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!"
I floated to Med Surg the other day. I had a patient who had gotten drunk and put a large apple in the wrong orifice, if you know what I mean. It had been removed in the ER and he was sent to the floor for IV antibiotics and observation.
Out of sheer curiosity I volunteered for the admit. The doctor wrote, after the diagnosis "Condition: Embarrassed and Guarded" The patient was an otherwise pleasant man with no other medical history other than drinking too much. I didn't ask him any specifics about this particular 'incident'. He had recently been divorced and had an adult son.
I suppose ER nurses have more experience with foreign body removals, but this was a new one for me.
My best "wrong orifice" stoy was when I worked in the ER. One gentleman put a a live mouse "up there" because he heard that if he snorted coke while it was in place, the sensation would be wonderful.
Needless to say, the next mornng, the smell wasn't too wonderful and he was pretty embarassed coming to the ER to have it removed. The xray was interesting though.
We had a patient admitted from ED with rectal trauma from......*drum roll*......trying to stick a coke bottle up his butt. I voluteered for the admit too, out of sheer curiousity. He was a normal looking, very pleasant older man. I was totally suprised.
Nothing I hear or see surprises me anymore. People are strange and do strange things and pretty much anything you can think of can go up various orifaces. Including a chicken...... I will leave that one for your imagination.....
My best "wrong orifice" stoy was when I worked in the ER. One gentleman put a a live mouse "up there" because he heard that if he snorted coke while it was in place, the sensation would be wonderful.
Needless to say, the next mornng, the smell wasn't too wonderful and he was pretty embarassed coming to the ER to have it removed. The xray was interesting though.
Interesting. I wonder what Sigmund Freud would have to say about this? I later asked the doctor what he thought was the psychological origins of this particular hobby. He didn't have an answer. Human beings are so interesting!
Interesting. I wonder what Sigmund Freud would have to say about this? I later asked the doctor what he thought was the psychological origins of this particular hobby. He didn't have an answer. Human beings are so interesting!
Indeed. What makes someone look at this stuff and think, "Gee, I wonder what that would feel like up my butt?"
Indeed. What makes someone look at this stuff and think, "Gee, I wonder what that would feel like up my butt?"
:chuckle Thanks for the laugh, laughter is good. The thing I love about nursing is meeting such a variety of people, they are facinating. In each person, no matter how unusual they may seem, there is some common ground we can usually find. For instance, this fellow was an avid gardener. He wasn't just a nutcase. People have all sorts of unusual hobbies that hold no interest to me, who's to judge?
Nursing really brings you up close with the human race, doesn't it?
:chuckle Thanks for the laugh, laughter is good. The thing I love about nursing is meeting such a variety of people, they are facinating. In each person, no matter how unusual they may seem, there is some common ground we can usually find.
Yeah, I like sticking foreign up my youknowwhat too....LMAO!
How do you keep yourself from laughing while doing the admission assessment? I've never had the "pleasure" of caring for this type of pt.
:chuckle Thanks for the laugh, laughter is good. The thing I love about nursing is meeting such a variety of people, they are facinating. In each person, no matter how unusual they may seem, there is some common ground we can usually find. For instance, this fellow was an avid gardener. He wasn't just a nutcase. People have all sorts of unusual hobbies that hold no interest to me, who's to judge?
Nursing really brings you up close with the human race, doesn't it?
The thing I love about nursing is meeting such a variety of people, they are facinating. In each person, no matter how unusual they may seem, there is some common ground we can usually find. For instance, this fellow was an avid gardener. He wasn't just a nutcase. People have all sorts of unusual hobbies that hold no interest to me, who's to judge? 
FireStarterRN, BSN, RN
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I floated to Med Surg the other day. I had a patient who had gotten drunk and put a large apple in the wrong orifice, if you know what I mean. It had been removed in the ER and he was sent to the floor for IV antibiotics and observation.
Out of sheer curiosity I volunteered for the admit. The doctor wrote, after the diagnosis "Condition: Embarrassed and Guarded" The patient was an otherwise pleasant man with no other medical history other than drinking too much. I didn't ask him any specifics about this particular 'incident'. He had recently been divorced and had an adult son.
I suppose ER nurses have more experience with foreign body removals, but this was a new one for me.