Medical Errors Aren't Supposed to Be Funny :)
Not all medical errors are dangerous. And we, in the health care industry, are human (at least most of us). We are also burning out at alarming rates. And humor is a way for some of us to cope.
This lens focuses on medical bloopers and malapropisms from patients' charts and from things people say. A malapropism is basically a blooper of diction. You meant one thing but wrote/said another. All aren't funny, obviously, and some are simply too crude to post.
And, too often, people just send the same list around and around via email. Well there are thousands just in our collection, but we would also like to highlight some of the other medical humor sites out there. Check back frequently and suggest sites for us to add.
And please keep in mind, that the people that have developed these sites have copyrighted the material. You do not have permission to copy and distribute these things unless it is explicitly stated by the owner of the copyright.
This lens focuses on medical bloopers and malapropisms from patients' charts and from things people say. A malapropism is basically a blooper of diction. You meant one thing but wrote/said another. All aren't funny, obviously, and some are simply too crude to post.
And, too often, people just send the same list around and around via email. Well there are thousands just in our collection, but we would also like to highlight some of the other medical humor sites out there. Check back frequently and suggest sites for us to add.
And please keep in mind, that the people that have developed these sites have copyrighted the material. You do not have permission to copy and distribute these things unless it is explicitly stated by the owner of the copyright.
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Whatever you do, don't open these emails at work :) Here's a small sample:
- "We will watch her diarrhea closely"... (Whatever floats your boat, Doc.)
- On discharge instructions: "Drink plenty of urine"... (More proof that hospital food should be avoided at all costs.)
- Indication for flex sig - "blood when whipping himself"... (If you bleed when you do that, then don't do that.)
- Order "Please feed patient only when awake."... (I'm glad that that's clarified.)
GiggleMed.com has thousands of original bloopers from real charts... Get about 6-to-10 Chart Farts® in one email every two weeks:
- "The patient will remain hospitalized until the day of discharge"... (A lifetime of schooling to get a knack for the obvious.)
- "He had surgery for an unbiblical hernia"... (Prophesied in the scrolls of old.)
- "Seashore disorder"... (That would be "seizure". I'm sure you learned about seizures in nursing school.)
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Tweets with medical malapropisms & other medical humor
GiggleMed.com is on Twitter. This is good news because these "tweets" will bring new Chart Farts (R) right to this Squidoo Lens.
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- Heard in the hospital hallway: "Ahhh. Who cares? It's not like it's something evil, we're just talking about constipation."
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- RT @funnyoneliners: The shortest distance between an idea and implementation is ignoring the legal department. RT @dudleybdawson
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- Big snow storm coming & no toilet paper?... just eat lots of cheese & bananas
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- Mr. Mom & trying not to burn the chicken... & no, that's not some sort of twisted euphemism
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- New blog post: Medical Humor - Is Male-Pattern Baldness Infectious? http://gigglemed.com/medical-humor-is-male-pattern-baldness-infectious
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Medical Humor Sites You Should Know About
- Chart Farts
- A hilarious (and huge) collection of funny things seen on patients' charts. Real stuff, real charts.
- GiggleMed.com Home
- Check out the Random Diagnosis Generator, the collection of Chart Farts (R), and the Joint Commission humor. Awesome stuff, but it's ours, so we're biased :)
- Placebo Journal
- A very well done site started by the self-proclaimed "King of Medicine", Dr. Farrago. And not just a site, but also the most successful medical humor journal out there.
- Hippocritis
- Not updated nearly enough, but pretty darn funny.
- Q Fever
- Also not updated nearly enough, but definitely worth a look.
Medical Humor Gifts
For health care workers who have everything...
Foley Flagger Sign Tile Coaster
Caution... Stop... Slow Down... I'll do whatever you want as long as you stop threatening me with that catheter.
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Throckmorton Sign Cap
Not a lot of people know what Throckmorton Sign is - but if you do, you'll find these designs hilarious.
Price: 19.97
I'm Post-Call Rectangle Magnet
I can't ask you while your post-call, presumably because of sheer exhaustion. And this, of course, makes me feel totally safe with you overseeing my care.
Price: 5.47
