Silliest Non-Emergency?

Antikigirl, ASN, RN · Apr 13, 2006

Okay doofus call for one night in ER...a guy celebrating Mardi Gras got a lego stuck up his posterior, and a sequence from his glitter wig in his eye! I didn't ask! LOL!

A woman thinking that the powdered sugar on her french toast at a restaurant was anthrax because she was sneezing too much!

Lots of false abdominal pain for pregancy tests (wow expensive way to go...paramedics too get this often!).

Old lady lied because she was mad at her CNA who didn't respond to a bathroom assist in three minutes...said she had chest pain!

A woman using old world or old traditional medicine for constipation....rose with thorns with bud cut off up rectum....!!! She did wind up in surgery though from the damage!

Children eating coins, or sticking peas up their noses!

And yes, have seen the various interesting objects in the rectum!!! (the x-rays are so cool!!!!!! LOL!).

Fake workers comp injuries! Lots of those! Especially the old switching limp sides on twisted ankles!!!!!

Pain but the patient is allergic to all OTC pain meds!

My favorite, but was an emergency was this man who chose to free his lawn mower blades from stuck grass with it ON! He drove past three hospitals because he didn't want to be recognized...and never told a soal he left or was DRIVING! The only reason he did this basically was to sue the lawn mower company for not making stickers saying that was a bad idea!!! He was on the phone with his lawyer the entire time!!! I had to get him off the phone very abuptly due to the fact we had to apply the fingers in time, which were still stuck in the ...you guessed it...LAWNMOWER he took with him to the hospital!!!! Saved on finger..the thumb...the rest are in some landfill..LOL! (hopefully with the grass cuttings! LOL!). He was so horrid the MD's and other nurses wouldn't deal with him (I was precepting in that ER..guess who got him..LOL!).

nursejennie76 · Apr 13, 2006

My favorites are the ones that were sick and missed work on the weekend and just want a note for work!! We also had a couple of people who wanted us to fill out there medical leave papers for work and could not understand why we don't do that!!! Tahts why you are referred to another doctor for follow up. had a baby the other day that had been crying for an hour, and that was the only complaint, I hope that mom does not have anymore kids because an hour is not to bad!!!!! :lol2:

SharonH, RN · Apr 13, 2006

Ok, ok. I've got one.
17 year old girl called an ambulance because she had a pimple and she had prom that night.
That was two, but they're both true.

I haven't even read the rest of the thread but I think we have a winner here.

allnurses Guide · Apr 13, 2006

There is a huge thread of these over in the ER area with some of the wildest stories you will never believe. :lol2:

TazziRN, RN · Apr 13, 2006

Had a baby the other day that had been crying for an hour, and that was the only complaint, I hope that mom does not have anymore kids because an hour is not to bad!!!!!

Unfortunately, if the baby is a neonate, you can't always blame Mom. When I was sent home with my baby the doc gave me a whole list of instructions, including: "Bring her in if she cries for more than an hour." I can see moms thinking that if the doctor says to bring Baby in for crying, then it must be bad, so let's go to the emergency room.