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Having Chest Pain? Short of Breath? Don't Drive!
60Gunner

Posted on 02/02/2007 4:42:31 AM PST by 60Gunner

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To: scotus

Next time make a dramatic entrance, come in the ER door groaining, clutching your chest and collapse in front of the admission clerk. You will get taken directly back to the ER.


41 posted on 02/02/2007 8:39:15 AM PST by dangerdoc (dangerdoc (not actually dangerous any more))
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To: Rte66

Must suck to live your city

Ride an ambulance and live

Save money and die......


I guess you could always give a fake name - like they do up here.

Joe Dokes (Pssst Maria, where is little Jose?")
ER Tech "Ah Mr Dokes, is that spelled with an 'a'?"
Joe "Que? No, I mean, yes, an 'a'."
ER Tech "Tenga por favor un asiento, un doctor estará con yu pronto"
Joe "Thanks. Uh, do I have to show insurance card? You know back home this kind of visit is free"
ER Tech "Have a nice day." Walks off.


Make those Spainish classes from high school pay off.


42 posted on 02/02/2007 8:41:25 AM PST by ASOC (The phrase "What if" or "If only" are for children.)
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To: Teacher317
if there were no open beds, what do you expect them to do

She had been in a post-op room with lots of empty beds. But she was told she couldn't stay there and had to go back to the ER. I think they should have kept her there until a bed became available in the ER.

43 posted on 02/02/2007 9:23:42 AM PST by knuthom
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To: Lurker

How's your wife now? That idiot really shouldn't be driving. Duh. But it does now bring to light why sometimes you see the ambulance speeding and sometimes they are moving slow. I never put much thought into it.


44 posted on 02/02/2007 9:56:08 AM PST by Paved Paradise
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To: 60Gunner

Thanks, Gunner. Worth remembering.

Have a nice (stress-free?) weekend.


45 posted on 02/02/2007 10:54:05 AM PST by MoochPooch (I'm a compassionate cynic.)
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To: Lurker

That reminds me of a scene I watched some 20+ years ago on a busy street here in my city. Some ambulance was charging down the street in a fairly heavy traffic situation, until it got stuck at the edge of a park (across from where I was standing), with some lady frozen stopped dead in front of the vehicle. The ambulance driver got on the bullhorn and blurted out, "MOVE IT, A$$HOLE !!!" and that finally did the trick. ;-D


46 posted on 02/02/2007 12:10:12 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Cheney X -- Destroying the Liberal Democrat Traitors By Any Means Necessary -- Ya Dig ? Sho 'Nuff.)
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To: 60Gunner

I asked my hubby to read your post.
He was so impressed with your advice that he printed out a copy for his coworkers to read.

I think I'll do the same thing on Monday.

Thanks again.


47 posted on 02/03/2007 4:56:56 AM PST by MaryFromMichigan
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To: MaryFromMichigan

You are welcome, Mary.


48 posted on 02/04/2007 5:25:28 AM PST by 60Gunner (ER Nursing: Saving humanity... one life at a time.)
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To: texas booster
The mile high club...

Cheers!

49 posted on 07/17/2010 2:31:46 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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