things we find funny in the ED
surprisingly not busy day in the ED (rain seems to keep many people away).
instead of the customary now 4-6 hour wait, it seems people may have to wait 30 minutes to an hour.
woman in waiting room for 5-10 minutes gets called by the Triage nurse to be triaged.
she says, annoyed, "could you hurry this up?"
...
because: being in the ED is like being in a fast food restaurant. i'm sorry, dear customer, you're always right
because: in the ED we like moving slowly. we're not in any hurry, nor do we care to get to and triage everyone as fast as possible so as not to miss someone truly sick in the waiting room
because: if you ask that nicely, we won't be tempted to actually slow down your (not actually ill) triage
because: we work at 11pm on a friday night instead of hanging out with our loved ones because people like you appreciate us
because: our cynical selves have realized that while the squeaky, annoying, litiginous ones get the oil and attention, the quiet, sweet, kind and understanding ones are always the one with serious illnesses and emergencies.
ah, what some people will do to make us laugh..
instead of the customary now 4-6 hour wait, it seems people may have to wait 30 minutes to an hour.
woman in waiting room for 5-10 minutes gets called by the Triage nurse to be triaged.
she says, annoyed, "could you hurry this up?"
...
because: being in the ED is like being in a fast food restaurant. i'm sorry, dear customer, you're always right
because: in the ED we like moving slowly. we're not in any hurry, nor do we care to get to and triage everyone as fast as possible so as not to miss someone truly sick in the waiting room
because: if you ask that nicely, we won't be tempted to actually slow down your (not actually ill) triage
because: we work at 11pm on a friday night instead of hanging out with our loved ones because people like you appreciate us
because: our cynical selves have realized that while the squeaky, annoying, litiginous ones get the oil and attention, the quiet, sweet, kind and understanding ones are always the one with serious illnesses and emergencies.
ah, what some people will do to make us laugh..