Nurses Reveal Their Most Horrifying Experiences With Patients
Nobody ever said that nurses have an easy job - especially right now. However, you probably didn't expect nurses to divulge such horrifying experiences!
#6 The Poor Woman
"Not a nurse, but my mom was charge nurse in the ER when they got a call that the paramedics were bringing in a 450lb woman who hadn't left her couch in years. Oh, they were bringing the couch too.
The woman had spent so long on the couch that her skin had grown into it, and was also cemented with body waste. They had to cut the couch small enough to fit through the sliding doors, put 2x4s under the couch to carry her out, then load the couch and her on a trailer to drive her to the hospital. They couldn't bring her into the ER without causing a biohazard so they had to try to stabilize and treat her in the parking lot, after donning full protective gear and respirators. Being morbidly obese and suffering from emphysema asthma and probably a host of other illnesses, the poor woman died in the parking lot. I guess the stress of being driven through town on a trailer in the middle of the night didn't help either.
The worst part? Her family was aware of her condition and was bringing her food on a regular basis, but never bothered with anything else."
[u/dalgeek via Reddit]
