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16-yr-old girl signs into the ER, states, "My mom wants the doctor to check me because I'm claustrophobic and scared of big dogs."

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16-yr-old girl signs into the ER, states, "My mom wants the doctor to check me because I'm claustrophobic and scared of big dogs."

whoa! That's awesome.........:lol2:

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I am speechless... :lol2: :roll :chuckle

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Specializes in ICU, CCU, Trauma, neuro, Geriatrics.

Humm

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Specializes in ICU, Home health, Peds, School Nursing.

I have been going back and forth between doing L & D and ER. You just helped me decide to do ER....that quote is so awesome. Thanks for sharing and helping to guide my career.

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I have been going back and forth between doing L & D and ER. You just helped me decide to do ER....that quote is so awesome. Thanks for sharing and helping to guide my career.

Oh me too!!!!! ERsomeday!

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I have been going back and forth between doing L & D and ER. You just helped me decide to do ER....that quote is so awesome. Thanks for sharing and helping to guide my career.

Glad I could help with a career-making decision!! :roll :roll :roll

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Specializes in ED tech on a resp. therapist adventure.

I am a CNA in ER and was working in triage Saturday and had someone run into the ER saying that there was a lady out in the parking lot that was not breathing. The nurse that was w/ me ran out the front door and I ran into the back to let them know what was coming. So all of us are running getting a stretcher and come to find out the patient was a little old lady who was not breathing well!!!! Who knows the difference between "not breathing" and "not breathing well"??? OMG (BTW: Hi Tazzi - Hope you are doing well)

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I have been going back and forth between doing L & D and ER. You just helped me decide to do ER....that quote is so awesome. Thanks for sharing and helping to guide my career.

then you'll love these, and yes, people DO write them down on traige sign in sheets!

'i got stuff coming out of my thing'

'i feel like ****'

'throwing up for 2 months'

'can not doo - doo'

'sex hurts'

oh, i could go on!!!!

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Specializes in ICU, Home health, Peds, School Nursing.

My guess is that for people who don't do what we do the not breathing and not breathing well thing looks all the same....SCARY.

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Specializes in ICU, Home health, Peds, School Nursing.

Oh yeah, Baby, ER here I come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I've lost track of how many times someone has had a coughing fit and claimed they can't breathe.

Me: "If you're coughing, you're breathing. You can't cough if you can't breathe."

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