{"id":11349,"date":"2026-07-20T08:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T03:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11349"},"modified":"2026-07-20T08:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T03:16:08","slug":"14-times-for-swallowing-objects-53-er-workers-recall-the-dumbest-reasons-why-patients-have-come-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11349","title":{"rendered":"\u201c14 Times For Swallowing Objects\u201d: 53 ER Workers Recall The Dumbest Reasons Why Patients Have Come In"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929252\">\n<p id=\"10929252\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-tima-miroshnichenko-6336645-6a59ebff28796__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"908\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">A man came to triage holding a Dunkin\u2019 Donuts bag and demanded we test a sandwich for poison. He said that he ate the sandwich from there twice in the last month and both times he got sick (stomach ache, nausea). He was convinced the store was poisoning his food. So he went back and bought another sandwich as \u201cevidence.\u201d To be clear, he was not sick that day, he had last eaten the sandwich days before.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I tried to explain to him that we are not a CSI lab and cannot test miscellaneous objects for poison, and there\u2019s not much we can do for him if he isn\u2019t sick today. He insisted on getting triaged anyway. He waited hours for a doctor to tell him the same thing, and that if the same sandwich keeps making him sick then he should probably just not eat that sandwich. He stormed out cursing at all of us.<\/p>\n<p>Edit: He had no other signs of mental illness, and you can\u2019t force someone to get a psych eval just because they believe something weird.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxl9wis\/\" target=\"_blank\"> mupplemania <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/close-up-shot-of-a-man-eating-a-bread-6336645\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Tima Miroshnichenko <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-1\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929255\">\n<p id=\"10929255\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-mikhail-nilov-28123659-6a59ede9d1b3c__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"403\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">I brought one into the ER as an EMT. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Guy calls 911 and we get the cole\u2019s notes version. <\/p>\n<p>Guys heart stopped. Alright. Let\u2019s go boys. Lights and sirens. <\/p>\n<p>Another chime. \u201cI was taking my pulse, and then all of a sudden, my heart stopped. I couldn\u2019t feel my pulse so I\u2019m calling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not chancing it. Still coming in hot. <\/p>\n<p>Get there. Dude in his early 20\u2019s. Sitting upright. Looks very restless. I start doing a medical history. <\/p>\n<p>Overweight. Heavy smoker. Heavy drinker. Zero exercise. Poor diet. Hook him up to the 12 lead. To no one\u2019s surprise, normal sinus. So I tell the guy. Your heart doesn\u2019t stop because you can\u2019t feel a pulse. What do you want to do with this? <\/p>\n<p>Demands hospital. I explain why it might not be needed in this situation but we can if he\u2019s cautious. We agree and take him. This was the first call of the day. <\/p>\n<p>He was in the waiting room for the rest of my shift until the last call of the day when I asked the triage nurse \u201cwhat happened to the guy whose heart stopped? He finally go in to see someone?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe complained every 30 minutes and eventually just left. Nothing wrong with him.\u201d. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxlkqca\/\" target=\"_blank\"> hamtronn <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/paramedic-opening-the-rear-door-of-an-ambulance-28123659\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Mikhail Nilov <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-4\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929257\">\n<p id=\"10929257\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-towfiqu-barbhuiya-3440682-8791795-6a59ee90dab7e__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"403\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Dry hands. During winter. One of the nurses was kind enough to give him a small pump of hand moisturiser and sent him off to a shop.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxlo8ac\/\" target=\"_blank\"> ComfyInDots <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/hands-together-in-close-up-photography-8791795\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Towfiqu barbhuiya <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-6\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929258\">\n<p id=\"10929258\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-cedric-fauntleroy-4270373-6a59ef192f240__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"908\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">We have a frequent flyer. She has been hospitalized 14 times this year for swallowing objects. Girly has no gag reflex. She has swallowed a straw, croc charms, forks, a pen, an expo marker, flip-flop and the handle of a fork. I see her name pop up and I feel dread.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxma6di\/\" target=\"_blank\"> CatMom03 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/a-woman-in-scrub-suit-holding-her-head-4270373\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Cedric Fauntleroy <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-7\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929262\">\n<p id=\"10929262\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-mart-production-7088531-6a59f47787d50__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"403\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Not ER, but L&amp;D triage. Patient is late preterm and an OR nurse at our hospital. She comes to L&amp;D saying she\u2019s bleeding. We immediately take her back, go into a triage room. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ask her the other emergency questions and she responds negatively. I ask how much she\u2019s been bleeding. She says quite a bit but it seems to be slowing down. I ask her to undress from the waist down and give her a pad to sit on. The patient looks confused and says, \u201cwhy do I have to do that?\u201d I explain to her it\u2019s to see how much bleeding is on the pad and she finally says, \u201cI\u2019m not bleeding from \u2018down there!\u2019 It\u2019s my nose. Here\u2019s all my tissues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She then pulls out a few tissues with spots of blood on them and I\u2019m literally standing there trying not to laugh that this girl came to L&amp;D triage for a nose bleed. The worst part was that she was also a nurse!!!\ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2640\ufe0f. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxlpudg\/\" target=\"_blank\"> EzzyPie <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/people-woman-sitting-technology-7088531\/\" target=\"_blank\"> MART PRODUCTION <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-11\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929263\">\n<p id=\"10929263\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-timur-weber-8560801-6a59f5e1b3036__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"908\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">I was in my intern year of psych residency and on my EM rotation. Around 3am one weeknight a woman in her 50s\/60s came in to be seen with a chief complaint of &#8220;finger pain&#8221; in one of her pinky fingers. When I went to see her she admitted that the finger didn&#8217;t hurt, but she wasn&#8217;t sure how to describe the problem to the triage nurse. She described mild episodes of a couple seconds to a couple minutes in length where &#8220;my finger just kind of itches, not bad or anything, just something I noticed.&#8221; She reported that it came up randomly &#8220;a couple times a year maybe,&#8221; and had been happening for about 20-30 years. She denied any other symptoms accompanying the 30 seconds of mild itching on her pinky finger a couple times a year- being an intern I wanted to be thorough and avoid missing something because the chief complaint sounded ridiculous, so I did a thorough interview and exam- all normal. She admitted that the itchiness wasn&#8217;t currently happening and hadn&#8217;t happened in several months. She had a PCP that she saw a couple times a year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>When I asked her what made her come in to the ED now about this issue, she stated that she was up watching TV, was reminded of the episodes, and &#8220;I wasn&#8217;t doing anything, and thought I might as well get it checked out.&#8221; She was somewhat upset when my attending and I explained to her that given that nothing was currently happening and there was no emergency, she would be discharged to follow up with her PCP. She asked about getting an MRI and full Neuro workup, and asked how we could discharge her without figuring out the root of the episodes. I explained to her that the purpose of the ED is to assess for and treat emergencies, but she argued that because we weren&#8217;t super busy at the moment we should have at least tried to investigate.\u00a0. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxmdgja\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Eshlau <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/mature-woman-lying-in-bed-and-thinking-8560801\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Timur Weber <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-12\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929265\">\n<p id=\"10929265\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-ajwn-3239558-6a59f6e800a5a__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"847\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">A mother and daughter came in together. Mom for a pregnancy test, daughter because she was having a miscarriage. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>During the assessment questions daughter was asked why she thought she was having a miscarriage. She stated she had started bleeding. She was asked when her last menstrual cycle was and she said something that amounted to about 4 weeks prior. Pelvic exam and pregnancy test were done. Congratulations, you got your period. Discharged. <\/p>\n<p>During the assessment for mom she was asked why she thought she was pregnant. She said she had a positive pregnancy test. Congratulations, you\u2019re pregnant. Discharged. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxmoljd\/\" target=\"_blank\"> jillybean0123 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/standing-woman-hiding-face-with-both-hands-3239558\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Ivan <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-14\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929274\">\n<p id=\"10929274\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-tima-miroshnichenko-8376217-6a59f82a30424__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"908\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">I was an X-ray Tech working in the ER when I got a request to X-ray a 50yo man&#8217;s big toe. The reason for the X-ray? Great toe pain x 20 years. He waited until 1am on a Saturday night to be seen because he wasn&#8217;t going to put up with the pain a minute longer.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxlkki3\/\" target=\"_blank\"> CoderJoe1 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/close-up-shot-of-a-doctor-showing-the-result-of-an-x-ray-on-tablet-computer-8376217\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Tima Miroshnichenko <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-23\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929277\">\n<p id=\"10929277\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-rdne-6519883-6a59f8ce0bb7a__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"908\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">A man took an ambulance in to request that we laser off his stretch marks. After being told no and getting grilled on misuse of resources, he immediately requested that EMS drive him back to his house. They were big mad lol.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxma66h\/\" target=\"_blank\"> madicoolcat <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/paramedic-standing-behind-an-ambulance-6519883\/\" target=\"_blank\"> RDNE Stock project <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-26\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929279\">\n<p id=\"10929279\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-olly-3769151-6a59f9e4df1b8__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"405\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Patient came into our ER with obvious anaphylaxis, swollen everywhere, but suspiciously had huge and very tight but swollen lips and blood spots on her forehead. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>She claimed in triage that she ate a can of Progresso soup from Costco and it must have had botulism. Doc orders Benadryl while we draw blood, start a line. All of a sudden, patients lips swell further and becomes tacky at 192. EKG abnormal. I could barely get the oxygen mask over her lips. HR erratic. Doc comes back to give Epi and stabilize HR, questions patient about substances other than Progresso soup. Patient now seems nervous\u2026 insists she only ate the soup, is asking for her daughter. <\/p>\n<p>I tell the Doc, I think this woman injected something all over her face, this isn\u2019t from food poisoning. He agrees but says let\u2019s wait for the bloodwork, we can\u2019t accuse her obviously. We are monitoring the HR, but her face keeps beading drops of blood. I give her a towel and some privacy, knowing she\u2019s lying. Patient seems to calm down, but facial swelling remains. Again, asks if her daughter was there yet. I said no, do you want us to call her? She says no, and if she comes, please don\u2019t let her see me like this. <\/p>\n<p>Doc comes back, after running into daughter outside the room ( we previously were looking for her, so he didn\u2019t know she wasn\u2019t wanted). Daughter comes into to the room, takes one look at mom and starts yelling \u201cI told you not to go to that Botox party! That woman said she gave you over 26 botox injections plus she put filler in your lips! So and so passed out and you are here now, what the HELL, Mom!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Patient was admitted to CCU for botulism poisoning- from multiple injections done by a non medical professional, and for an infection in her upper lip from filler that was unsafe and injected with an improper needle. She spent 4 days in the unit before discharge.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxm1n6j\/\" target=\"_blank\"> GsGirlNYC <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/photo-of-woman-lying-in-hospital-bed-3769151\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Andrea Piacquadio <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-28\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929280\">\n<p id=\"10929280\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-danielle-calazans-2159122311-36395529-6a59fa512853e__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"908\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Patient was from a country that didn\u2019t routinely consume apples. She had eaten the whole apple while visiting, core and all. She presented to the ED because she ate 2 apple seeds and was afraid, after a Google search, she may have cyanide poisoning.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxloval\/\" target=\"_blank\"> The_reptilian_agenda <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/woman-eating-green-apple-in-artistic-composition-36395529\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Danielle Calazans <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-29\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929282\">\n<p id=\"10929282\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-anntarazevich-8066653-6a59faba7e132__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"908\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Scratch on forehead. Wanted me to call plastics from our sister hospital to urgently assess her. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>I told her not a chance. It was so superficial it would be gone in a couple days. She hit the roof so I put a very special scar preventing wound dressing (wink wink) on her less than a paper cut scratch and she walked out all smug and happy. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxm9wcj\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Thpfkt <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/an-angry-woman-with-a-black-top-8066653\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Anna Tarazevich <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-31\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929286\">\n<p id=\"10929286\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-towfiqu-barbhuiya-3440682-8669431-6a59faeee5517__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"403\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Too many to count but recently a guy who was bit by a dog last year and had gotten 3 rounds of rabies shots, came in because he felt that he needed to do another 3 rounds of rabies shots. No new dog bite.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxlrmx3\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Puzzlekitt <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/man-in-white-tank-top-with-band-aid-on-arm-8669431\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Towfiqu barbhuiya <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-35\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929287\">\n<p id=\"10929287\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/getty-images-qLVqzB0jBSg-unsplash-6a59fb7fe5818__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"403\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Sore throat for an hour. In a huge Ed with a 4 hour wait. She came up to triage to complain that I hadn\u2019t even offered her a cough drop \ud83e\udee0.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxl7lj7\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Adorable_Rush_9533 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/asian-beautiful-sick-girl-in-pajamas-getting-up-from-sleep-in-bedroom-attractive-young-woman-feeling-bad-after-wake-up-on-bed-and-coughing-in-early-morning-at-home-health-care-lifestyles-concept-qLVqzB0jBSg\" target=\"_blank\"> Getty Images <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-36\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929292\">\n<p id=\"10929292\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/getty-images-KYofzWgnKBQ-unsplash-6a59fbf29ee97__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"403\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">A woman thought she had a wart inside of her nose. She decided to put a Dr.Scholl\u2019s wart pad in her nose to treat it. She went to sleep and woke up and couldn\u2019t find the wart pad. She made herself vomit in case she swallowed it. She still didn\u2019t see it. She wanted us to look in her lungs for it.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxl9lwl\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Wiscodoggo5494 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/tired-young-woman-medical-worker-wearing-protective-face-mask-and-hospital-uniform-while-suffering-from-fatigue-KYofzWgnKBQ\" target=\"_blank\"> Getty Images <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-41\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929293\">\n<p id=\"10929293\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-edwinlopez-5140821-6a59fc4ba53fc__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"605\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Patient came in because he saw a snake. Not because he was bit by said snake, but because he was in close proximity to a snake and wanted to get checked out.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxmlya4\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Drblahbert <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/a-snake-surrounded-by-leaves-5140821\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Edwin Lopez <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-42\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929295\">\n<p id=\"10929295\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/valeriia-miller-w818vRg6pdY-unsplash-6a59fc747e1c4__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"403\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Not me, but my wife (an ER nurse). Woman comes in nervous about a \u201cbump\u201d she feels on her left side. My wife asks her to show her what she means. She lifts up her shirt and proceeds to point to one of her ribs\u2026..<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxlx46a\/\" target=\"_blank\"> drg_prime <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/a-woman-covering-her-face-with-her-hands-w818vRg6pdY\" target=\"_blank\"> Valeriia Miller <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-44\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929321\">\n<p id=\"10929321\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/getty-images-dAjwssdnsDs-unsplash-6a5a251a220f8__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"404\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Not my story but a nurse friend who works the ER in a Chicago hospital. This happened back in like &#8217;08 or so. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes the homeless come in faking symptoms so they could get a bed and a hot meal for the night. The ER was packed one evening, and a frequent flyer came in. Whatever he complained of, they told him to just sit and wait. <\/p>\n<p>Instead of waiting it out, the guy leaves. A few minutes later he walks back inside and makes contact with her and the other nurse working the front. He then pulls out a gallon jug of window washer fluid and begins chugging it while keeping eye contact with her and giving her the finger. Buncha staff and security rushed to stop him and bring him in. \ud83d\ude29. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxmw2m7\/\" target=\"_blank\"> whamburglar <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/coronavirus-pandemic-stressed-modern-medical-practitioner-woman-in-uniform-with-stethoscope-and-medical-mask-sitting-outdoors-near-hospital-dAjwssdnsDs\" target=\"_blank\"> Getty Images <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-70\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929346\">\n<p id=\"10929346\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/vitaly-gariev-30t6t9-XDh8-unsplash-6a5a257d5ad15__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"340\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">A woman came in after she cut her hand pretty bad making dinner. Instead of putting any pressure on the cut to stop the bleeding, she was just letting herself bleed into a large kitchen bowl.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/twh3i2\/redditors_who_work_at_the_er_whats_the\/i3gjwig\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Virtual-Cupcake-1510 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/woman-with-surprised-expression-against-dark-background-30t6t9-XDh8\" target=\"_blank\"> Vitaly Gariev <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-2\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929254\">\n<p id=\"10929254\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-gulsahaydgn-17639517-6a5a262e6116d__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"403\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">One time a girl came in with darkening blue hands. Everyone was thinking some sort of circulatory problem, and some tests were run. But as she nervously rubbed her hands on her knees over and over again while we were speaking, I realized what it was. I asked her to wash her hands real quick, and then suddenly they were no longer blue. It was dye from the jeans \u2014 both the outsides and the inside of the pockets. We all had a good laugh.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxllgz3\/\" target=\"_blank\"> blamberr <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/hands-in-paint-17639517\/\" target=\"_blank\"> G\u00fcl\u015fah Aydo\u011fan <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929259\">\n<p id=\"10929259\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4584053-6a5a2670dc95f__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"821\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">I&#8217;m not an ER worker, but I&#8217;ll tell you my own ridiculous reason I went to the ER. Pink eye. Because I was temporarily living out of state for school, broke AF, and my insurance company would only pay for ER out of state &#8211; not a doctor&#8217;s office. Between the $50 ER copay or $270 doctor visit, I chose the ER. I felt like such an idiot.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxl7vdh\/\" target=\"_blank\"> LuckieCharm86 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/woman-covering-face-with-hands-4584053\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Ketut Subiyanto <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-8\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929264\">\n<p id=\"10929264\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/curated-lifestyle-7-UWjql-MRA-unsplash-6a5a2814d58b6__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"676\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">This is not a health care worker but I slammed my finger in the back hatch of my car and couldn\u2019t get up when I fell so eventually my finger made a hole in the tail light. They called it \u201cdegloved\u201d (which is pretty much exactly what you saw a picture of in your mind after hearing that term). <\/span><\/p>\n<p>My neighbor came out and called 911 and said \u201cI think her finger is missing. It appears to be. Lots of blood\u201d and the dispatch put it to \u201cclosed hand in car door\u201d. When they FINALLY showed up the cop who also came for some reason got super mad about \u201cplaying around with the sheriffs deputy dispatch\u201d. So I unwrapped my finger tip and istg the look on their faces was the most satisfying justification.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxl8alf\/\" target=\"_blank\"> OkOutlandishness1363 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/people-with-home-safety-concept-7-UWjql-MRA\" target=\"_blank\"> Curated Lifestyle <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-13\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929271\">\n<p id=\"10929271\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/getty-images-CZod2AuO0UE-unsplash-6a5a2858ee90e__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"403\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Hungry and had not eaten for 12 hours <\/span><\/p>\n<p>A teenage girl with a very small pimple x 3 days <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m cold\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elementary aged child \u201cmight have gotten hit on the head with a pebble on the playground\u201d. No KO, no marks, no swelling. Mom insisted the child be taken by ambulance to the ER for evaluation. Nearest pediatric ER was a 45 minute + drive in traffic. Mom followed ambulance to the hospital in personal vehicle. ER waiting room was wall to wall full of patients waiting to be seen. Get child checked in and told the mom it might be a few hours before her child is seen. She left with the child. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxmdwqe\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Diligent_Tonight_236 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/a-depressed-young-male-doctor-with-headache-sitting-in-his-office-CZod2AuO0UE\" target=\"_blank\"> Getty Images <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-20\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929273\">\n<p id=\"10929273\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-kissylla-alves-2149037842-30701843-6a5a28f163433__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"908\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">New parents take their babies into the ER for all sorts of stupid reasons &#8211; which actually puts them at risk for contracting dangerous illnesses. BUT that baby made a weird sound, or it ate bananas for the first time and had a weird poop, or it sneezed and cried so it must have hurt itself, maybe it hasn&#8217;t peed in 3 hours or its toes look a little red &#8211; ERs see a lot of newborns and end up telling a lot of new parents to go home and get some rest.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxl84zo\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Walmartian_Beta <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/happy-family-embracing-newborn-baby-30701843\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Kissylla Alves <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-22\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929283\">\n<p id=\"10929283\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">Not a worker but had a kidney specialist send me to the ER to run labs to make sure that my kidneys were still functioning properly. I asked office worker repeatedly why couldn&#8217;t I just go to the lab at the hospital and they could send them the results and the office could contact me if I needed treatment. They insisted that I needed to go to the er because if something was wrong I could get treated right then. I asked does the doctor feel like something is wrong got told no but they want me to go to the ER to make sure. I went and waited 12 hours to get these stupid labs just to find out my kidneys were still fine. I apologized to the nurse and doctors repeatedly for wasting their time and resources over something this stupid. They said it happens all the time!<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxlr3y4\/\" target=\"_blank\"> irishprincess2002 <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-32\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929285\">\n<p id=\"10929285\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-rdne-6129194-6a5a29dbd397e__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"403\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Had an older lady come once to \u201ccheck in\u201d because she was told she could rent a hospital room during a storm if she was scared. I\u2019ve had a patient come by ambulance once for a stubbed toe. Her family followed the ambulance in their car. When I questioned why she didn\u2019t just arrive in the car instead of calling an ambulance, she said it was because she thought it might be broken. I had a patient check in once because they saw a tick crawling on them. I could probably name so many more.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxmdooi\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Quirky_Living8292 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/nurse-leaning-on-the-wall-while-reading-a-document-6129194\/\" target=\"_blank\"> RDNE Stock project <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-34\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929291\">\n<p id=\"10929291\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-mikhail-nilov-8942264-6a5a2a15d4f88__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"403\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Paramedic but:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was at the hospital last night and forgot my wallet so I want a ride back to pick it up&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was diagnosed with strep yesterday and my throat still hurts&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was diagnosed with pneumonia, haven&#8217;t started my antibiotics, and I&#8217;m still sick&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve had gastro for 3 hours and still feel sick&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxmejn2\/\" target=\"_blank\"> arn2gm <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/man-wearing-medical-gloves-covering-his-face-8942264\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Mikhail Nilov <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-40\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929296\">\n<p id=\"10929296\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">Guys wife made him come in after a business trip because he was tired and nauseous &#8230; after flying in from Florida &#8230; where someone in Miami had been diagnosed with Dengue Fever. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Patient didn&#8217;t know this person, nor were they near Miami, nor did they have any bug bites. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxm1eu0\/\" target=\"_blank\"> TheWhiteRabbitY2K <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-45\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929302\">\n<p id=\"10929302\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">A guy came in carrying a 2L Pepsi and a large pizza, came up to triage saying he needed to see a doctor as he had \u201cmultiple lawsuits\u201d in the works and needed to show his lawyer a doctor saw him, said he didn\u2019t even need an exam just a paper saying a doctor saw him, it was explained he\u2019d probably be waiting 8+ hours and would need an actual issue, he asked if a doctor could pop out to the waiting room and quickly just chat with him, we said no, he agreed to wait, he then left after 15 minutes.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxmfsx4\/\" target=\"_blank\"> jp162002 <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-51\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929309\">\n<p id=\"10929309\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pexels-cottonbro-6943442-6a5a2a85c42e2__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"908\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">Came into my ER complaining of insomnia&#8230;.while falling asleep on my triage chair at 3am, and demanded a bed. Sorry sir&#8230;you can have a seat in the waiting room.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxlkgjr\/\" target=\"_blank\"> footinmouthattimes <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/young-man-can-not-sleep-at-night-6943442\/\" target=\"_blank\"> cottonbro studio <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-58\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929314\">\n<p id=\"10929314\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"image-size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/static.boredpanda.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/leyvaine-davids-i2K5rdD-R2I-unsplash-6a5a2ae2893db__700.jpg\" alt=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" title=\"53 Times ER Staff Had To Deal With The Most Ridiculous Patients\" width=\"605\" height=\"341\"\/> <span class=\"bordered-description with-image\">My sister had a patient turn up convinced he had H1N1 from eating Taco Bell, biggest hole in his theory was he wasn\u2019t sick. In the slightest.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxm6ssk\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Icy_Intern_9418 <\/a> <span class=\"open-list-submission-source-separator\">, <\/span> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/a-taco-bell-restaurant-with-people-walking-in-front-of-it-i2K5rdD-R2I\" target=\"_blank\"> leyvaine Davids <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-63\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929325\">\n<p id=\"10929325\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">Guy came in refusing to cooperate in triage. Got roomed, since we weren\u2019t full. Chief complaint(s): Pages of his dictionary are stuck together and he\u2019s wearing his girlfriend\u2019s pants. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>He apparently was trying to look up a word, but \u201cthe pages were stuck together man, they were stuck together.\u201d He said the ED \u201cneeds to do surgery on my book man.\u201d When asked which word he was looking for, he said that was a stupid question. He then started crying saying \u201cAnd I\u2019m wearing my girlfriend\u2019s pants.\u201d That actually tracked because the sweatpants were skin tight and ended at his knees. <\/p>\n<p>He got super upset after realizing he forgot to bring the dictionary. Calmed down after a turkey sandwich, hot chocolate, warm blanket and a nap. Woke up, told us we all sucked, he hated the sandwich, and stormed out via the ambulance bay. Saw him a week or 2 later\u2026 still no dictionary but his pants fit. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxmnv4k\/\" target=\"_blank\"> AlaskaEDnurse <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-74\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929326\">\n<p id=\"10929326\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">A guy called an ambulance for &#8216;chest pain.&#8217; He arrived at the ER. Then stated, &#8216; I just needed a ride into town.&#8217; Then he walked out.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxmq0ei\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Able-Self4422 <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-75\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929345\">\n<p id=\"10929345\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">When asking what brought him in today he said he was arguing with his sister about the car and how much this costs and carrying on, had to stop and ask him again why is he here, his reasoning was he was tired of arguing with his sister and would rather be admitted to the hospital..<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/twh3i2\/redditors_who_work_at_the_er_whats_the\/i3g4tqh\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Lil-one <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-1\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929347\">\n<p id=\"10929347\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">I\u2019m a cop and was posted at the ER on night shift once and a woman came in because she got bit by a snake in her yard. She was panicking because of it. Her hand was really swollen. One of the nurses asked if she saw what kind of snake it was and she said no. A couple of minutes later these two boys, maybe 12-13 came running in holding a decapitated snake in pieces inside of a ziploc bag. They had rode their bikes from their house to the hospital to show the doctors the snake that bit this lady. Like these kids heard about what happened and went on her yard to slice the snake just to do this. It was funny and oddly heartwarming.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/twh3i2\/redditors_who_work_at_the_er_whats_the\/i3g5csp\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Amy-Paradise <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-3\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929367\">\n<p id=\"10929367\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">Head lice. The weird thing is our quarantine protocol for that was more strict than for someone with COVID symptoms.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/twh3i2\/redditors_who_work_at_the_er_whats_the\/i3fxfpk\/\" target=\"_blank\"> anon <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-23\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929278\">\n<p id=\"10929278\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">A doctor at a freestanding ER thought it was me because my hands and feet were tingling, and tried to tell me I was having a panic attack. (I was falling asleep. I\u2019d just worked 12 hours.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I mentioned that I\u2019d had low potassium a couple weeks before and he said he\u2019d do a blood test just to ease my mind.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, my potassium was 2.7 (scary low) and I went to the hospital by ambulance. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxlejc9\/\" target=\"_blank\"> insertcaffeine <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-27\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929290\">\n<p id=\"10929290\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">29F. Was having chest pains and racing heartbeat while at work so I stopped at Urgent Care on the way home. After an EKG came back normal, the Dr. asked me what was going on in my life. I burst into tears and told her my boyfriend was a jerk. She kindly told me that my body was reacting to the stress of being in the wrong relationship. I felt sooooo stupid!<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxmpj2b\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Hiraeth1968 <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-39\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929304\">\n<p id=\"10929304\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">Friend of mine spent a good few hours in a bar cheating at pinball, as in lifting up the front end of the thing. She woke up in the morning with &#8221; unexplained &#8221; bruising on her upper arms and went down to emergency in case it was something serious.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxm7vrn\/\" target=\"_blank\"> w116 <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-53\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929305\">\n<p id=\"10929305\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">Parents brought their 5 month old to the ER at 11pm because he was sleepy. Me too bud. Me too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Also: threw up once yesterday, fever 2 days ago of 99, sore throat for 4 hours, 911 ambulance ride to get a refill on an inhaler &#8211; not actively symptomatic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Part of me wishes that to gain access to the ER you had to define \u201cemergency\u201d But also yay healthcare in the USA.\u00a0. <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxljbep\/\" target=\"_blank\"> efox02 <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-54\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929315\">\n<p id=\"10929315\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">Not an ER worker at all,but my mom used to work with the EMTs in my area and she told a story about two big drunk brothers that were fighting and and brother 1 put a sickle into the top of brother 2s head and brother 2 after arriving at the hospital just walked out,sickle still in head because he wasn&#8217;t done arguing with brother 1.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxl6o6d\/\" target=\"_blank\"> rmembr5311 <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-64\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929329\">\n<p id=\"10929329\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">When I worked in the ER, it had to be the work notes. As I\u2019m doing the admission they would say \u201cheadache for 2 days but really I need a work note\u201d. Some wouldn\u2019t even give a health concern and straight out say they just need a work note. Some would wait 3 hrs on a busy night, just to get that work note.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxmr372\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Super_RN <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-78\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"open-list-item open-list-block clearfix \" data-submission-id=\"10929330\">\n<p id=\"10929330\" class=\"post-content-description text-open-list\"> <span class=\"bordered-description\">Had a homeless man come in insisting he had fresh frostbite. It had been above 30c for several days.<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"post-bottom-meta-links clearfix \"> <span class=\"sources\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-source\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/AskReddit\/comments\/1uwqfp0\/er_workers_of_reddit_what_is_the_most_ridiculous\/oxlmqwd\/\" target=\"_blank\"> NSJon <\/a> <\/span> <span class=\"report\"> <a class=\"open-list-submission-report\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/ridiculous-reason-someone-came-er\/javascript:void(0)\" data-href=\"http:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/contact-us\/?report-post=https:\/\/www.boredpanda.com\/reddit-post-15528-79\/\">Report<\/a> <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"didomi\/javascript\">\nwindow._fbSDKPromise = window._fbSDKPromise || new Promise((resolve, reject) => {\nwindow.fbAsyncInit = function () {\nFB.init({\nappId  : '887842622821495',\nversion: 'v17.0',\nstatus : true,\ncookie : true,\nxfbml  : false\n});\nresolve(FB);\n};\n\/\/ Load SDK only once\nif (!document.getElementById('facebook-jssdk')) {\nconst script = document.createElement('script');\nscript.id = 'facebook-jssdk';\nscript.async = true;\nscript.src = `https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/${BoredPanda.Config.wp_lang}\/sdk.js`;\nscript.onerror = reject;\ndocument.head.appendChild(script);\n}\n});\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man came to triage holding a Dunkin\u2019 Donuts bag and demanded we test a sandwich for poison. 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