Today, I received a call while at the dispatch station for the Naval hospital I work at. It was a woman having a panic attack. Apparently, she couldn't plug her vacuum in, and was more or less freaking out. I had to take her in anyway. FML
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Today, I was volunteering at the hospital. This lady was calling the Nurses' Station, and I had to go see what she wanted. When I asked her what she needed, she mumbled something. As I leaned in closer to hear what she was saying, she threw up all over my face. Apparently, she was nauseous. FML
Today, I was performing CPR on a woman on her floor while her internal defibrillator kept firing, making her whole body jump. When it fired, her hand went straight up into my nuts. FML
Today, I spent half an hour on the phone with a woman who was yelling at the top of her lungs, sobbing uncontrollably, and hyperventilating. She also told me if she had a heart attack and died from crying, it was all my fault. Why? I told her she needed her receipt to have her TV repaired. FML
Today, I was taking a dump at work at a nursing home. While reaching for the toilet paper, I accidently pushed the emergency button. The nursing supervisors broke into the washroom to help. FML
Today, while working as a paramedic, we got called to an assisted living home. The medical emergency? The woman had a leak in her bathroom and wanted it fixed. FML
Today, working in customer support, I received a call from a woman who'd just been robbed. My supervisor asked what was taking so long; I told him that she was hysterical. He took my phone and told her to call back when she had her "shit together", then hung up. I take orders from this dude. FML
Today, my rescue squad unit responded to a 911 call from a woman who felt she was going to pass out. We knocked on her locked door a couple times with no answer. Fearing she might be unconscious, I kicked in the door. She was about to open it and only passed out from the concussion I gave her. FML
Today, I spent ten minutes comforting a patient’s family member, reassuring them everything was under control. When I went to leave, I realized I’d been leaning on the call button the entire time. Three other nurses ran in ready for an emergency while I was mid-sentence about coping strategies. FML
Today, at the gas station I work a lady called wanting to know the "password" and if I was okay. Thinking it was a prank I hung up. A couple of minutes later she called back, this time asking if I could see the cops outside and telling me I'd be alright. I saw four of 'em. I'd hit the silent alarm by accident. FML
Today, I was working as a lifeguard. A woman began to have a seizure. Nervous, I went into shock and walked into a tree, knocking myself out. Post seizure, the woman stood up and walked away. Later, I woke up in the hospital. The ambulance had arrived to take her, but ended up taking me instead. FML
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dynky 3
er, yeah, if someone's having a panic attack you do need to take care of them. It doesn't matter why. If she was panicking about something that was actually panic-worthy, that wouldn't be a mental health problem, would it?
AGGoddess 2
I do feel bad for you in the sense that with a job such as yours it can be pretty stressful dealing with such situations. However, I am a person who suffers with an anxiety disorder myself, and I can totally understand what it must be like for this woman. Before I went on medication, I used to have panic attacks because of the most inane things, ie, I'd be at work, trying to focus on an important task, and I'd have difficulty concentrating because the phone lines would be ringing off the hook. As it turns out, my condition is due to a chemical imbalance in my brain known as Serotonin Deficiency Syndrome. So while I do have some sympathy for you, because I myself have some experience working with dispatch and I understand that dealing with people calling in can sometimes be difficult and stressful, I'd say this is more of an FML for HER.
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Comments (38)
flyboy5 0
got to love room inspection wednesday and btw he/she did not reveal and info about the person all he/she said was that someone had a panic attack no names ages nothing of the sort.
xThatAsianGurlx 0
At least you weren't having a panic attack from a vaccum lol
ArtIsResistance7 1
Better than having someone come in panicking, because they stuck their dick in the vacuum, and needed you to get it out
sallen0046 4
So what you're saying is that your life is ******...because you had to do your job. You're not only a complete asshole, but you're also a moron.
kaijapapaya 0
For real! I don't get why this person is complaining.
Erh96 0
Hahahaha.
NewKidirus 0
fhl, your a B,
bangscr3w 0
i think this a stupid fml you work at a ******* hospital doing ur lazy ass job isnt a fml .....i kno how u ******* naval hospital people are a bunch of lazy losers
toaoisaac 0
I hope you gave her a talk about evolving before trying to do people things.
niles_f1 0
I hope somebody gives you a talk about tolerance.... with a baseball bat.
omnimatty 0
that sucks. well in this case doesn't suck.
Bend_over 4
People have die of a panic attack, asshole.
Bend_over 4
OMG! I forgot a 'd' at the end of 'die'... Please forgive me, Pendatik!
Bend_over 4
You seem like a “simple” for just pointing out a little mistype. At least I even knew what my mistake was. Anyway, I was adding on to your comment on how simple the blunder was. I wasn’t taking it seriously, unlike you are. Now the question is: do you feel superior about yourself by putting other people down with their grammar, due to the impression you gave?