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 ?

Mosquito bites, bug bites, toe pain, feeling tired and sleepy...

Specializes in ICU, Telemetry, ER.

Probably get one at Dollar General for $2.00

Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.
Scrub_in_scrubs said:
Young male pt came in complaining of bilat cyanotic hands. No poor circulation or cold or anything, just...blue.

Turns out he just got new jeans and the dye was rubbing onto his hands.

Did he come back after he took his jeans off with cyanotic legs?

One patient came in for a bus pass.

Okay so I registered here in this site JUST to chime in, Mind you im not a nurse but worked in an ER for years as a paramedic. (sorry, dont ostricise me! Also I cant spell ostricise)

- Pt checked in for a sunburn. Claimed in REEEEEEEAAAAAAAAALLLLY hurt though!! Was just on his back, nothing special. Also claimed that it WASNT a sunburn but instead the sun caused him severe nerve damage throughout his body.

- Pt checked in because she was hungry. She told that to registration, Triage nurse, Myself, Security and finally the Dr. ZERO medical complaints, just hungry. Also Not psych, No SI or HI. No Drugs or ETOH..........Registration and triage failed but even allowing this person to checkin and waste resources and should have kicked her out right there but the place I used to work at was extremely touchy feely and never wanted to hurt feelings or step on toes.

Oh, Or the tranny who used to look like a biker version of the rock but then decided to be a woman (it didnt turn out well) who shoved a lamp fixture up her / his ass but cut the power cord so it sucked up in and was stuck. Needed surgery to remove it but the ER that night was filled with surgical cases and he ended up spending a good 10 hours there waiting for his turn.

Specializes in Emergency, Telemetry, Transplant.
mrhunt said:
Pt checked in for a sunburn. Claimed in REEEEEEEAAAAAAAAALLLLY hurt though!! Was just on his back, nothing special. Also claimed that it WASNT a sunburn but instead the sun caused him severe nerve damage throughout his body.

I had a person who was out all day fishing. Checked into the ED the next day "Severe allergy to the sun." Umm, no, that is what happens when someone with fair skin spends the day outside with no shirt on, and is not man enough to deal with it.

Specializes in ICU, ER, NURSING EDUCATION.

Pregnancy test.

Go to the damn dollar store!

Sunburn

Specializes in ER.

c/o x1 day of constipation.

How did I miss this thread? I've been screaming the whole way through! ?

Specializes in BLS, ACLS, CARDIAC, ER.

Sob for 1 year with a HD of COPD, nothing new just coming in 1 year later because he decided it was time to. Found nothing new. 

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