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