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