Stupidest reason to go to ER

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ER Nurses/MD's etc.

I am currently writing a "paper" on stupidest reason for someone to come to ER.

ANY input you can send me would be much appreciated. IF you'd like a copy of the FINAL draft, let me know.

THANKS in advance!

PS. My winning entry so far is:

A woman who brought 1 month old baby in at 2:30 (AM of course) because "it won't look me in the eye, It doesn't recognize me!"

Not kidding

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: Thanks buggal! I'll have to remember that. However, lately I've had one of babynurselsa's patients on my mind. She mentioned it in the OB forum under "Craziest Names a Patient has Named Her Baby." The name is "Vinita", and it's the name of the state hospital in the NE part of the state. I guess I'm thinking of it because recently I saw a commercial for a technical school using "real life" people. One of the students' name is Vinita, and I'm wonder if she was babynurselsa's patient. ;)

Wow. Time's really running down. Less than 8 weeks. Still taking suggestions. ;) Sorry to be off-topic.

I once knew an Indian-from-India woman named Vinita. I also know another woman named Vanita, and two named Venita.

Vinita is a small city in Oklahoma. Someone probably heard the town name and liked it.

I understand there are not a small number of people, both male and female, from the St. Louis area who are named O'Fallon after the suburbs on both sides of the river.

There's a small town in Illinois called Orion (ore-ee-on) and yes, people from there have named their children this.

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Specializes in ER.

We had one come in last month, her complaint was a runny nose and she "didn't have time to go to the store to buy some cold medicine". Seriously! However, she somehow found the time to spend 3 1/2 hours with us in the ER while emergent patients when before her! LOL

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We had one come in last month, her complaint was a runny nose and she "didn't have time to go to the store to buy some cold medicine". Seriously! However, she somehow found the time to spend 3 1/2 hours with us in the ER while emergent patients when before her! LOL

yes, you gotta love the "therapeutic wait"...... ;)

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Specializes in ER, ICU, Infection Control.
I work with a man who occasionally gets migraines that leave him completely incapacitated. One time, he DID go to the ER and I'm guessing he was on the verge of coughing up his toenails and his wife said, "Get in the car or I'm calling 911." I couldn't imagine him coming in under any other circumstances.

I suffer from migraines too and was always ticked off about the women coming in with "migraines" requesting narcotics and they were perfectly dressed and had just applied new makeup and lipstick - let me tell you when I have a migraine my hair sticks up all over my head and I have mo makeup on - nor do I care and IF I went to the ER for it I would not be dressed to the nines - I'd probably be in my rattiest clothes or nightgown and shoeless (these women have heels on and it's like 11 at night!!!!). But all I can say is thank the LORD for Imitrex, Zomig etc. It has literally enabled me to work and not have to go home with a migraine. Did I mention these women often drove themselves to the ER expecting to get narcotics!!!

And the proper pronunciation of the name on the arm band is FEE-MAL-EE (rhymes with tamale). Hey, I mean why name your child when the hospital has already named her for you???? But just think of the confusion in class, there'd be a FEE-MAL-EE 1, and 2 and 3,....

:lol2::lol2::lol2:

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Specializes in ER, ICU, Infection Control.

sorry - I don't know how to delete this post - it got posted twice by accident!

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Specializes in ED.

Had a pt. who came to the ED because her Lasix was making her urinate too much. Also had a pt. who wanted the ants removed from his brain. He said he was sleeping on the floor and was sure several had crawled in his ear and from there went to his brain.

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during my shift a girl came in to the ER, she was complaining of abdominal pain because she was having her menstrual period. and it turned out that she is pregnant and she's bleeding due to unsuccesful abortion, and she wants to undergo D&C right there and then. of course our resident physician refused, instead she gave the girl some meds for the baby and some mind enlightning words.....:nono:

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Here's one. We are in the middle of one of the worst blizzards in recent memory, roads are closed and most of hospital staff have been stuck at the hospital...you get the general picture. In the wee small hours of the morning a family comes in to the ER with their 3 year old who has "had a cold for 3 days" No fever, just lots of boogers!!!!!!!!!

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Being a trauma victim because you have to walk across a large dark area at night to get from your car to your apartment due to people consistently parking in your space.

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during my shift a girl came in to the ER, she was complaining of abdominal pain because she was having her menstrual period. and it turned out that she is pregnant and she's bleeding due to unsuccesful abortion, and she wants to undergo D&C right there and then. of course our resident physician refused, instead she gave the girl some meds for the baby and some mind enlightning words.....:nono:

Did she try to perform the abortion herself, and wanted the ER to complete it? Just curious.

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Specializes in ER, ICU, Infection Control.
during my shift a girl came in to the ER, she was complaining of abdominal pain because she was having her menstrual period. and it turned out that she is pregnant and she's bleeding due to unsuccesful abortion, and she wants to undergo D&C right there and then. of course our resident physician refused, instead she gave the girl some meds for the baby and some mind enlightning words.....:nono:

Ok - one more but these are just too good not to share:

1) obese woman with abdominal pains, found the cause when the baby crowned - she didn't know she was preggers!

2) while celebrating her birthday she allowed her man to insert candles into her bladder - yes, had to go to OR to get them removed.

Unusual things walk, crawl or are dragged into a teaching hospital! Next one was at a private hospital and I was on duty.

3) man can into ER with snakebite. helpful friends had brought the snake in for identification. and yes, it was in the cooler along with the Budweiser!!! Yes, copious amounts of alcohol were involved!

:nono::nono:

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Specializes in Critical Care, Emergency Medicine, Flight.
and to do so you take the ambulance ride in so you dont have to wait out at triage

its so funny...

cuz here EVERYONE and their mom thinks if they come via rescue they'll get seen faster. but once the ER staff finds out that the CC: is total BS...off to triage with the headaches and stubbed toes you go and u'll get a nice bill for that ride :D

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