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