Saturday, April 26, 2014

#1595 - On Workplace Humor


I get comments every once in a while about patients wondering
why the ED staff is laughing while at work.
Shouldn't you be busy saving lives..?

When you get patients like this:

You sometimes have to laugh.
Of course, I can't post some of the more
life-threatening emergencies we see,
but after a particularly bad code, you
sometimes have to let off some steam.

So, I thought I would again share some of my
favorite medical cartoons...
enjoy...!








And the reason we continue to do what we do
is no laughing matter:


2013 A to Z Challenge Post:

5 comments:

Wendy said...

I would guess there's no end to the crazy stuff you see. My nephew is a fireman and EMT. They get crazy calls all the time -- usually old people asking if they can pick up a prescription or give them a ride somewhere.
Visiting from A to Z
Wendy at Jollett Etc.

Claudia said...

The first one was funny until I realized they wasted the EMT services, hoarded an ambulance, and wasted thousands of dollars for the insurance company.

Anonymous said...

So like how are you able ( like the 1st picture) are you able to post that? Cant you get in big trouble and loose your licence cause of HIPPA and all that jazzz?

christopher

www.cwmsjournal.com

Connie said...

I want to say , 'God Bless You', too.
My mom was a nurse and back then they didn't sass,flirt with or otherwise disrespect the Doctor.
A doctor has a very emotional, tiring and mostly thankless job. I hold doctors in high esteem!!

Cal Dream Squirrel said...

Christopher, I have no identifiers on the information, it is at least 2 years old. There's no age or other information that would give away who the patient was. Plus, the doctor stopped working at our hospital over 2 years ago as well.

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