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12 TINGS YOU DON'T GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR

12 THINGS YOU DON'T GO TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR

Elaine Hall, RN August 12, 2014
 

The emergency room is a place for real emergencies and for every patient that makes a trip to the E.R when they don’t have an emergency, there is another patient waiting to be seen for a REAL emergency. 

 

 

Here are some ailments and reasons that don’t warrant a trip to the emergency room:

  • Your tooth hurts

  • You have been arrested and just want to delay the inevitable (going to jail)

  • The old “I haven’t slept in weeks” story

  • You want a refill on your medication, but you’re too lazy to pay your doctor a visit

  • Your toe has been hurting since 1972

  • You feel “hot” so you know you have a fever, it’s just not showing up on the thermometer

  • You really just “want” something for pain

  • You thought it might be fun to ride in an ambulance

  • You think you have Ebola cause you sneezed

  • You haven’t pooped in 3 whole days

  • You had diarrhea once today and you “felt” like you were nauseas

  • Your Mom told you to come

If you have more that you'd like to add to this list, please comment below!

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