Over the my years in the ER we have had a couple of very loud vomitters. Enthusiastic vomitters shall we say. These people don't just come in once. They come in over and over. For some kind of weird rare bizarre medical condition. So they become known to us. They become know as THE LOUD VOMITTERS. Everybody knows your name. Kind of like on Cheers. Oh so and so is here. Nurses disappear to room en masse to avoid caring for them.
You know when they are here. You hear them in triage. Even if you are at the far end of the emergency room. Their vomitting production echoes throughout the ER. If you weren't sick when you come in, you will be sick by the time you leave. ARGGGGHHHHH! ARGGGGHHHHHH! Its like they are trying to vomit up their stomach.
Why do some people vomit so loud? Because they are crazy as a frickin' loon. I think they should get together with the LOUD SNEEZERS (ACHOOOOOOOOOO!!!) and have a party.
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Usually it's a loud vomiting-like noise followed by spitting saliva. Then you go in there and see a whole emesis basic full of saliva...
Ok so I have ONE OF THOSE in my HOUSE! I always pray that I am working or out of town when this individual gets the stomach flu. Yuck, yuck and more yuck.
My husband's a loud sneezer....he sneezes loudly and many times in a row. I totally prefer that to a loud vomiter. Eeeewwww!
They go along with my pain is a 10 with a normal pulse and B/P
I can't stand that. Makes me want to go over and vomit loudly on them.
We have one who frequently comes in- pt has UC and only eats items from the "you should never eat this or you'll die" list. Very dramatic, loves to come in when there's a full house and lay on the floor to entertain the locals.
Have I ever seen this pt truly vomit? I guess it depends on your defination of vomit.... pt is a pro at gulping large amounts of air and water from the faucet and finding new and interesting ways to create rorschach art.
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