A&E Timewasters

[Eve]

I found this article on the local news site today:

http://menmedia.co.uk...target-ae-timewasters

"The top 10 examples of timewasting visits to A&E and 999 calls in the region are:

- A patient attending A&E complaining that her false nails were hurting her and asked that staff remove them.

- A patient attending A&E requesting that someone cut her toe nails as she could not get a chiropody appointment.

- A man who dialled 999 as he was suffering from constipation - he was otherwise fit and well.

- A child was brought into the department by her mother after she had trodden in dog faeces and the mother could not bear to wipe it off. She requested that A&E staff cleaned the shoe.

- A man who called 999 for an ambulance after he was bitten on the finger by Guinea pig.

- A woman who called 999 as she didn’t have transport to hospital.

- Female called 999 because she had diarrhoea.

- A woman who went to A&E because she had paint in her hair which she couldn’t remove.

- A woman who went to A&E because her hand had turned blue – it turned out dye had transferred from her jeans.

- A man who attended A&E because he had a hangover".

This shortly followed an article on a campaign about assaults on staff. The people who work in these kind of environments deserve a medal.

[bigbadmarty]

This was the reason for my visit to A&E last week

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9iftTNGJTs

[bigbadmarty]

That didnt work ! over to tech to sort it

[bigbadmarty]

try again Media URL: http://tinypic.com/r/1zmjfi0/5
Description:

[Mamyalynne]

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=1zmjfi0&s=5

[fliptheswitch]

Oh my god Marty!! That is gross! OUCH!!!!

With regards to the original post, although some of them did make me chuckle, they are pretty shocking.

[erin-x]

OUCH! Sare en Marty =s

I was waiting on toothache coming up on that list haha!

[Mamyalynne]

oooherrr!!!

[fliptheswitch]

Hey erin, did you get your tooth sorted out? (Sorry to butt in Jenna) :))

[AlBags]

Nice one mate ...

That's the only problem with guns.
One reason I may not buy a Paslode .. They all get you in the end.
Hope it pulled out ok (after the jab)
Did you watch?

[EvianBaby]

I know parents worry about their kids and all that crap but some mothers I know would take their child to A&E if they sneezed.

[erin-x]

The dentist put me on two sets of antibiotics but it's still hurting and i'm waiting on an appointment to get my root canal re-done. Can't wait! :| lol x

[bigbadmarty]

Am just glad yous could see it ! thought i'd done something dumb on tinypic ... Yes I was lucky to have no permanent damage . Still there were plenty timewasters in the queue but I went straight to the front !

[EvianBaby]

Do you remember that programme that was on a while ago, I think it was called 24 Hours in A&E. There were some priceless 'emergencies' on there. Like the guy who came in to have a splinter removed from his finger. It had been there for about 6 weeks.

[fliptheswitch]

Erin... I don't envy you. Bloody hate dentists! x

Marty, nah it was no problem. Just copy and pasted it into the search bar... though kind of wish I hadn't. It made me wince! Did it go through the bone, or just miss?

Evian, I never watched that. I thought it would be too gruesome... though clearly not! lol.

[bigbadmarty]

Al - you just gotta get a Paslode - used them for 20 years ,1 accident caused by overconfidence and knotty old timber . They gave me Equinox ( recommended by the way ) and pulled it - she destracted at the vital moment so I didnt see it

[AlBags]

lol mate ...
What she do? Lean over you a bit too far at the vital moment and gave you an eye-full? ; )

[bigbadmarty]

She said just keep inhaling 'till you feel a bit drunk ... after a while all the staff were just looking at each other and the gas bottle . Then the room started to spin the ladt doc said " just keep sucking - look at the gauge you've nearly had afull tank ... and it was out . And I kept on sucking.....

[bednobs]

think you might probably mean entonox!

[AlBags]

ha ha ha ok. Glad it's done anyway.
Bit sore I bet. Least it's not your right hand : )

[bigbadmarty]

Yes its gonna be fine thanks AL . Well done bednobs for spotting my autumnal misnomer (50% NO 50%O2 good stuff)