5 things you shouldn't say in the ER.

While visiting the ER, it is very important to be honest and open with your care providers, there are, however, a few things that can annoy providers to no end.


Here are 5 things you should never say in the ER:

1. "Well, this started last year..."

When a member of the medical world asks you what brings you in today. They mean today. If they need to know that you were sick last year, they will ask you about last year. If you have had a cough for 3 weeks, they want to know what has changed that brought you in. If you just can't wait until the urgent care or your doctor's office open then simply explain, " I have had this cough for 3 weeks and I just can't wait for my doctor's office to open."

2. "The internet said I have... "

If you say this, anything you say after that will make you look like a hypochondriac. That rare disease you read about because you have one of the symptoms .... most likely you don't have it. Internet "medical" sites simply create panic. If you are worried about the headaches that the web said is a life threatening cancer, please see you family doctor. They know you, they know your medical history and they will have the time to answer every question you have. 

3. "What is taking so long?!?!?!?"

ER physicians have several patients that range from paper cuts (I am not kidding with this one) to a full Cardiac Arrest (the Patient's heart stopped). Anyone that works in the ER (Doctor, Physician Assistant, Nurse Practitioner, Nurse, Respiratory, and Techs) have multiple patients and they see them in an order. That order being, which patient needs care first. They understand your in pain and that you have been here for two hours, providers simply ask that you understand that in an ER one room could have a gunshot wound and the next could have abdominal pain. They have to treat based on need. 

4. "The only drug that works on me is ...."

Yes, you are going to get the look. The "are you only here to get high?" look. When you see more overdose patients than you see patients who don't want any narcotics, most providers can become untrusting. 

5. "Oh, your just a (tech, nurse, PA, NP...)"

No, they are not just a (tech, nurse, PA, NP...). Everyone who works in a hospital has specialized training to do their job. Everyone in the ER is there to take care of you, whether that be cleaning up after you (this includes cleaning vomit, blood, urine or fecal matter) or giving you medication that makes you feel better. These care providers, no matter their "level", work together to make you feel better. 

*This post is from personal experience, and should in no way be taken seriously. This is for entertainment purposes. *