#by the third one he was like 'you're not allowed to do any more ekgs'

[marmotsomsierost]

Me: "What brings you to the ER today?"

Patient's family: "Their heart is going really fast. They drank an energy drink."

Me, internally: ....no, okay, stop that, maybe this is a four loko situation or panera lemonade or something, nip that eyeroll in the bud

Me: "How many? What kind?"

Patient's family: "One Celsius can"

Me:

Triage nurse, extremely, extremely tiredly: "just...i'll put the order in, just take them for the ekg."

Me, handing ekg to doctor: "here, from the lobby"

Doc: "whodis?"

Me: "tachycardia. After an energy drink"

Doc:

Me:

Doc: "...why"

Me: "happy new year"

Doc: "go home. Them, not you. You have to stay and suffer with us."

Me: "thanks"

Doc: "do not take that as incentive to bring me something interesting ok. No thu-rvr-days."