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 ?

Specializes in LTC, ER.
This one is sad since the woman we treated honestly did need to be seen but your story reminds me of this woman. She came to the ER I where I used to work with green, odorous vag discharge, temp of 103, and abdominal pain. When obtaining the history, she related that she had recently visited Planned Parenthood and chose the diaphram and jelly for birth control. As I dug further, she was using JELLY with the diaphram. ICU for three days, IV abx for an additional 28.

okay, my total ignorance of birth control other than the pill, patch, or condoms is showing. please explain why jelly and a diaphragm can't be used together.:confused:

okay, my total ignorance of birth control other than the pill, patch, or condoms is showing. please explain why jelly and a diaphragm can't be used together.:confused:

So sorry...my mistake for not being specific. I was referring to contraceptive gel. As I stated in my post, this patient used "jelly", grape flavored to be specific, LOL.

Specializes in LTC, ER.
So sorry...my mistake for not being specific. I was referring to contraceptive gel. As I stated in my post, this patient used "jelly", grape flavored to be specific, LOL.

:uhoh21: grape jelly as a contraceptive? OMG!!

"I s--t my pants"

Triage nurses response--" You dont know what a toilet is."

Rj:uhoh21:

OMG

We had to cut the bra off of a patient once who exclaimed, "no, that's my only bra".

:lol2:

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WOW! The stories of those cases transported by 911 are amazing me! Thank Goodness where I live Rescue has polices in place where they can refuse to transport and refer to private ambulance services instead!

I agree too, that this is usually a good thing.

Except when you get a couple of brain surgeons who think they are para-gods like my sis did after she delivered at home COMPLETELY unattended. When 911 arrived they want to separate my sis and niece saying one was a life threatening emergency, but the other wasn't and would have to go by private. :icon_roll

(Can't remember now which was which).

Didn't matter, my sis, God love her, put her foot down.....WENT OFF!!!! Telling them more or less she didn't know what moon they fell off of, but she and baby were going NOWHERE unless together, they transported both...911.

I rarely call 911. I either drive myself or have my SIL drive me. And I can't understand the ER nurses who criticize me for not calling 911. I don't call because it takes me ten minutes to drive to the ER. Caling 911, 2-4 minutes on the phone. 5-10 minutes for the rescue squad to get to my home 10 to 25 minutes spent assessing me, getting a history, medications, starting an IV, starting a nebulizer treatment. Then 10 minutes transporting me. In the meantime my respiratory status is geting worse and worse. I've told my daughter, call 911 only if I am unconscious or you or I can't deal with the problem and transport me in timely maner, to the ER.

I called 911 twice last year. The evening after Charlie hit and nine days later. Both times because of asthma. I wouldn't have called but we were at someone else home. And the second time, I was alone with my three grandchildren.

Sometimes, I think I could sufer more waiting for the rescue squad to arive then driving myself in. So far, I have been proven to be correct in driving myself in.

I suspect I'll be found dead in my bed, not a bad way to go. ;)

Granynurse :balloons:

i personally pulled a splinter out of a little girl in the ER. But with lack of insurance toothe ache is the most common thing

Now why in the world would you even think that it would be silly to go to the ER for that? I had a kidney stone years ago. It was probably the worst pain I ever felt in my life!
Specializes in Critical Care, ED, Cath lab, CTPAC,Trauma.

I was working in a Boston burb hospital in a very entitled area. A nurse call came in and as I picked up the phone the gentleman informed me he was a member of "_____" and wanted me to tell the pilot to land the plane immediately as his wife had a dilated pupil"!!!!!!!! Which means he had a medical records card! They were some where over the Atlantic. Upon questioning It was acertained that he had a scopalamine patch on and his wife placed it on him!!!! So the pilot deceded to continue the flight much to the gentlemans dismay that the pilot would not land the plane because he was a member of "________" lost in boston :rolleyes: :lol2: :roll

[ QUOTE=teeituptom]Now really. Do you expect anything else from Nursing Home nurses. Granted there are a few that really love their work and really love the elderly.

All the rest Ive met are losers who cant cut it working anything else.

i SUGGEST WHOMEVER WROTE THIS REPLY SHOULD REALLY TRY WORKING IN A NURSING HOME FOR AWHILE. IT TAKES SOME REAL SPECIAL PEOPLE TO TAKE OF THE ELDERLY. AS FOR BEING LOSERS, I DO BELIEVE THAT AN RN IS AN RN IS AN RN................I WENT FROM WORKING IN OPS/RECOVERY ROOM/ SURGERY. TO WORKING AS A DON. YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE THE REGULATIONS COMPARED TO HOSPITALS ETC......TRY IT SOMETIME...........AND WHAT WE FIND AS NURSING HOME NURSES IS THAT "HOSPITAL PEOPLE" FEEL OUR RESIDENTS DO NOT NEED TO BE TREATED.....WRONG......THEY ARE STILL ALIVE BREATHING AND STILL NEED TO BE TREATED......HOW INSENSITIVE.....NURSES THAT FEEL THIS WAY AS ABOVE STATED....GET A GRIP WHAT HAPPENED TO CARING??????????????

I rarely call 911. I either drive myself or have my SIL drive me. And I can't understand the ER nurses who criticize me for not calling 911. I don't call because it takes me ten minutes to drive to the ER. Caling 911, 2-4 minutes on the phone. 5-10 minutes for the rescue squad to get to my home 10 to 25 minutes spent assessing me, getting a history, medications, starting an IV, starting a nebulizer treatment. Then 10 minutes transporting me. In the meantime my respiratory status is geting worse and worse. I've told my daughter, call 911 only if I am unconscious or you or I can't deal with the problem and transport me in timely maner, to the ER.

I called 911 twice last year. The evening after Charlie hit and nine days later. Both times because of asthma. I wouldn't have called but we were at someone else home. And the second time, I was alone with my three grandchildren.

Sometimes, I think I could sufer more waiting for the rescue squad to arive then driving myself in. So far, I have been proven to be correct in driving myself in.

I suspect I'll be found dead in my bed, not a bad way to go. ;)

Granynurse :balloons:

I'm with you - actually our hospital has a number you can call for the ambulance w/o going through 911 and I've told my family to call that # instead of 911 because it takes too long to answer questions for a dispatcher who knows nothing about our small town.

I've called 911 to report a fight between a man and a woman in front of our local theatre ... the dispatcher needs to know the street address, the nearest cross street, etc., . ..

All I have to do when I call the hospital is say "in front of the theatre" and they know where to go.

Also, I live barely a mile from the hospital, so I too would drive before I called the ambulance unless there was some way I couldn't drive or be driven.

steph

While I was working as an MA, I was transfered a call from the front desk. They gave me no forewarning before sending it back, turns out it was an 86 y/o female that had somehow gotten a golfball stuck 'down below'.

I tried to ask her how it happened, but she avoided the question. Then I asked her how long it had been there - "oh, a few days now i suppose"

And she's just now getting concerned! Our UCC didn't have any birthing forceps or suction, so we sent her to the ER. Would've loved to be there when she arrived! Sweet lil' thing, maybe attempting some sort of kegals? :p

She was probably using it to hold her bladder up - instead of a pessary.

http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000501/2719.html

steph

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