r/emergencymedicine • u/Asleep-Palpitation43 Nurse Practiciner • Feb 02 '25

Advice Allergy Olympics

Is it wrong that if I see a patient has more than 10 allergies I IMMEDIATELY assume she's (bc it's always a she) a psych case?

In 24 years I've never been wrong.

You'll never read this in a textbook but add it to your practice today and thank me lateršŸ‘

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u/ChewieBearStare Feb 02 '25

Sorry, but our ER doesnā€™t allow staff to give blankets to patients. When youā€™re sitting in the waiting room for 16 hours, in January, with the door opening a few times a minute and letting the ice-cold air in, you need a blanket.

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u/DoYouNeedAnAmbulance Feb 02 '25

Why the hell can they not have blankets? Is it a security thing orā€¦

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u/itsthatyoungbeezy Feb 02 '25

Years ago, a psych pt tried to hang themselves in the waiting room bathroom. No more blankets in the waiting room.

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u/Feminist_Hugh_Hefner RN Feb 02 '25

"problem solved"- management

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u/DoYouNeedAnAmbulance Feb 02 '25

šŸ¤¦šŸ¼ā€ā™€ļø you knowā€¦.I wish I didnā€™t fuckin know this is EXACTLY how they thought of it