Our son who is an EMT in a large city has come across some pretty interesting characters. This an accounting of my favorite.
One Saturday night close to midnight, the station received a 911 call to respond to an emergency situation. The ambulance responded in good time. Our son was the lead EMT and the dialogue went similar to this:
EMT: What is the problem?
Patient (while holding forehead): I took a bite of that ice cream and it gave me a headache.
EMT: Well, are you alright now?
Patient (still holding forehead): No man, I need to go to the hospital to be checked out.
EMT has not choice but to place patient in ambulance and transport him to the Emergency Room at a major hospital in a major city on Saturday night. ER is full of patients.
Nurse to EMT: What's the matter with him?
EMT to Patient: You tell her. I'm not telling her.
Patient to Nurse: I took a bite of ice cream and it gave me a headache. I need to see the doctor.
Nurse to EMT: Is he kidding?
EMT to Nurse: No, he insisted on being brought in.
Nurse to Patient in a loud angry voice: You get out there in that waiting room and wait until I have time to deal with you.
Your tax dollars at work!
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