What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

And did you have to treat them?

I am just curious. Your stories always seem to either crack me up or shake my head in amazement.

Thanks for sharing ?

New Years day 19h30. Complaint: "Sr. I have had this cold for three weeks and now I can't take it any more. Please can you help me?"

New Years day 19h30. Complaint: "Sr. I have had this cold for three weeks and now I can't take it any more. Please can you help me?"

How about a 42 yo female with psych hx came in at 0200 for a complaint of "My bones are leaking."

How about a 42 yo female with psych hx came in at 0200 for a complaint of "My bones are leaking."

Specializes in Women's health & post-partum.

This one turned out to be ridiculous, I think, but at the time---------

A friend of my son's came tearing up to the house--my teen-ager had hit a telephone pole riding his bike down a steep hill. I drove over, picked him and his bike up and took him to the ED for a huge splinter in a knuckle. (Left the bike in our yard and nearly gave my dh a heart attack). When the ED doc got out her forceps to determine how deep the splinter went in, it fell out into her lap. I felt a little foolish. :imbar

Specializes in Women's health & post-partum.

This one turned out to be ridiculous, I think, but at the time---------

A friend of my son's came tearing up to the house--my teen-ager had hit a telephone pole riding his bike down a steep hill. I drove over, picked him and his bike up and took him to the ED for a huge splinter in a knuckle. (Left the bike in our yard and nearly gave my dh a heart attack). When the ED doc got out her forceps to determine how deep the splinter went in, it fell out into her lap. I felt a little foolish. :imbar

We get enough of the pregnancy test b.s., which kills me...especially when they get fussy because we are seeing "those people that keep coming in bleeding or acting like they are having a heart attack." Buying a $7 pregnancy test at the drug store must be a foreign idea...guess where our taxes are going?!

We get enough of the pregnancy test b.s., which kills me...especially when they get fussy because we are seeing "those people that keep coming in bleeding or acting like they are having a heart attack." Buying a $7 pregnancy test at the drug store must be a foreign idea...guess where our taxes are going?!

~ My tongue itches........(hello do you think we have a miracle pill?)

.....................................some people. :coollook:

~ My tongue itches........(hello do you think we have a miracle pill?)

.....................................some people. :coollook:

This one turned out to be ridiculous, I think, but at the time---------

A friend of my son's came tearing up to the house--my teen-ager had hit a telephone pole riding his bike down a steep hill. I drove over, picked him and his bike up and took him to the ED for a huge splinter in a knuckle. (Left the bike in our yard and nearly gave my dh a heart attack). When the ED doc got out her forceps to determine how deep the splinter went in, it fell out into her lap. I felt a little foolish. :imbar

Not foolish at all...sounded like a darn good reason to go in. Once saw a show on a staph infection from a wood splinter. Pretty nasty stuff those splinters. :)

This one turned out to be ridiculous, I think, but at the time---------

A friend of my son's came tearing up to the house--my teen-ager had hit a telephone pole riding his bike down a steep hill. I drove over, picked him and his bike up and took him to the ED for a huge splinter in a knuckle. (Left the bike in our yard and nearly gave my dh a heart attack). When the ED doc got out her forceps to determine how deep the splinter went in, it fell out into her lap. I felt a little foolish. :imbar

Not foolish at all...sounded like a darn good reason to go in. Once saw a show on a staph infection from a wood splinter. Pretty nasty stuff those splinters. :)

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