Save the stupid: So many accidents and medical issues are caused by, simply stated, the stupid things that people do every day, to themselves and others. We acknowledge that it’s your job to save them, even when they’re just plain, stupid. Throughout our travels at Southeastern, we’ve heard some pretty funny stories. The medical field can be filled with frightening outcomes every day, and we all need a laugh sometimes. Here are some stories we’ve come across that made us laugh out loud.

Check back in the future for more hilarity, and possibly the chance to add some of your own stories.

Tas:
I guess one of my favorites...

You take a guy complaining of foot pain to the ER (at 2:30 am of course), 2 hours later he calls you again from home.

You see, because the doctor put him back into the waiting room and he didn't want to wait, he WALKED BACK to his house, then called 911 (again =/) and when the EMS showed up, he asked to be taken to a different hospital.

1) A woman thought that she was having a stroke when she stopped feeling her leg. After a couple of minutes talking to her, it was determined that she was SITTING on her leg all day watching TV, and her leg fell asleep. To this she responded, "That never happened to me before"
2) A woman thought she was having a seizure during sex. After some brief inquiry, the EMT had informed the 40-something that she had had her first orgasm. This her husband, jumped for joy!!!
3) A woman calls up because of a burning sensation to her hand at 3AM in the winter. Turns out, she had Ben Gay under her fingernails.

Paramedic DAS:
Well my partner and I have come up with a number of patient DDXs to tell the hospital that the patient is full of, you know what, without alerting or upsetting the patient.

If you have a patient whom is normally relatively intelligent but has a momentary lapse in judgement, then they have ACI (Acute Cerebral Insufficiency).

If the patient has a history of being stupid, then they have CCI (Chronic Cerebral Insufficiency).

CF = Cerebral Flatulence
GI = Geicoitis (Can be replaced with any other insurance carrier: Progressivitis, Allstatitis, etc)EDA = Emergency Department Addiction

Unknown:
A 28 year-old male was brought into the ER after an attempted suicide. The man had swallowed several nitroglycerin pills and a fifth of vodka. When asked about the bruises about his head and chest, he said that they were from him ramming himself into the wall in an attempt to make the nitroglycerin explode.