Spring Break=Not a Break

Friday was my first night in the ED.
First thing I notice? The front desk is a pretty relaxed atmosphere.
Second thing? Business picks up around 5.
Third thing? A lot of head injuries that Friday night.
Forth thing? People go to the ED for a lot of stupid reasons.

I'm sure I should have been able to figure this out already, common knowlege and all that. Still, I guess you don't really believe the horror stories until you see them.

A couple of interesting tales:
1.) A younger patient came in with his mom and (pregnant) girlfriend, looked to be about 16-17. Shot himself in the hand with a BB gun. Neat wound, but really pretty standard.
2.) A 100 year old patient had managed to hit their head on a fall. They're 100, vomiting, but somehow still completely lucid. Go them.
3.) Mailman's son with a bad headache had apparently never heard of the word deodorant. He left the whole ER lobby smelling like a B.O. testing lab. Icccck. But I guess that happens more often then not.

Needless to say, I'm looking forward to learn the rest of the trade...maybe see something really severe, although we're only a Level 2 trauma center.
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