Everybody has them either as a patient or a nurse. This article compares different patient complaints. What has been your most memorable experience in the ER?

The amount someone bitches is inversely proportional to the acuity of their illness.
The mode of transport does not necessarily equate to the acuity of the patient.
"If you want to go out and smoke while waiting for treatment, I can't stop you. You're old enough to make your own bad decisions."
"I'm completely comfortable with my triage decision regarding your son. When you receive your nursing degree and become a seasoned ER nurse I'll be happy to debate it then."
Checking in the typical teen or twenty-something male at triage with c/o something that hurts and is, of course, 10/10 while they're smiling and goofing with friends, try this to get them to give you a more accurate pain rating:
"So you're saying that if I kicked you square in the nuts right now, it wouldn't hurt any worse than you hurt right now?" Typically brings the rating down to about a 6/10.

I know this is not what you asked Jon, but after a while it all blurs, especially when I'm tired.

mine are not as bizarre as mscynomon, but when i helped out in ER yrs ago in a town that was near a lake where people would boat and ski, I saw a few vaginal tears on female water skiers who wiped out the 'wrong way". We called them "Elephant Butte douches" (The name of the lake was Elephant Butte Reservoir). And once a lady came in with an empty, open plastic coke bottle stuck in her vagina (vacuum pressure). The nurse on duty that night was an old hand, she didn't even blink, and told the lady to leave the lid on the bottle the next time!!!