Im sorry, your here for what?

sometimes i really wonder if people understand the point of the emergency room.

i say this and cringe..

its been a while since ive written and i guess its because i feel like nothings changed. not that it ever will, but i sure do wish that common sense was a disease that the world could catch.

in the meantime, im glad i can laugh about it.


So we recently got our trauma 2 cert and most of us are pretty excited! not gonna lie, when i first saw it plastered all over macomb county i did freak out a bit thinking we were gonna be busy but now im just excited for it! what can i say, im a major trauma queen :)
its not that i like seeing people hurt and bleeding, well i do, but not for that reason. I like it because its a great.. uhm, learning experience?
yeah, i guess thats the best way to describe it..

so beyond the normal traumas we usually get we have been getting an abundant amount of ridiculous calls. (i guess i shouldn't say there ridiculous but im not sure i can think of a better word..)
My favorite so far was the one i got today: "Hi, my 15 y/o daughter has a knife and is threatning to stab me and my husband and herself. shes having a complete meltdown because we asked her to, wait, STOP DOING THAT!, we asked her to do her chores" during this call i can hear the teen screaming "IM GONNA F&*#ing KILL YOU AND MYSELF!" over and over again. the mom continued to ask me what she should do. really? My reply: maam, you need to hang up and call 911. there is nothing i can do over the phone, you need to call 911 and they will dispatch police and the ambulance to bring her here if needed. "well what am i supposed to do" (again, really?)
i really wish i was kidding when i tell people this but, sadly, im not..
we also keep getting the "im having chest pain on my left side radiating to my left arm and having a hard time breathing" calls. im not sure why, who, or what is so difficult about calling 911.. there was a woman last night apparently in ohio who had no problem calling 911 for a husband, why cant you call 911 for a possible heart attack?
some things are just completely not understandable.

another one of my favorite things is either i dont have insurance or my insurance wont cover it. okay, so your telling me that your potentially dying (insert heart attack/stroke like symptom call here) and you dont wanna call the ambulance or come in because of insurance? really?
but yet we always have the person who calls the ambulance for a blister on their foot or a stomach ache youve had for 20 mins (and yes, both have happened, many many times)
really does not make sense at all.

so please do not judge us when we ask you, why are you coming in today.. not only do we ask for a normal reason but sometimes we just have to reassure ourselves you are there for a good reason, even if your really not..

soo, its been a while and its kind of a given that nothing has changed in the er scene.
besides the fact that we the got a level 2 trauma cert. in our county, but, no biggie (go us!!)

i must say im quite excited now that flu season is finally over, not that we dont get the few laggers still coming in, but finally its truama season!