ER - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.

1. A confused patient keeps trying to get out of bed
2. Patient states they are a hard stick
3. EMS radios to the ER to give report and talks too fast
4. Dispatch calls EMS out to a CPR in progress
5. "Tech helps with a difficult patient transfer"
6. A patient comes in with COVID
7. A patient claims their pain is a "10," but they’re chatting on their phone
8. A patient asks the same question five times
9. A patient pulls out their IV line
10. A patient gets put into restraints
11. A patient tries to leave mid-treatment
12. Patient refuses to answer questions
13. EMS brings in a patient without an IV established
14. "A patient is repeatedly rude to staff"
15. "A code situation turns into a non-emergency"
16. Patient asks for ice water
17. A patient's vitals change unexpectedly
18. A patient is confused about where they are and keeps asking
19. Sterile technique is broken
20. A nurse or doctor walks into the room and immediately gets asked, "Are you the doctor?"
21. A patient gets a call during a procedure or exam
22. The supply closet doesn't have a supply you need
23. A patient arrives without any paperwork
24. Someone jokes that the ER is closed
25. A patient gets placed on a ventilator
26. "Power goes out temporarily"
27. A patient says their pain level is above a 10
28. Lab calls that a blood draw is hemolyzed
29. A staff member jokes that they’re "quitting" after a tough situation
30. A family member comes to the nurses station without hitting the call light
31. A family member shows up wearing pajamas and slippers
32. EMS radios to the ER they are coming emergent
33. 4 patients are being transferred at one time
34. A patient states they googled their symptoms
35. A family member starts arguing with the staff over a diagnosis
36. An IV goes bad and needs to be redrawn
37. A visitor brings a pet into the ER
38. A nurse asks to set up a van ride for a patient
39. "Doctor asks for an updated EKG"
40. Dispatch calls EMS out to a fall
41. A patient says they are going to a different hospital instead
42. A patient requires a specialty consultation, but the specialty is unavailable here
43. A code green gets called
44. EKG stops working
45. A patient gets transported to a different floor
46. A patient needs help getting out of a vehicle
47. A patient claims they don’t feel anything, but their vital signs are abnormal
48. A patient who is NPO asks for something to eat or drink
49. A patient requests transfer to a specific facility
50. A patient insists on leaving because they feel ‘fine now’
51. The printer runs out of paper
52. Someone requests sandwich
53. A patient gets moved from an exam room to a trauma room
54. Someone requests help out of the car
55. A patient comes in with an allergic reaction
56. Security gets call back to help with an aggressive patient
57. A patient is rude to staff
58. A patient asks to go home after just getting admitted
59. A patient falls
60. A patient arrives with a foreign object lodged in them
61. A patient was seen for the same issue last week
62. Lake County EMS calls to give report
63. Someone asks, "What's a code blue?"
64. A patient leaves AMA
65. "Patient requests a blanket"
66. A patient arrives with no clothing or belongings
67. A patient comes in with a STEMI
68. Patient arrives by EMS
69. A patient is upset about waiting a long time but has been here less than an hour
70. Someone calls asking if the ER is busy
71. A patient won't keep their pulse ox on
72. "Someone jokes about needing coffee"
73. A patient or visitor orders doordash
74. Lauderdale EMS brings in a patient and refuses to transfer them back
75. A family member insists on speaking to the doctor, even after they've been updated
76. A patient has a non-stemi
77. A patient comes in for a completely non-urgent issue and demands to be seen immediately
78. Code Brown
79. A patient smokes inside the building
80. A patient needs a central line
81. The ER runs out of clean linens
82. You get pulled out of a room unexpectedly
83. A patient claims they’re allergic to everything
84. An angry patient throws something in the floor
85. "Equipment breaks down in the middle of a procedure"
86. "The phone keeps ringing off the hook"
87. A patient gets upset about wait time and demands to be seen immediately
88. A patient needs to be cardioverted
89. An unidentifiable patient arrives
90. "A piece of medical equipment is missing during a critical moment"
91. More than one EMS is waiting for a room
92. "Code blue called"
93. A patient refuses to give urine
94. A patient’s test results take forever to come back
95. A patient refuses to be discharged
96. Someone forgets to enter an order into the system
97. A family member calls repeatedly for updates
98. An ambulance arrives that bypasses another hospital
99. Lauderdale EMS calls to give report
100. You walk into the wrong room
101. A patient comes in with bed bugs
102. A family plan checks in
103. A patient insists they’ve "never been to the ER before" and they clearly have
104. Medic-One calls to give report
105. A patient or family member demands an expedited discharge
106. A patient gets airlifted
107. Someone has to leave to go get a needed supply from a different floor
108. "A patient tries to leave against medical advice"
109. "Nurse or doctor calls for a CT scan"
110. "A patient becomes combative and needs restraint"
111. A frequent flyer comes in with an emergent problem
112. Patients family member calls angrily
113. A patient doesn't have an ID bracelet
114. A patient checks in that was previously discharged
115. EMS brings a psych patient
116. The hospital runs out of beds
117. Someone jokes they need a coffee
118. An ambulance arrives without calling report
119. The police get called
120. A patient arrives as an overdose
121. Family member refuses to leave a patients room
122. A patient argues with the doctor about their diagnosis
123. Dispatch calls EMS out to an "unknown problem"
124. Annoying family member
125. A patient refuses to cooperate
126. Someone drops something on the floor
127. Dispatch calls EMS out to a "sick person"
128. Patient states their "acute" chest pain has been going on for awhile
129. A piece of medical equipment doesn't work
130. EMS calls asking for the doctor instead of a nurse
131. EMS radios to the ER they are coming routine
132. A patient gets combative and requires sedation
133. "Doctor or nurse talks about a weird case from the day"
134. An ambulance arrives with multiple patients at once
135. Respiratory gets paged to the ER stat
136. Someone says the "Q" word
137. A staff member calls for backup, but no one hears the call
138. Radiology calls questioning an order
139. A bed alarm gets placed on a patient
140. A patient has a intracranial bleed
141. A patient’s emergency contact is unreachable
142. EMS brings in an already intubated patient
143. EMS sends the 05:00 truck
144. 3 people check in within 30 minutes from eachother
145. A nurse asks for an EMS ride for an ambulatory patient
146. "A family member yells at staff"
147. A patient comes in with a GSW
148. A family member tries to dictate patients treatment
149. A patient comes in with the FLU
150. Patient requests a blanket
151. A patient brings in a "handwritten" list of their allergies
152. A patient comes in intoxicated
153. A patient gets sutures
154. Someone yells "Can someone take report?"
155. Someone accidentally orders the wrong imaging test
156. "A family member tries to dictate the patient's treatment"
157. "Code brown"
158. The printer messes up
159. A code blue is called
160. Patients repeatedly asks for pain medications
161. "Someone asks for a nurse to take report"