. (retch!)

[llltapp]

yes, then there was the 911 ambulance call in the aftermath of hurrican Jeanne .......... for an ingrown toenail. I answered the radio call with "triage on arrival." She waited................ and waited..... then the doc came in, listened to her complaint, walked out , and I went in with d/c papers......... sweet :)

[Irwin0111]

he actually came behind the ER door with the patient,and after some moments of waiting, he went into the washroom and he had his birdie got stuck into his jeans fly. and we have to cut his jeans bit by bit until what's remained was just the birdie and the fly. it stuck so hard that we had to remove a some sort of clamp at the base of the fly to seperate them. making loose of his birdie.

[sweetsounds]

Every time I see my paycheck and all the money that goes towards taxes, I can't help but think of all the dingbats using up our tax dollars for ER visits. Get a PCP. The most ridiculous... a high class Barbie type broke off her artificial nail taking half of the real nail with it, no blood, came into the ER by ambulance...

I'm sure that really did hurt, but...

When will we finally institute a fraudulent or inappropriate use of EMS statute? Maybe the fine should be proportional to how egregious the offense is. Insurance issues aside, we have laws for filing a false police report and we've all heard(or dreamed) of the idea of penalizing frivolous law suit filers. In your pts case I think the penalty should have been ten times the cost of her nails donated to a local homeless shelter or food bank. Oh, and of course, she could substitute community service hours.

Maybe there should be a police blotter-type column in the local paper; no names at all, just the basic facts.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

[squeakykitty]

I'm sure that really did hurt, but...

When will we finally institute a fraudulent or inappropriate use of EMS statute? Maybe the fine should be proportional to how egregious the offense is. Insurance issues aside, we have laws for filing a false police report and we've all heard(or dreamed) of the idea of penalizing frivolous law suit filers. In your pts case I think the penalty should have been ten times the cost of her nails donated to a local homeless shelter or food bank. Oh, and of course, she could substitute community service hours.

Maybe there should be a police blotter-type column in the local paper; no names at all, just the basic facts.

Sorry, couldn't resist.

In our local paper, there were 2 incidents where someone was counseled about did they really need the ambulance for this? They came in by private vehicle instead.

[sweetsounds]

2 incidents, same person? Would love to hear...

For every person who clogs up EMS pointlessly your grandmother or mine my suffer, u know?