Situation- guy's in the ED bed being treated for vomiting (emergent vomiting apparently) and his wife is at bedside- He starts throwing up and his wife (who is standing next to the big pink vomit catching device) YELLS to us at the nurse's station- "Aren't you going to DO something?! He's throwing up!" (And yes, he had been treated/medicated). Apparently the act of vomiting is an emergency in and of itself and the average spouse just isn't capable of say, I don't know, handing her husband the emesis basin.
*whew* sorry about the rant, but she had a really effective evil eye and I just had to get it off my chest. Maybe I was just stressed today because of the 50 PEOPLE WAITING today when I came on shift, and not an emergency in the bunch...nah, I love this job
Feel free to share your humorous/strange stories here (in a general, HIPPA-friendly way of course)- It would make for entertaining reading, I'm sure :roll
Yesterday on my shift I had one our drunks calll...
He wanted to come in for detox (again)...
ok...ok...he is homeless and it is 15 below wind chill...but I'm sure that had NOTHING to do with his decision...
but...sob...he had no way to get from the bar(somehow managed to get THERE!) to the ER...could we come get him?!!?
So first I'm thinking...ahhhhhh...you want the cabulance!!!
But then I thought...COME GET HIM!!!!??!!...on purpose...yea that'll happen. Just give me a gun now. :chuckle
see, here is where i disagree. he is a citizan just like us just out letting off some steam. i would not hurt you to accomadate him and just go and get him.
but tell him that the fee is to buy pizza and beer for all of the staff in your er!!!!! that way, everybody benefits!!!!!!!! :devil:
see, here is where i disagree. he is a citizan just like us just out letting off some steam. i would not hurt you to accomadate him and just go and get him.
but tell him that the fee is to buy pizza and beer for all of the staff in your er!!!!! that way, everybody benefits!!!!!!!! :devil:
You almost had me there!
I'll have to remember the fee..except make mine a margarita!!
And you are ABSOLUTELY right...he is a citizen and deserving of quality healthcare at a quality ER with kind and compassionate nurses...
MAGIK GIRL
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cabulance! that still cracks me up!