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Dear America,

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Just because you feel ill, does not mean your condition is an emergency.

It probably doesn’t even mean your condition warrants an appointment with your personal physician.

It simply means that you need to sit your happy ass at home and medicate yourself with something cheap, and preferably over-the-counter until you feel better.

Unless you’re contagious, you can probably go to work too. It’s bad enough that we’ve become a nation of pussies and whiners, at least try not to let productivity suffer because of it.

Oh, and Democratic Presidential candidates?

Our nation doesn’t need universal healthcare coverage. We have an overabundance of the entitlement mentality as it is.

What we need is for about 75% of our ER clientele to HTFU.

Sincerely,
The Medic Who Is Routinely Sicker Than Most Of His Patients*

*And I ain’t been sick.

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Posted by on March 1, 2008 • Filed under: Uncategorized
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  • chi11texas

    Ditto!! Well put AD!

  • chi11texas

    Ditto!! Well put AD!

  • chi11texas

    Ditto!! Well put AD!

  • chi11texas

    Ditto!! Well put AD!

  • OA

    DayQuil can fix damn near anything that lays you puny. Bourbon can indeed fix anything, and then some.

  • OA

    DayQuil can fix damn near anything that lays you puny. Bourbon can indeed fix anything, and then some.

  • OA

    DayQuil can fix damn near anything that lays you puny. Bourbon can indeed fix anything, and then some.

  • OA

    DayQuil can fix damn near anything that lays you puny. Bourbon can indeed fix anything, and then some.

  • Stretcher Jockey

    Amen….Sometimes I wonder how people survived the flu, stubbed toes and chapped lips before there were ambulances…

  • Stretcher Jockey

    Amen….Sometimes I wonder how people survived the flu, stubbed toes and chapped lips before there were ambulances…

  • Stretcher Jockey

    Amen….Sometimes I wonder how people survived the flu, stubbed toes and chapped lips before there were ambulances…

  • Stretcher Jockey

    Amen….Sometimes I wonder how people survived the flu, stubbed toes and chapped lips before there were ambulances…

  • RT

    Geez, I’ve had the flu all week and never thought of drinking bourbon. Darnit. Maybe that will get rid of the hacking cough and bring back my voice.No. I didn’t go to the doctor.

  • RT

    Geez, I’ve had the flu all week and never thought of drinking bourbon. Darnit. Maybe that will get rid of the hacking cough and bring back my voice.No. I didn’t go to the doctor.

  • RT

    Geez, I’ve had the flu all week and never thought of drinking bourbon. Darnit. Maybe that will get rid of the hacking cough and bring back my voice.No. I didn’t go to the doctor.

  • RT

    Geez, I’ve had the flu all week and never thought of drinking bourbon. Darnit. Maybe that will get rid of the hacking cough and bring back my voice.No. I didn’t go to the doctor.

  • TrekMedic251

    1) With every hospital in my county routinely on “divert,” you’ve hit it right on the head, AD.2) Going to cross-post this in the morning.Well said, bro!

  • TrekMedic251

    1) With every hospital in my county routinely on “divert,” you’ve hit it right on the head, AD.2) Going to cross-post this in the morning.Well said, bro!

  • TrekMedic251

    1) With every hospital in my county routinely on “divert,” you’ve hit it right on the head, AD.2) Going to cross-post this in the morning.Well said, bro!

  • TrekMedic251

    1) With every hospital in my county routinely on “divert,” you’ve hit it right on the head, AD.2) Going to cross-post this in the morning.Well said, bro!

  • Babs

    :) The beauty of no longer being in the ER. No more of <>that<>.

  • Babs

    :) The beauty of no longer being in the ER. No more of <>that<>.

  • TheRedHead Who Reads

    Great post AD! I’m a transcriptionist and end up typing a myraid of complaints at my local hospital, so I hear it all. I get really annoyed when people come into the ER for the sniffles. It’s ridiculous. I think people ought to be charged double for a stupidity code or lack of common sense for abusing the ER services. I’m always prepared for cold and flu season and I avoid the ER at all costs. Only been in my local ER 3 times in my entire life and that was more than enough for me. I hate adding to my co-workers’ workload … :D

  • TheRedHead Who Reads

    Great post AD! I’m a transcriptionist and end up typing a myraid of complaints at my local hospital, so I hear it all. I get really annoyed when people come into the ER for the sniffles. It’s ridiculous. I think people ought to be charged double for a stupidity code or lack of common sense for abusing the ER services. I’m always prepared for cold and flu season and I avoid the ER at all costs. Only been in my local ER 3 times in my entire life and that was more than enough for me. I hate adding to my co-workers’ workload … :D

  • TheRedHead Who Reads

    Great post AD! I’m a transcriptionist and end up typing a myraid of complaints at my local hospital, so I hear it all. I get really annoyed when people come into the ER for the sniffles. It’s ridiculous. I think people ought to be charged double for a stupidity code or lack of common sense for abusing the ER services. I’m always prepared for cold and flu season and I avoid the ER at all costs. Only been in my local ER 3 times in my entire life and that was more than enough for me. I hate adding to my co-workers’ workload … :D

  • TheRedHead Who Reads

    Great post AD! I’m a transcriptionist and end up typing a myraid of complaints at my local hospital, so I hear it all. I get really annoyed when people come into the ER for the sniffles. It’s ridiculous. I think people ought to be charged double for a stupidity code or lack of common sense for abusing the ER services. I’m always prepared for cold and flu season and I avoid the ER at all costs. Only been in my local ER 3 times in my entire life and that was more than enough for me. I hate adding to my co-workers’ workload … :D

  • Scott

    Hmmm… I actually went to the ER last night from midnight to 6. I knew the staff wouldn’t like me being there because my neck wasn’t broken or anything. Just the flu. Tamiflu, fluids, and rest. I could have avoided all that if I had IV supplies. I would have just pushed a few bags of saline in me and called it good–without taxing the system.

  • Scott

    Hmmm… I actually went to the ER last night from midnight to 6. I knew the staff wouldn’t like me being there because my neck wasn’t broken or anything. Just the flu. Tamiflu, fluids, and rest. I could have avoided all that if I had IV supplies. I would have just pushed a few bags of saline in me and called it good–without taxing the system.

  • Scott

    Hmmm… I actually went to the ER last night from midnight to 6. I knew the staff wouldn’t like me being there because my neck wasn’t broken or anything. Just the flu. Tamiflu, fluids, and rest. I could have avoided all that if I had IV supplies. I would have just pushed a few bags of saline in me and called it good–without taxing the system.

  • Scott

    Hmmm… I actually went to the ER last night from midnight to 6. I knew the staff wouldn’t like me being there because my neck wasn’t broken or anything. Just the flu. Tamiflu, fluids, and rest. I could have avoided all that if I had IV supplies. I would have just pushed a few bags of saline in me and called it good–without taxing the system.

  • OA

    “I could have avoided all that if I had IV supplies.”Or like…drank water.

  • OA

    “I could have avoided all that if I had IV supplies.”Or like…drank water.

  • OA

    “I could have avoided all that if I had IV supplies.”Or like…drank water.

  • OA

    “I could have avoided all that if I had IV supplies.”Or like…drank water.

  • Tex

    My wifey’s been home sick with the flu for the last 3 days….phenegran supps our doc called in to the pharmacy (thanks, doc), orange jello and Gatorade at the bedside. From me, a nice little collection of sappy movies.That’s my Babe…she’s HTFU!

  • Tex

    My wifey’s been home sick with the flu for the last 3 days….phenegran supps our doc called in to the pharmacy (thanks, doc), orange jello and Gatorade at the bedside. From me, a nice little collection of sappy movies.That’s my Babe…she’s HTFU!

  • Tex

    My wifey’s been home sick with the flu for the last 3 days….phenegran supps our doc called in to the pharmacy (thanks, doc), orange jello and Gatorade at the bedside. From me, a nice little collection of sappy movies.That’s my Babe…she’s HTFU!

  • Tex

    My wifey’s been home sick with the flu for the last 3 days….phenegran supps our doc called in to the pharmacy (thanks, doc), orange jello and Gatorade at the bedside. From me, a nice little collection of sappy movies.That’s my Babe…she’s HTFU!

  • tz

    On the flip side…I was thinking one of my kiddos should toughen up, but did take him to the DR who told me to take him right to children’s ER right away…and there was a room full people and we were seen in front of the others…THAT’S WHEN I FREAKED OUT…hubby was thinking we were getting great customer service and all I could think was you never never want to be first…it means it’s BAD…(After a few breathing treatments he was good to go…but still scary)And we haven’t missed a flu shot since!

  • tz

    On the flip side…I was thinking one of my kiddos should toughen up, but did take him to the DR who told me to take him right to children’s ER right away…and there was a room full people and we were seen in front of the others…THAT’S WHEN I FREAKED OUT…hubby was thinking we were getting great customer service and all I could think was you never never want to be first…it means it’s BAD…(After a few breathing treatments he was good to go…but still scary)And we haven’t missed a flu shot since!

  • tz

    On the flip side…I was thinking one of my kiddos should toughen up, but did take him to the DR who told me to take him right to children’s ER right away…and there was a room full people and we were seen in front of the others…THAT’S WHEN I FREAKED OUT…hubby was thinking we were getting great customer service and all I could think was you never never want to be first…it means it’s BAD…(After a few breathing treatments he was good to go…but still scary)And we haven’t missed a flu shot since!

  • tz

    On the flip side…I was thinking one of my kiddos should toughen up, but did take him to the DR who told me to take him right to children’s ER right away…and there was a room full people and we were seen in front of the others…THAT’S WHEN I FREAKED OUT…hubby was thinking we were getting great customer service and all I could think was you never never want to be first…it means it’s BAD…(After a few breathing treatments he was good to go…but still scary)And we haven’t missed a flu shot since!

  • Babs

    RT, mix up some pure raw honey and a few pieces of peppermint into a bottle of whiskey. Old-time cold/flu remedy that opens your sinuses (whiskey and peppermint), improves your immunity (honey), soothes your throat (peppermint) and your cough (whiskey). It works as long as you don’t have to go anywhere for a few hours.

  • Babs

    RT, mix up some pure raw honey and a few pieces of peppermint into a bottle of whiskey. Old-time cold/flu remedy that opens your sinuses (whiskey and peppermint), improves your immunity (honey), soothes your throat (peppermint) and your cough (whiskey). It works as long as you don’t have to go anywhere for a few hours.

  • Babs

    RT, mix up some pure raw honey and a few pieces of peppermint into a bottle of whiskey. Old-time cold/flu remedy that opens your sinuses (whiskey and peppermint), improves your immunity (honey), soothes your throat (peppermint) and your cough (whiskey). It works as long as you don’t have to go anywhere for a few hours.

  • Babs

    RT, mix up some pure raw honey and a few pieces of peppermint into a bottle of whiskey. Old-time cold/flu remedy that opens your sinuses (whiskey and peppermint), improves your immunity (honey), soothes your throat (peppermint) and your cough (whiskey). It works as long as you don’t have to go anywhere for a few hours.

  • OA

    Aye, Babs. Also, there’s the old Appalachian pine needle tea.Boil a handful of young green pine needles in about two cups of water for three or four minutes. In a teacup, dump in about a tablespoon of honey (tupelo’s best, orange blossom’s good, clover will work), about a teaspoon of real lemon juice (not the crap from the plastic) and a shot or two of a decent to good bourbon. Pour tea on top, stir and drink.Pine needles are absolutely loaded with vitamin C as is the lemon. Babs covered the rest. Oh, and if memory serves, honey is also anti-septic, which could help with throat crud. Or at least the crud on one side of the throat…Believe it or not, it works quite well, and tastes damn good (and I don’t like tea).

  • OA

    Aye, Babs. Also, there’s the old Appalachian pine needle tea.Boil a handful of young green pine needles in about two cups of water for three or four minutes. In a teacup, dump in about a tablespoon of honey (tupelo’s best, orange blossom’s good, clover will work), about a teaspoon of real lemon juice (not the crap from the plastic) and a shot or two of a decent to good bourbon. Pour tea on top, stir and drink.Pine needles are absolutely loaded with vitamin C as is the lemon. Babs covered the rest. Oh, and if memory serves, honey is also anti-septic, which could help with throat crud. Or at least the crud on one side of the throat…Believe it or not, it works quite well, and tastes damn good (and I don’t like tea).

  • OA

    Aye, Babs. Also, there’s the old Appalachian pine needle tea.Boil a handful of young green pine needles in about two cups of water for three or four minutes. In a teacup, dump in about a tablespoon of honey (tupelo’s best, orange blossom’s good, clover will work), about a teaspoon of real lemon juice (not the crap from the plastic) and a shot or two of a decent to good bourbon. Pour tea on top, stir and drink.Pine needles are absolutely loaded with vitamin C as is the lemon. Babs covered the rest. Oh, and if memory serves, honey is also anti-septic, which could help with throat crud. Or at least the crud on one side of the throat…Believe it or not, it works quite well, and tastes damn good (and I don’t like tea).

  • OA

    Aye, Babs. Also, there’s the old Appalachian pine needle tea.Boil a handful of young green pine needles in about two cups of water for three or four minutes. In a teacup, dump in about a tablespoon of honey (tupelo’s best, orange blossom’s good, clover will work), about a teaspoon of real lemon juice (not the crap from the plastic) and a shot or two of a decent to good bourbon. Pour tea on top, stir and drink.Pine needles are absolutely loaded with vitamin C as is the lemon. Babs covered the rest. Oh, and if memory serves, honey is also anti-septic, which could help with throat crud. Or at least the crud on one side of the throat…Believe it or not, it works quite well, and tastes damn good (and I don’t like tea).

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