Comments on: At Least His Mouth Is Clean … http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/11/at-least-his-mouth-is-clean/ A blog from inside the emergency department Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:35:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: maha http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/11/at-least-his-mouth-is-clean/#comment-14875 maha Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:48:56 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=3817#comment-14875 We have a notorious drunk who comes in shaking and swearing every so often. As soon as we hear his garbled voice from triage, we initiate code 107 (it was his highest serum EtOH level with us) and hide all the hand sanitizers we can find. We have a notorious drunk who comes in shaking and swearing every so often. As soon as we hear his garbled voice from triage, we initiate code 107 (it was his highest serum EtOH level with us) and hide all the hand sanitizers we can find.

]]> By: Soronel Haetir http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/11/at-least-his-mouth-is-clean/#comment-14873 Soronel Haetir Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:13:13 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=3817#comment-14873 Reminds me of a chain e-mail I got a few days ago. A mother calls the poison help line saying her son ate a bunch of ants and asking if she should take him to the hospital. She is told not to bother, to just give him some benidryl. "I already gave him some ant-killer." Reminds me of a chain e-mail I got a few days ago.

A mother calls the poison help line saying her son ate a bunch of ants and asking if she should take him to the hospital. She is told not to bother, to just give him some benidryl.

“I already gave him some ant-killer.”

]]> By: brett http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/11/at-least-his-mouth-is-clean/#comment-14867 brett Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:48:59 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=3817#comment-14867 Hey, careful about these posts. Joint Commission will get the idea to lock it all up. You will need a badge and an 8 digit pin to get a squirt of hand sanitzer or alcohol pad Hey, careful about these posts. Joint Commission will get the idea to lock it all up. You will need a badge and an 8 digit pin to get a squirt of hand sanitzer or alcohol pad

]]> By: SeaSpray http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/11/at-least-his-mouth-is-clean/#comment-14864 SeaSpray Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:37:00 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=3817#comment-14864 Question -Does this stuff really satisfy their craving or whatever they are looking for? And can't it kill them? Question -Does this stuff really satisfy their craving or whatever they are looking for?

And can’t it kill them?

]]> By: sheerin http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/11/at-least-his-mouth-is-clean/#comment-14862 sheerin Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:20:40 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=3817#comment-14862 hand sanitizer, alcohol pads, hairspray. people who are desperate don't really care what they drink. hand sanitizer, alcohol pads, hairspray. people who are desperate don’t really care what they drink.

]]> By: SeaSpray http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/11/at-least-his-mouth-is-clean/#comment-14856 SeaSpray Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:02:34 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=3817#comment-14856 Ewww to both things! (Alcohol wipes/sanitizer) WC - I called poison control on myself a few weeks ago because I was worried about *inhaling* strong rubbing alcohol fumes. It was a lot and could actually taste it, looked at the bottle and read precautions. Obviously ..I really didn't have to call but warning cautioned against fumes. They did send a nice poison control packet though. :) How could he stand it?! That also took a lot of effort to open all those small packets. :) Ewww to both things! (Alcohol wipes/sanitizer)

WC – I called poison control on myself a few weeks ago because I was worried about *inhaling* strong rubbing alcohol fumes. It was a lot and could actually taste it, looked at the bottle and read precautions. Obviously ..I really didn’t have to call but warning cautioned against fumes. They did send a nice poison control packet though. :)

How could he stand it?! That also took a lot of effort to open all those small packets. :)

]]> By: throckmorton http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/2009/11/at-least-his-mouth-is-clean/#comment-14852 throckmorton Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:01:12 +0000 http://www.epmonthly.com/whitecoat/?p=3817#comment-14852 We catch people drinking the hand sanitizer about once a week. We catch people drinking the hand sanitizer about once a week.

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