Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Chief Complaint of the Night

Bear with me, I took the GRE earlier today and I can barely make words my brain is so fried. But here's a short one:
50-something guy on an ambulance- "So, I was smoking my weed like I normally do, right, and I had a couple of 40s of Bud Ice, but then I had one of them Four Lokos and I started feeling real bad, so I thought I just needed to burp and pass gas so I did, but then I kept feelin' bad and the gas kinda moved up to the middle of my chest so I decided to call the Ambulance 'cause my friend lil' K died of a heart attack last week so I just wanted to be safe, yah' know?"
Yup. Absolutely.
He then proceeded to try and figure out my astrological sign when I asked him his birthday for the purposes of verifying his bracelet. Rockin'.
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6 comments:

  1. AmySeptember 28, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    You have to give the dude props for honesty!

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 28, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    Four Loko doesn't even have TEH DANGER of being loaded with caffeine anymore. :(

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2011 at 12:51 AM

    Took the GRE a few months ago before they switched to the new version. Next up is the FE...8 HOURS! of engineering material. That's going to be a mind fuck.

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  4. hoodnurseSeptember 30, 2011 at 6:26 AM

    Full disclosure, this patient was super fun and awesome.
    8 hours of engineering material? I'm pretty sure my brain would either short circuit or I'd start to cry. Or both.

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  5. AmyOctober 5, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    super fun and awesome is what I try to be when I'm being treated to a stay at my local hospital. You get treated better if you make your ER nurse laugh so hard she pees her pants :-)

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  6. AnonymousOctober 23, 2011 at 12:09 AM

    You are hilarious! Seriously funny commentary. I totally "hear" the whole exchange. Gotta love honest patients. :)

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