tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post7399120723437528805..comments2023-09-26T03:43:42.961-07:00Comments on Adventures of Hood Nurse: Hood Hospital 2, Electric Boogaloo: How I Stay Sane in Triagehoodnursehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15467790713937519943noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-29882379198368508492012-10-18T18:58:25.655-07:002012-10-18T18:58:25.655-07:00In defense of toothaches: mine was a 10/10. Sorry,...In defense of toothaches: mine was a 10/10. Sorry, it just was. I guess something could hurt worse - but I haven't felt that yet. Never been run over by a train. But have been immobilized with tooth pain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-36344914003893740642011-12-19T03:07:28.775-08:002011-12-19T03:07:28.775-08:00When I went to the ER with abdominal pain I rated ...When I went to the ER with abdominal pain I rated it as a 4 (heck, I had a baby without meds) and ended up waiting to be seen for 6 hours while juggling a newborn. If I could do that over I would upgrade it and get to the appendectomy part a bit sooner.Sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184234424312545366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-21682665194674959802011-10-09T07:10:33.475-07:002011-10-09T07:10:33.475-07:00Gotta love the "Pain Scale". I love when...Gotta love the "Pain Scale". I love when they answer "It's a TWENTY!" I just roll my eyes. I had this little gem of an experience a few months ago: http://tracycompletesathought.blogspot.com/2011/07/out-of-mouths-of-babe-er-patients.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-38038205665896381942011-10-05T20:55:27.170-07:002011-10-05T20:55:27.170-07:00HA! I do the same thing!! They end up asking what...HA! I do the same thing!! They end up asking what 5 would be.. I say it is a loved one across the street burning to death, screaming their name, and they still hurt back enough that they can't get up to help them, though they might try.kwRNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13939474395115904588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-11086723194696651712011-10-01T09:38:23.236-07:002011-10-01T09:38:23.236-07:00OMG You have to see this pain chart. Your post rem...OMG You have to see this pain chart. Your post reminded me of it and I think you could have a lot of fun with it in Triage. http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/02/boyfriend-doesnt-have-ebola-probably.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-6116319256453490012011-09-29T00:42:35.106-07:002011-09-29T00:42:35.106-07:00There's an XKCD strip that basically went like...There's an XKCD strip that basically went like:<br /><br />On a scale of 1 - 10 what's your pain with a 10 being the worst imaginable pain?<br /><br />---"2" *starts shivering on the table*<br /><br />"Damn how dark is this guy's imagination?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-61873607828163599572011-09-28T16:21:10.739-07:002011-09-28T16:21:10.739-07:00I did something similarly early on in the ER and a...I did something similarly early on in the ER and at some point my phrase of choice (when I was just too exhausted to get creative) had to do with being run over by a train and cut in half.<br /><br />Fast forward a few more months and I was orienting to trauma, got all checked off and was flying solo. Trauma One came in within the first few minutes of my first trauma shift and it was a dude, hit by train, with his legs cut off.<br /><br />No one understood why I was giggling when the scribe asked me to ask him to rate his pain and I said not to bother and to just go ahead and write down "10". Figured I'd look way too douchey if I actually asked him my phrase of choice.Soggy Granola Suitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18016233007505620396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-54033282818955922262011-09-28T12:02:37.828-07:002011-09-28T12:02:37.828-07:00If I do that, they downgrade it to a "9.5&quo...If I do that, they downgrade it to a "9.5". Every. Single. Time.Nurse Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06408755992926959084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-16437685697143860932011-09-28T07:42:43.193-07:002011-09-28T07:42:43.193-07:00Hilarious! I do the same, but it usually gets me a...Hilarious! I do the same, but it usually gets me a "9." Got to love the general public!Aprilhttp://www.dancemommadrama.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-20827475280659291082011-09-28T02:36:27.024-07:002011-09-28T02:36:27.024-07:00Now it's a 12!!!!Now it's a 12!!!!hoodnursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15467790713937519943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-7509496273340800792011-09-27T23:44:06.482-07:002011-09-27T23:44:06.482-07:00i tried that before but it didnt work. i said &quo...i tried that before but it didnt work. i said "a 10? you mean if i press on your back/leg/stomach/face the pain is not going to get worse?" and the answer i got: "of course!" to which i replied "so it's not a 10?" and the genius said "it's still a 10, and i'll be mad because you made it worse." i cant win when they deposit their brain cells by the door.RNinjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834574900911715993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-72304813210378738552011-09-27T10:23:53.622-07:002011-09-27T10:23:53.622-07:00Love it.
My phrase was always "Okay, so if a...Love it.<br /><br />My phrase was always "Okay, so if a zero is no pain and a ten is burning alive in a car, where is your pain?"<br /><br />If they continued to insist they were at a ten, I immediately added twenty points to their bullshit score.emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935971567678345025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-69151516008921095002011-09-27T02:58:45.774-07:002011-09-27T02:58:45.774-07:00First of all, wow! you guys have a triage nurse? w...First of all, wow! you guys have a triage nurse? we catch as catch can. yet i digress.<br />when the customer states a "10" toothache, i like to ask them, "so you mean, if i stomp on your foot as hard as i can right now, you couldn't hurt worse?"Miss B. Haviorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14149368600267918873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-80298203583284377422011-09-26T23:58:41.702-07:002011-09-26T23:58:41.702-07:00It always amazing to me that pain from a tooth ach...It always amazing to me that pain from a tooth ache is worse than getting run over by a train! Unbelievable!SaddleBumRNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09199474976547814415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-74613533469418027172011-09-26T22:38:35.700-07:002011-09-26T22:38:35.700-07:00I worked with a PACU RN once who after hearing sev...I worked with a PACU RN once who after hearing several times a patients pain was a 10 after meds said ok so if a 10 is getting kicked in the nuts so hard you can't breathe what would you rate your pain? Turns out is was more like a five.battynursehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240029154165501340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-20334556269123226752011-09-26T20:02:55.956-07:002011-09-26T20:02:55.956-07:00hahaha, I do this all the time. My go to phrase af...hahaha, I do this all the time. My go to phrase after they say their pain is a 10 when it's clearly not is, "No I 10 is like if I cut off your arm right here and seared it with gas."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-55475608596413056382011-09-26T17:56:20.717-07:002011-09-26T17:56:20.717-07:00That is hilarious.That is hilarious.Thatgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13664379534257317554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-46573307025952167702011-09-26T12:51:26.329-07:002011-09-26T12:51:26.329-07:00Having been in the ER almost 3 years now, and rece...Having been in the ER almost 3 years now, and recently being entrusted to train the sweet little recently graduated new ER staff...it's been decided that I shall become the new triage bitch. I just started orienting out there. I swear, it's like the 8th level of hell.Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236693436272479076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7495327656501821802.post-25932243894193199862011-09-26T09:24:11.731-07:002011-09-26T09:24:11.731-07:00This is AWESOME! I am a Chiropractor and and can&...This is AWESOME! I am a Chiropractor and and can't stand it when people walk in though my doors and then tell me they are at a 10 pain level in their back. Um, don't think so. I may have to borrow this tactic!Jodinoreply@blogger.com