Ok, everyone. I know all of you in the EMS services have them. The frequent flyers who call every day or every shift and cause immediate stress reactions when the address is announced. What is it THIS time? Why do they call EVERY shift? It's easy sometimes to lose your cool and your professionalism with these patients. It's even harder sometimes to remember that every call to these patients could actually be a real emergency. Complacency kills. How many of these calls have you made? How many of them have been true emergencies. How many times could these patients have been transported by taxi? How many times have you worked a code on these patients?
We have a number of frequent flyers in our town. There is at least 1 in every district. Some of them are really sick people who have real problems and some of them are hypochondriacs who want attention. Sometimes the calls are aggravating and sometimes they are comical.
So, let's here it. Submit your best stories of frequent flyers, whether funny or serious. Let's learn from each other and laugh with each other about the frequent flyers. Remember, don't include any identifying informations. Gotta keep up that HIPPA promise.