Emergency Room Stories

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Had a woman come in for a head injury from an accident. It was winter, and she was behind a box truck that didn’t de-ice the top. The sheet of

AllMay 8, 2026

I worked in an inner city ER and was hit by a patient. I sustained bilateral mandible fractures. He hit me so hard on my left jaw that it literally

RN StoriesDecember 16, 2025

Had a patient say they were allergic to Narcan. When we asked what happened when they took Narcan, they said they lost their high.

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

Emergency Room StoriesAugust 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 27, 2025

I’m an ER tech. I once received a patient by EMS in a room, changed him into a gown and put his clothes in a belongings bag (per usual) and

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,

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