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