Specializes in 6 years of ER fun, med/surg, blah, blah.
HHS=hysterical hispanic syndrome
We use this for the ones who are crying like they just lost their loved one but came to the er for a runny nose.
It's amazing that when you separate the HHS females from all their tongue clucking, oi-ing relatives that they calm right down. I had a male HHS hit me on the arm in triage , when I was trying to keep his wife's arm still during a BP reading, while she screamed that it was too tight. I tried to tell her to keep her arm still but that did no good. When I pointed out to him that he hit me, to see if it was just a reaction or if he really meant to hit me, I saw that he really meant to hit me. At least I didn't have to go home with that night, like his poor wife. He was removed by security to the front waiting room & told he couldn't go back to the treatment room with his wife, because of his hitting me. The wife apologized to me but I told her she didn't go anything. She must be used to his violence, poor thing. come to find out that she took Fen-fen, & that caused this hysterical reaction.
BATS syndrome--beat all to sh*t syndrome and the Etoh bank which is betting on etoh levels. That one can help pay for lunch btw. and most of the other ones too.
Specializes in med/surg, Icu/Ccu. ER, PACU, HHC, LTC.
An Er doc i used to work with said when he was first out of school (years ago) they used to write on the bottom of selected charts.......FOAD=f**k off and die.....Bad i know. Also one we used especially when a babe or child was brought to er, obviously not acutely ill.....they suffered from DMS=dumb mother syndrome and were there for a *well checkup*
another we had to use too frequently was........shallow gene pool or puddle.
a patient coming by ems.....true story, unconscious but breathing=butt breather.....
Amber.......i do so understand your feelings and i to do not want these acronyms attached to my loved ones, but unfortunately when life stops it stops. After a few years as a nurse you will understand these stress relievers and they are not charted or said in front of anyone but peers, but do pick which peers have a sense of humor and which ones do not......and that comes from experience.
Jessica i loved overserved,it is so PC ina great way.
come to find out that she took Fen-fen, & that caused this hysterical reaction.
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The patient is admitted to the ECU (Eternal Care Unit).
The doctor gives you an order to d/c Room air. (I know not an acronym but still funny)