CAdamsPAC Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 yup, sadly mostly true... Voodo Donuts.........enough of Portland for me!;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will352ns Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 When the pt says "I'm having a seizure...right now." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoRyou Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 How much is this going to cost me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joelseff Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 My actual pt: "No,No, vicodin is for my foot pain, and the Norco is for my shoulder and back..." Sent from my myTouch_4G_Slide using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JMPA Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 you have been cold and dead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAdamsPAC Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Shouting out about how you can't breathe while wearing a c-collar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriotpa Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Had this happen: At MVA scene the officers want to talk to everyone "involved" in the accident after they are checked out by EMS. EMS transports them all to the ER first. In the ER I am doing the medical screening asking the pt what brings him in. Answer- the ambulance crew said I needed to be checked out. Me- what are your injuries? He says injuries? I say yes were you not involved in the accident. He pauses and says Oh, oh you mean "involved- like involved. Oh no I just witnessed the wreck." Lol: what moron lets themselves be transported to the ER because he witnessed the wreck and now feels "involved" I wonder if that ambulance ride will be paid for? True story... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paprospect24 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 :O_O: How does the crew even transport this patient? What kind of assessment did they do? "Everyone involved hop in that there ambulance. We is taken you to the hospital." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted August 22, 2013 Moderator Share Posted August 22, 2013 :O_O: How does the crew even transport this patient? What kind of assessment did they do? "Everyone involved hop in that there ambulance. We is taken you to the hospital." sounds like a volunteer fire dept crew....:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotherman Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Pain management couldn't get me in today. I need some of that vitamin D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SO4683 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 If you are allergic to Toradol... Sent from my myTouch_4G_Slide using Tapatalk 2 Can you elaborate on this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joelseff Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Can you elaborate on this one? It's a common excuse pain seekers give... Sent from my myTouch_4G_Slide using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timon Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 IFT BLS brings in pt Hx Alzheimer's / dementia with c/o ALOC. Normal is A&O x 0 or 1. You ask the patient their name and they are A&O x 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMD16 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Continually asking the nursing staff how much longer it will takes to be seen by the doctor Or Standing by the door rather than sitting in the exam room with the door close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmj11 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 To quote an old Air Force ER Colleague, "If they have a blood pressure, it is not an emergency." But to put this in context, if the civilian EMTs declared an "emergency" they could ask for permission to enter the base and come to our ER. If denied, they would have to drive the 25 miles to the civilian hospital ER. Dr. Holland would always get on the radio when they would call for permission, "Do they have a B/P." The answer would be something like, "Uh . . . yeah, it is 88/nil and they have a knife in their chest." To which he would replay, "Well permission to come here is denied. This is not an emergency because no one has ever died with a blood pressure." It might go without saying but he didn't like patients coming into his ER . . . none of them. Actually, he didn't like patients at all. He said he became a doctor for the money and wish there were no patients to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will352ns Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 To quote an old Air Force ER Colleague, "If they have a blood pressure, it is not an emergency." But to put this in context, if the civilian EMTs declared an "emergency" they could ask for permission to enter the base and come to our ER. If denied, they would have to drive the 25 miles to the civilian hospital ER. Dr. Holland would always get on the radio when they would call for permission, "Do they have a B/P." The answer would be something like, "Uh . . . yeah, it is 88/nil and they have a knife in their chest." To which he would replay, "Well permission to come here is denied. This is not an emergency because no one has ever died with a blood pressure." It might go without saying but he didn't like patients coming into his ER . . . none of them. Actually, he didn't like patients at all. He said he became a doctor for the money and wish there were no patients to deal with. Unfortunately, I've worked with a couple of providers like the one you described. They are very dangerous....not to mention stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acebecker Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 sounds like a volunteer fire dept crew....:) Hey now... That hurts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paprospect24 Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Hey now... That hurts. Haha I was waiting for someone to say something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted August 22, 2013 Moderator Share Posted August 22, 2013 Hey now... That hurts. only because it's true....you can't begin to compare a bunch of 16 yr old yahoos on a volunteer squad with a professional, full time paid paramedic unit. the WORST first responders I ever worked with were the vollies in pennsylvania. scary. most of them joined just to get their "blue light" so they could drive code 3 all over the city "on the way to calls" or lunch, or their girlfriend's house, or a random redneck activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acebecker Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 only because it's true....you can't begin to compare a bunch of 16 yr old yahoos on a volunteer squad with a professional, full time paid paramedic unit.the WORST first responders I ever worked with were the vollies in pennsylvania. scary. most of them joined just to get their "blue light" so they could drive code 3 all over the city "on the way to calls" or lunch, or their girlfriend's house, or a random redneck activity. In general, it is true. But it's an overgeneralization. I'm a volunteer EMT, so are the paramedics and EMTs on our squad. I take pride in what we do and how well we do it, partly because I've had a hand in training our cadre and partly because I'm one of them. That's why it hurts. :) But yes, I know that generally the vollies are scary - take any of our outlying agencies: all volunteers, all woefully under prepared for a true emergency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted August 22, 2013 Moderator Share Posted August 22, 2013 You are an exception as you work full time in healthcare. what bugs me is guys who work 50 hrs/week at mcdonalds and run 1 call/week as a vollie. some things should not be done part time. ems and flying a plane make that list in my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acebecker Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 No worries - I'm not offended. As I said, it is generally true. But that's a great point - some professions should not be done part time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tariesen Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 "My partner suggested I come in for an STD check" Why this constitutes an ER visit instead of a clinic visit is beyond me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted August 22, 2013 Moderator Share Posted August 22, 2013 "My partner suggested I come in for an STD check" Why this constitutes an ER visit instead of a clinic visit is beyond me... along those same lines: " I'm out of birth control pills and I have a date tonight". seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwells78 Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 "I'm allergic to vicodin, but Norco works for me;" "vomiting x 1 hour;" "Fever x 30 min (seriously)." God, if teenagers and twenty-somethings knew ottowa rules and nexus criteria... AND if young parents knew how to treat a fever and what constituted an ACTUAL sick kid... Dr. Spock, where are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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