Emergency Room Stories

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AllOctober 21, 2025

About 6 months ago we had a patient come in for chest pain and they refused everything. I mean EVERYTHING. They refused vitals, the EKG, bloodwork, chest xray, medication, and

AllAugust 15, 2025

As an ER nurse I had a 45 pointed at my head and the husband of the woman we were working on threatened to kill every healthcare worker in the

AllAugust 12, 2025

Working in an inner city ER and a young woman came in complaining of a bad smelling vaginal discharge. No belly pain. On exam she REALLY did have a putrid

AllAugust 10, 2025

Had a patient come in for vaginal drainage (green pudding-like), itching, odor with her boyfriend. Walked in on them having sex. Calmly told him he will need antibiotics for the

AllJuly 29, 2025

My very first IV start as a paramedic intern during clinicals was on a retired fire medic. The second I walked in the room he was like oh you’re new

RN StoriesJuly 20, 2025

Patient: “I impulsively took a handful of blood pressure pills to hurt myself then I changed my mind so I made myself vomit by putting my fingers down my throat,

AllJune 27, 2025

I had a 7 week old baby in the ED last night that time of death was called at 8:45 pm after almost 2 hours of respiratory support and then

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