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You’re Lucky Enough to be Alive

A 21 year old kid had just been brought in from a high speed drunk driving accident. Him and his buddies hadn’t been wearing seat belts and on impact my patient was ejected, flew 30 feet and landed on his left side. He had a couple broken bones, but his head was intact, he could walk and would only need ...

Crashed into Cellular Store

EMS called to a crash where driver lost control of vehicle and crashed into cellular store. The funny part was the driver was on his cell phone when he crashed into the store.

Green Thumb and a Red Head

Female patient presents with a head laceration. She was gardening when she tripped over her dog and her face connected with a cement planter. She was in good spirits and even joked by saying, "I've got a green thumb and a red head."

Leaving the Dentist

Mid-20's female presents with several teeth missing. She tripped and fell while leaving the dentist. Paramedics joked that it was a ploy by the dentist for repeat business.

Duck for Dinner

Male patient presents with a finger laceration to bone. States he was beheading a duck for dinner and missed.

Preparing Dinner

Male patient presented at ER with 8-inch blade stuck in his foot. Patient states he was preparing dinner when he hit his funny bone causing him to drop the knife on to his foot.

Glass Coffee Table

Patient presents at triage with severe lacerations after bearing weight on a plate-glass coffee table with both arms.

No Drinking Like Snow Drinking

During a recent snowstorm, we had a male patient who was drinking while operating a snow blower. He dropped his beer can and while attempting to pick it up, slipped and got his arm caught in the blades while running.

Pizza Delivery

College student comes in to ER after falling off bike. Turns out he was going to pick up his pizza as he was too cheap to pay for delivery.

Took a Tumble

Turns out he was riding his bike while watching a rowing race next to him and he decided cheer them on as they got close to the end. He lost control of his bike and took a tumble.

Go-Kart and Yogurt!

A frantic mother and a smiling father bring in their 10-year-old son. Pt was at a birthday party at a go-kart track when he mixed up the gas and brake and drove off the track, through a small retaining wall and into a frozen yogurt cart.

Let’s Play Carpenter and get Hammered

Male patient in ER after he used a nail gun and had accidentally shot a 4-inch nail through his right thumb. He was REALLY regretting his fashion choices, he was wearing a shirt that said, "Let's Play Carpenter and get Hammered..."

Kicked When You’re Down

We arrive on scene of a lady who was hit by a car and had an open fracture on her arm. The driver of the vehicle drove off so she had to get her phone out for someone else to call for help. Turns out, the person she gave it to ran off with the phone.

Like Riding a Bike

Called to a bicyclist who had fallen on elbow. Pt was in pain (3/10), but had stable vitals.

Nailed It!

Male came in to ER complaining of a scrotal injury. Stated he was holding a nail gun in his lap when he plugged it in and it discharged.

In and Out and In Again

Pt admitted s/p kick to the head while intoxicated which resulted in a carotid artery dissection. He was admitted for BP monitoring (and other things) and told not to drink caffeine.

Shot to the face

Get a call for a gun shot wound to the face. Upon arrival, we find patient holding a blood-soaked towel under his chin.

Bang for his Buck

Patient brought to the emergency department (ED) with a minor gunshot wound on his forearm.

Airplane vs. Nose

The encode read "facial lac: airplane v. nose"

Get a 21 YOM in for

Get a 21 YOM in for head trauma due to a car accident where he drove off a bridge. He was accompanied by a police officer ready to take him to jail because this was his FOURTH DWI… In America the legal drinking age is 21. TARD!

so a guy presents in

so a guy presents in the ER saying he stabbed himself in the balls and is not sure if he is bleeding down there. Apparently he had left an open pocket knife in his lap while playing videogames and when he went to stand up he impaled himself. A few embarrassing moments and a few stitches later he is good ...

Last night one of ou

Last night one of our traumas was a 72yo male with a GSW (Gun Shot Wound) to the chest. Story goes he was responsible for the 3 prior GSW’s that night who apparently broke into his house and tried to rob him. After the gunfight he went back to sleep (bleeding from his chest). His son called 911 when he ...

One night a fat Bik

One night a fat Biker guy was brought in by the paramedics. Despite wearing lots of leather gear, he looked shredded. You could smell the Tequila thru the double entrance doors. We scramble and get him into the trauma room, where he eventually regains consciousness. The State Patrol asks what happens, and all he remembers his that he got off ...

I thought it was imp

I thought it was impossible to make a doctor blush BUT I did it. I simply asked the male patient why he thought it was safe to climb a ladder naked to change a light bulb. And how did he shove it up his rectum while he was falling without breaking it. I told him that he was very talented

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here’s a good one for you.. we all need friends like this.. this lady came to the triage window.." my friend is in the back seat, she was hit and is acting crazy" we went out, the girl in the backseat had been ran over by a car.. come to find out later, the friend had ran her over, put ...

Had a 60ish year old

Had a 60ish year old guy come in CO pain in rectum. upon xray notice a vibrator like object in colon…upon further hx gathering the man "fell" in halway and it must have been his daughters…that was a nasty spill…ended up in OR around 0200 to have it removed. lol