Strange things found on (or in) a pt.

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I've always wondered, especially after hearing about this guy who brought a snake into the ER----what is the strangest thing you've ever found on (or in) a patient?

Specializes in ER.

Next time call pharmacy for some ether.

That will remove the magots.

Believe it or not the magots kept the wounds very clean.

It is pretty gross though.

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When will people learn that the rectum is an exitand NOT for f/b's!!??

:nono:

I don't think they ever will. At least stupidity=job security.

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Specializes in ER.

This is so true of many of the visits to the ER--job security.

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Specializes in ER.

OOPS!! I'm not sure how this got here I was responding to someone who didn't know how to get rid of magots

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Hi, at times, it's really hard to believe, but as to talking to POSSIBILITY! IT IS POSSIBLE , MIGHT BE POSSIBLE , that some strange things, though it may seem , wacky, unnerving , out of this world , not to mention "YUKKING" IS REALLY, REAAAALLLY happening . to quote MR. RIPLEY: BELIEVE IT OR NOT!!!!!

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Specializes in Cardiac, ED.
was cathing a lg lady and 2 of us had to hold legs up and out pops a cheeto, guess she was saving it for a snack later

EEWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!! I think I would bust a gut if that happened to me!

Ok, here are mine and some of my other comrads....we were just talking about this the other day...

china bowel in a lady parts....that she couldn't get out and the Doc had to "fish" it out for her.

A lady that was scalped from a MVA and they found her cell in her head flap.

Electric Toothbrush in the rectum...this one was funny. Everytime he walked by the station all you could hear was "BuZZZZZZZ"

Oh...remote on ABD folds..."honey change the channel"

thats all I can think of right now....

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Specializes in Emergency Room.

A lady came in and described sx of a yeast infection to me. However, she disclosed much more to the doctor (who was male, so I don't know why she didn't want to tell me but told him). She said she had an egg stuck in her lady parts. So he asked 'like a vibrating egg?'. She told him no. Then he asked 'like a chicken egg?'. Again, she said no. Finally she said it was an easter egg! You know, one of those plastic easter eggs that you put candy in! So he comes out of the room and asks for assistance but says 'Who wants to go on an easter egg hunt?'. That made it the worst!

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A lady came in and described sx of a yeast infection to me. However, she disclosed much more to the doctor (who was male, so I don't know why she didn't want to tell me but told him). She said she had an egg stuck in her lady parts. So he asked 'like a vibrating egg?'. She told him no. Then he asked 'like a chicken egg?'. Again, she said no. Finally she said it was an easter egg! You know, one of those plastic easter eggs that you put candy in! So he comes out of the room and asks for assistance but says 'Who wants to go on an easter egg hunt?'. That made it the worst!

haha. at least he had a sense of humor about it.

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the weirdest thing I saw...last night man came in c/o testicular pain. I pulled back his gown and he reached down and lifted up his testicals that were the size of a cantalope if not bigger. I thought..what the heck! When did this start? no hx, no meds, no nothing...I looked at it..then reached down and thought oh my god...theres a rubber band wrapped around it sooooo tightly i almost missed it from the swelling.

I got the doc, we came in with scissors..hahaha..the poor guy was begging us not to cut him. When asked why did he put a rubber band there..he said "I dont know...just to see what would happen!"

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Specializes in Neuro/Med-Surg/Oncology.

Wouldn't you think when they got to be, oh, I don't know, the size of clementines or tangerines, that maybe this was a bad idea. Just my :twocents:.

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Specializes in Medical, Pediatric and ER.

Untold Stories of the ER........LLLLOOOOVVVVEEE it!!!!!!!!!

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Specializes in ED.

A guy comes waddling into our ER looking like he has a tail hanging down. Upon examination it turns out he had a garage door spring in his rectum. Had to go to surgery because the sharp end of the spring had lodged in his colon. :p

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