If you're heading to the emergency room, there's a good chance you're not doing it just for kicks. It's not exactly a fun place to hang out on a Friday night and make new friends.
People rush into the ER, or are wheeled in, for urgent medical assistance, and the staff sees things many of us couldn't even imagine. They're trained to work under intense pressure, prioritize patients, and perform their duties with compassion and care. But sometimes, the very people we entrust our lives to are the ones who let us down in the worst possible way.
Someone asked, "Have you ever been treated negatively by ER staff when you were having a medical emergency, but they didn’t believe you? What happened?" and a shocking thread followed.
More than a thousand people commented, sharing stories ranging from surprising to absolutely tragic. Bored Panda has put together the most hard-hitting responses, and many might have you hoping that you never have to be rushed to the hospital for anything after reading this.
#61
I had a nervous breakdown when I was 14 (family history of severe anxiety and bad life experiences. I finally got on an antidepressant which saved me.) The physical symptoms of the panic attacks were such that I thought something was physically wrong.
The male provider I saw was CONVINCED I was pregnant. He was just certain that this 14 year old 85 pound virgin was pregnant. I didn’t have pregnancy symptoms apart from nausea. He didn’t even believe it when the pregnancy test was negative.
The male provider I saw was CONVINCED I was pregnant. He was just certain that this 14 year old 85 pound virgin was pregnant. I didn’t have pregnancy symptoms apart from nausea. He didn’t even believe it when the pregnancy test was negative.
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14points
#62
I’m autistic and the nurses would yell at me and berate me for having a verbal shutdown (I get so anxious I lose the ability to speak)
They refuse to believe it’s a disability and tell all the other nurses I’m an unreasonable patient, so I’ve never gotten help with my heath problems due to them refusing to find a way to communicate with me.
They refuse to believe it’s a disability and tell all the other nurses I’m an unreasonable patient, so I’ve never gotten help with my heath problems due to them refusing to find a way to communicate with me.
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11points
#63
Major accident driving a bus someone pulled out in a small suv when I was going 55mph on a hwy. I was working kinda delirious adrenaline etc. I’m only one hurt, my boss drives me to urgent care I start getting dizzy they send me to hospital down road (my husband had just gotten to urgent care), proceed to be left in waiting room in unbearable pain for nearly 11 hours after accident. They CT the wrong spot and never let me lay down, and said everything was fine and gave me ibuprofen. That was two years ago. A mri and scans I got done next day showed that they must not have even checked me out. Also they jut said to put petroleum jelly on my burns on hands (I’m allergic and they didn’t even clean them or look). I’m literally hurting everyday from all the spinal injuries.
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11points
#64
I was told I was having an anxiety attack. It was actually severe hypoglycemia. My blood sugar was 50 mg/dl. I had sat in the waiting room, as the only patient, for almost 5 hours before they saw me.
They charged over $100 for a 6oz ginger ale and a 4 pack of peanut butter crackers.
They charged over $100 for a 6oz ginger ale and a 4 pack of peanut butter crackers.
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9points
#65
I was in unbearable pain and got brushed off as just stressed or overexaggerating. It wasn’t until my symptoms got way worse that anyone took me seriously. Has anyone else dealt with this?
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6points