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

Specializes in CNA, Surgical, Pediatrics, SDS, ER.

i know! i was wondering what the hell possesed them to drink it w/ veggi oil.:nono: made me want to hurl just thinking about it!:barf01:

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Specializes in FNP, Peds, Epilepsy, Mgt., Occ. Ed.
i know! i was wondering what the hell possesed them to drink it w/ veggi oil.:nono: made me want to hurl just thinking about it!:barf01:

i was wondering if this was something new i hadn't heard about!! ick!

bet he won't have to worry about constipation for a day or two though!:lol2:

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Specializes in ER.

ok i have two that i didn't see listed yet....50 year old female came in by EMS stating that she was on the phone with her daughter and mentioned that her lips had been chapped and her daughter stated that she needed to be seen by an MD IMMEDIATELY for dehydration (mother and daughter's cummulative IQ approximately 50). Pt denies any N/V/D...Pt promptly given a glass of water. About 15 minutes after the pt's arrival via EMS this frantic 20 year old shows up in the lobby wanting to know if her mom was "stable" and when could she see her. I was barely able to contain the laughter. However, my all time favorite was a frequent flyer that we had. NURSE: "What seems to be the problem today Anthony?" PATIENT: "Everytime I smoke crack I has seizures." I actually laughed out loud in front of the patient, sorry, I couldn't help it.

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Specializes in Peds, ER/Trauma.

Well, personally, I think the patient described above had a valid point. How would you feel if you had a seizure every time you smoked crack??? Every person has the right to request medical attention so that they can continue to smoke crack without having seizures!

hehe ;)

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Specializes in Emergency & Trauma/Adult ICU.
NURSE: "What seems to be the problem today Anthony?" PATIENT: "Everytime I smoke crack I has seizures." I actually laughed out loud in front of the patient, sorry, I couldn't help it.

This is closely related to, "I smoked a blunt and now I'm dizzy."

What effect were you going for, exactly?? ;)

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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

1.) Dizziness resolved 3 days ago

2.) A wart on my foot

3.) My belly hurts after eating 3 big macs

4.) I need a work excuse for not going in the day before

.....I've got plenty:angryfire

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Specializes in ICU, ER.

1. Healthy 30-ish female came by 911: "I always have a BM every morning. It's after 8:00pm now, that's over 36 hours without a BM!!!" "What? I'm going to triage? But I came by ambulance!!!".

2. Have pain during intercourse for two months. Have not seen a gyn.

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Specializes in Cardiac, ER.

the other night,..

0230,.triage,..ER packed,...

17y/o girl and her 16 y/o husband

ME: what can we do for you tonight?

GIRL: Well,.I was at the WIC clinic the other day and they said I'm about 6 weeks pregnant,,...but this afternoon I did the survey on MYSpace and it says I'm more like 11 weeks,..so like ,..what the hell?

ME: okay,..are you having abd cramping? or bleeding?

GIRL: No,..but like that WIC office chick was way off from the survey on MYspace,.so like I need to find out what's going on!

ME:do you feel like your having problems with the pregnancy?

GIRL: well other than the fact that I don't know when I got pregnant!! The MYSpace survey says like almost 6 months,...WIC says only 6 weeks,.so I need to see a DR and get this figured out!

ME: 11 weeks is not quite 3 months,..

GIRL: whatever,...I need to see a Dr! You have to run some tests! I need an ultrasound,..we lost a baby last summer and it was devastating to the whole family,..we are just now recovering,...we don't want that to happen again,...my girlfriend had her baby on the exact day that MySpace told her she would have it,..it's pretty good,...

ME: Okay,..have a seat in the waiting room...it's really busy,.so be pt,.it might take a bit.

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Specializes in ER, ICU, Infection Control.
Sorry, I just don't think a migraine necessitates an ambulance ride- if you can't drive, call a taxi- Ambulances should be reserved for LIFE OR LIMB THREATENING emergencies! If someone calls an ambulance for a migraine, I hope the EMS crew runs their loudest, most obnoxious sirens the whole time...... ;)

That would be major cruel. As a migraine sufferers - ANY noise hurts. And what most people with migraines won't tell you (cause they are afraid they'll wind up in the nut house - and believe me I've surveyed MANY migraine sufferers) is that they do not think logically when having a migraine, that they feel like they are on a different plane, that they feel like they are someone else, and many other weird things they DO NOT tell their doctors. You just simply don't "think" as you would when you are "normal". I only say this cause no one knows who I am and I don't want locked up when I have a migraine! AND I have NEVER read any of this in migraine literature - why? Because migraine sufferers are afraid to speak out. I have talked to up to 50 people who suffer from migraines and they ALL give similar stories - so this person may not have been in her "right" mind and calling an ambulance seemed to be the correct thing to do. It's been a long time since I've had very bad one - but taking overdoses and doing weird things is common when you have a bad one! And besides childbirth it's the worst pain I've ever had and I suffer from fibromyalgia!

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Specializes in ED, ICU, PACU.

A few days ago an obese patient BIBA: "I've got this rattle in my chest & my nose is stuffed up...can I get the tube down my throat to help make breath better...and, the catheter in my bladder would help me conserve energy" :hdvwl: O2 sat 100 % RA, R18,EKG nonremarkable, brain function UTD.

I think that this one beats out the belly button lint one.

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Specializes in ER.

During my time in the ER, we had a frequent flyer who would come in about once or twice a week complaining of N/V (not always vomiting-she never vomited in the ER) Funny thing was, she was about 2 months pregnant when this started and it continues for 2 or 3 months... One night she came and soon became "unresponsive." Our EMT/tech that night helped get her into the room and went to start her IV (a 16g to her hand) She very quickly became responsive and was never again "unresponsive" in our ER!

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Specializes in Pediatrics.

I bit my tongue eating popcorn and it hurts really badly

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