ER- HELP: Dumbest reason people go to ER

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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

Specializes in ER.
MassEd, I love the smilie in your signature, although the first time I saw it, I wondered why the smilie was drinking a glass full of Tabasco!

ha! now that you mention it, it does look like Tabasco... and I DO love Tabasco...

Specializes in ER.
That particular poster is indeed from the UAE.

I read that post again and I just don't understand.....

Specializes in Community, OB, Nursery.
I read that post again and I just don't understand.....

Not saying I agree with what they posted, just clarifying that where they're from.

Specializes in LTC, ER.

I've had several of the "I can't sleep" complaints. It makes me so mad because there I am working 12 hour MIDNIGHTS, and I would so love to be in their position now. Then there are the "I had a pain 3 days ago" complaint that they think should be addressed days after the pain has stopped. Had one man call an ambulance, chief complaint was that he did not have a/c. He came with a suitcase and demanded in triage to be transported by ambulance to a hospital an hour away since his doctor was on staff there!

Specializes in ER.
Not saying I agree with what they posted, just clarifying that where they're from.

right, I understand that. As I noted in a previous post, I know UAE is United Arab Emirates, I don't UNDERSTAND the post, if OP could clarify what he or she was trying to say.

If your after a dumb diagnosis. I once saw Miss Day B on a chart.

I once saw "sinkable episode" as an admission diagnosis

Well, we do live on an island

Specializes in Community, OB, Nursery.
right, I understand that. As I noted in a previous post, I know UAE is United Arab Emirates, I don't UNDERSTAND the post, if OP could clarify what he or she was trying to say.

We have not heard from that poster in quite some time....

I took it to mean that a woman came into the ER for the first time whose chief complaint was that her husband had slapped her once, and that this poster thought that was a silly reason to come in.

Sorry for the mixup...:)....and OP is welcome to correct me if I am wrong.

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I just gotta go to work for the ED!

funny i was just thinking the same!!

Specializes in CCU, SICU, CVSICU, Precepting & Teaching.
did the officer tell you the whole story? betcha he didn't.

the reason law enforcement doesn't take dv seriously (or so it seems) is because most of the time, arresting the perpetrator is a waste of time, as is trying to prosecute. why bother arresting him when she's just going to bail him out first thing in the morning?

that's one of the more archaic, uninformed attitudes i've seen here, are there are some doozies!

domestic violence is a crime.

Specializes in Community, OB, Nursery.
domestic violence is a crime.

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i currently work in kuwait, close to uae. you are correct, its no uncommon for women to be abused. sad, but true :o. its common to read the paper and see maids beat unmercifully or they're found dead in the desert. very backwards culture.

that's one of the more archaic, uninformed attitudes i've seen here, are there are some doozies!

domestic violence is a crime.

yes, it is a crime, and like i said, one that law enforcement doesn't take seriously for precisely that reason.

did you know that some shelters do not allow boys over the age of 12? is that disgusting, or what?

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