***PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT***Attention all citizens:
The following are not emergencies:
1) bug bites - unless it have swollen to the size of a baseball
2) the fact that you cannot control your teenage daughter or son
3) you are fatigued or can't sleep
4) you want your son, daughter, brother, sister, etc. to get chemical dependency treatment
5) the condom broke
6) you are hungover
7) G tube not working
8) the cut is less than 1"
9) any kind of medication refill
10) menstrual cramps
That is all...go about your business.
I agree with most of those, but keep in mind that there are some kiddos for whom a g tube not working is absolutely an emergency--think the ones with mitochondrial disease or the really terrifying forms of epilepsy. I helped take care of a kid the other day who missed one dose of meds due to g tube issues during the night and ended up having 14-minute seizure as a result. Scary shit.
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