So, it's 2am. The "bat phone" rings and my coworker picks it up. The ambulance operator on the other end says we've got a 45 yr old male with stable vital signs coming in with.............testicles that have been swollen for a month... Okay, look. Sure, it's not normal when your testicles are swelling. That's a given. But how in the hell do you just up and decide at 2 in the morning that you've just had enough. Not only have you had enough of the swelling, but you're so fed up that you don't even want to drive yourself (or let someone else drive you) to the ER. You just HAVE to call for an ambulance.
There was no pain, no sudden intensifying of the symptoms, no nothing. He just up and decided that he wanted to go waste our damn time. All we did was end up referring him to a urologist, which he could have done himself. Doesn't matter anyway. He won't go to the urologist cuz that would involve having to PAY for the care given. Why do that when he can get a full work-up and exam for free if he comes to the ER? And while he's at it, why not get the actual ride to the ER taken care of as well? Let's call an ambulance and waste their time, too! Yay!
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