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