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

Specialties Emergency Nursing Q/A

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 ?

Specializes in Emergency.
emtb2rn said:
By squad, right?

No she was actually there visiting another patient and decided to check herself in. I later heard her complaining about how little we did to help her.

Specializes in ER, Neuro, Trauma, Educator.
jyoung1950 said:
As a matter of fact, in the wee hours of Monday morning, I woke up with severe pain on my left side front and back and radiating down my groin. I also had alot of pressure to urinate but when I tried could only void a very small amount. Also had vomiting and nausea.

Well, the pain would not subside. Any Tylenol I tried to take for it was vomited up.

Finally after 3 hours of this, I dragged my aching body to the car and drove down to the ER at 4:30 in the morning. I could not understand what could be causing the pain and was, understandably, afraid.

There was blood in my urine and they did a catscan, but the nurses had already figured out I had a kidney stone ("doing the kidney stone dance").

They put an IV in me for fluid and pain medicine and when I was awake enough let me go home with vicodin and suppositories for nausea and vomiting. Doc instructed me to see a urologist in the next couple days.

I hope the ER staff didn't think me coming down with a KS was silly. I live alone and just have myself to depend on. They sure did help me out - the pain was unbearable.

Just a little anecdotal story.

That's not silly! I get at least one KS person per shift and they are always in excruciating pain, it usually takes multiple doses of IV morphine or dilaudid for them to relax. It never hurts to come get checked out, pain is the body's way of letting you know something isn't right. Not to mention the N/V that usually accompanies KS is usually unbearable from what I've seen. Anyways, just wanted you to know that it is a very common thing and nothing to be embarrassed about. Glad you got taken care of ?

Specializes in LTC, CPR instructor, First aid instructor..
buckeyeRNED said:
An itch on the bottom of her foot.

Seriously.

:D :wacky: Oh what humanity does! It's incredibly wacky.

Specializes in LTC, CPR instructor, First aid instructor..
WKShadowRN said:
Had a lady request medics to take her to denny's

AAAAAHHHH!

I just didn't want to go home

Someone was hungry

Specializes in LTC, CPR instructor, First aid instructor..
Jmarty31 said:
Someone was hungry

:brb: GOOD GRIEF!

Yeah.... Apparently they didn't eat all day & had a headache... Hmm food? Food helps.

Specializes in Emergency.

Ridiculous is a daily occurrence in this business.

I have seen a patient in her 60s who came to the ED because she had a bad dream, that was one of the most ridiculous I guess.

A favorite ridiculous patient is the one that comes in with a vague chronic complaint of several years duration that a dozen specialists have failed to diagnose who comes into the ED expecting a definitive diagnosis.

Another favorite of mine is the folks the police bring in on mental health holds even though there is no mental health complaint simply because they were annoying people and generating 911 calls.

Specializes in Emergency/Trauma/Critical Care Nursing.

I don't think I already posted this but forgive me if I have... 30ish year old pt came in with c/o being "too horny" and that his frequent masturbation was upsetting his sister.... whiskey tango foxtrot?!?

Specializes in Hospital medicine; NP precepting; staff education.
Christy1019 said:
I don't think I already posted this but forgive me if I have... 30ish year old pt came in with c/o being "too horny" and that his frequent masturbation was upsetting his sister.... whiskey tango foxtrot?!?

Amp of salt Peter stat!

Specializes in ER.
WKShadowRN said:
Christy1019 said:
I don't think I already posted this but forgive me if I have... 30ish year old pt came in with c/o being "too horny" and that his frequent masturbation was upsetting his sister.... whiskey tango foxtrot?!?

Amp of salt Peter stat!

The part that gets me is:

Christy1019 said:
his frequent masturbation was upsetting his sister

I don't even understand. I guess it is better to not know sometimes.

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