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 ?

Hi all, I'm not a nurse, (yet), I work as a tech, and a few weeks ago, a woman came in and said she had..."the flesh eating bacteria on her foot". I helped take off her sock and shoe at triage, scared to death; I would see a rotting foot...nope,....just dry skin, left with a $100 co-pay and OTC rx for neutrogina lotion. :uhoh3:

You have got to be kidding!!!

:rotfl: :banghead: :smackingf

The best one I have is a 20-something male came in because he was masturbating, which he stated he did 2xweek, and his ejaculation was not as strong as normal. He wanted to know if there was something wrong with his member, if it was broken, was he getting cancer, etc. Md came in and told him to go to his doctor, and not to come back unless he was bleeding or couldn;t breathe. When MD saw triage note he asked me if I was kidding! I just HAD to go in for the MD eval!!!

Specializes in OB, M/S, HH, Medical Imaging RN.

A stupid, stupid mother. She brought her young daughter in because she had eaten several ants. The nurse told her ants are not dangerous to eat. Thank God she did bring the child in though as she was turning pale and getting sicker by the minute. The mother said "I gave her some ant killer to drink to kill them, I hope that was ok"?

Specializes in Geriatrics, Cardiac, ICU.
A stupid, stupid mother. She brought her young daughter in because she had eaten several ants. The nurse told her ants are not dangerous to eat. Thank God she did bring the child in though as she was turning pale and getting sicker by the minute. The mother said "I gave her some ant killer to drink to kill them, I hope that was ok"?

OMG!!!!! :eek: :eek:

I hope this woman had a psych eval. Is she crazy?:uhoh3: :uhoh3: :eek: :eek:

Specializes in OB, M/S, HH, Medical Imaging RN.
OMG!!!!! :eek: :eek:

I hope this woman had a psych eval. Is she crazy?:uhoh3: :uhoh3: :eek: :eek:

Obviously! She was reported to DHS as I recall

Specializes in Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergy.
A stupid, stupid mother. She brought her young daughter in because she had eaten several ants. The nurse told her ants are not dangerous to eat. Thank God she did bring the child in though as she was turning pale and getting sicker by the minute. The mother said "I gave her some ant killer to drink to kill them, I hope that was ok"?

Poor little girl! How was she?

Specializes in OB, M/S, HH, Medical Imaging RN.
Poor little girl! How was she?

I was floating that shift as I am definately not an ER nurse. I don't know what happened to her other than that she was released and not admitted so I'm assuming she was ok. Hope DHS was able to intervene and find the problem, Stupid, stupid mother. Seems as though there were drops of ant killer because she had swallowed only a few ants. I personally think she realized the stupid thing she did and brought her in for giving her the ant killer and not for swallowing the ants. She was afraid to admit what she's done and rightfully she should have been afraid but at least she had enough sense to bring her in. Things could of turned out much worse. This was several years ago so I'm not clear anymore on all the details.

Specializes in NICU, Infection Control.

What she really needs is an IQ test!!! :eek:

Specializes in ER, ICU, L&D, OR.

Had a 7 yo brought in by EMS by his mother for bedwetting for the last 6 months. This actually happened last night.

Along with a young lady sent in by her husband because she was mad and yelling at him. Unofficial Dx was PMS. He wanted a psych eval on her. Released without a psych eval. Occured last night.

Most ridiculous thing I've ever seen was a pt...BM mid-40's came in bright and early one morning. Chief Complaint: "I slept with a crack 'ho last night." (Not to mention the fact that he looked like he'd been smoking some.)

No lie...Ladies and Gentleman, that's our tax dollars at work right there.

Specializes in ER straight out of nursing school.
:lol2:

well, it could be worse. I think some of my patients dont own a bra. You know the softball at the end of socks kind of look. Very popular here in Kentucky!:nurse:

Specializes in Med/Surg, Nurse Educator..

patient was rushed due to DOB, asked for O2 or brownbag, I said why? she said It was a mortal sin not to buy pink bag every last week of the month, she said shes not feeling well and wanted to be confined in the med.ward...???:eek:

( happened 2003).....:banghead:

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