Posts Tagged ‘ER’

So, I spent of time there tonight. In and out. Not even seen. So, that’s a plus I guess. (Since the patient had improved.)

But we’ve all had our share of that interminable wait. Right?

So, I thought I’d come up with thirteen things to do while waiting in an ER waiting room.

1)Count the fellow waiting patients who are wearing slippers/bedroom clothes. Really. The lady across from me tonight must have been feeling bad or felt that her attire would at least give off the impression she was not well. A satin-lite pajama top. Non matching sweats and blue fuzzy slippers. I prefer the pink fuzzies, personally. At home.

2)Play at the kids table. You know, the one with the metallic sand inside and the magnets on the bottom. It’s fun for about five minutes. That, and my knees/hips couldn’t take the kiddie chair much longer.

3) Watch the weather channel or whatever news station they leave it on and memorize the loops being played.

Now if you do get to be seen before you get to number 4, then you can resume the wait in the examining room. A minute fraction of the time spent is actually face time with staff. Compounded by the fact that each new face asks for the same story. Come on, no communication or reading of the chart?

4) You could count the spatters of, I hope that’s JUST blood, on the privacy curtain.

5)Imagine shapes out of the flecks in the linoleum. Ooh. I see Lincoln’s face.

6)Elevate the bed straight from the floor and when someone comes in pretend to be in a panic and say, “Help! Get me down!”

7) Wear the gown backwards and complain/remark about how cool the air conditing is.

Make a rubber rooster out of a glove.

9) Use the otoscope to look up your nose. Wow. That’s different.

10) Build a ‘log cabin’ with the tongue depressors and see if there is anything to use as ‘little people’ for your new town.

11) Count the tiles in the ceiling.

12)Count the tiles on the floor, again.

13) Play a one sided staring contest with the nurse at the desk ignoring you while she eats. Wow. That’s a big mouth.

Do you have any fun waiting games to add?