When a patient checks in at our ER, they are asked to fill out a half-sheet of paper with name, phone, SSN, birth date, and "reason for your visit".
Whenever I work triage, I write down the interesting ones and have been building up a list. Some are funny, some embarrassing, and some just tickle my warped sense of humor. I try to give the benefit of the doubt. I know that these people are hurting and just want to be seen, but it still makes me shake my head to see some of the things that patients can come up with.
Thus, my regular (as in whenever I feel like it) series, "Reason For Your Visit." Please keep in mind that spelling, punctuation, and capitalization are copied directly from the original paper.
So let's get to today's Reason For Your Visit:
She actually meant, "Remove Stitches". At least I think that's what she meant, because that's what I did. Hopefully I wont get a lawsuit across my desk in the next few days asking me why this lovely young lady is still walking around with all of her Stin still in place, and where, perchance, I may have placed her precious stitches.
Here's to keeping my fingers crossed.
Whenever I work triage, I write down the interesting ones and have been building up a list. Some are funny, some embarrassing, and some just tickle my warped sense of humor. I try to give the benefit of the doubt. I know that these people are hurting and just want to be seen, but it still makes me shake my head to see some of the things that patients can come up with.
Thus, my regular (as in whenever I feel like it) series, "Reason For Your Visit." Please keep in mind that spelling, punctuation, and capitalization are copied directly from the original paper.
So let's get to today's Reason For Your Visit:
Remove Stin
She actually meant, "Remove Stitches". At least I think that's what she meant, because that's what I did. Hopefully I wont get a lawsuit across my desk in the next few days asking me why this lovely young lady is still walking around with all of her Stin still in place, and where, perchance, I may have placed her precious stitches.
Here's to keeping my fingers crossed.
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