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So im not 100% if this should be in the 'sucky customers' section but i'm not sure where else would be appropiate.
This happened a couple of years ago and was one of about... 3 or 4 patients i've had in 3 years that truly pissed me off. A patient comes over to xray from ER on a stretcher.
He's a middle eastern man and says he cannot stand for his xrays. Nor can he move over to the xray table on his own. SO i go to grab a few co-workers to help me transfer this guy over to the table.
*Note: I work in a fairly female dominated field. I'm one of about... 6 males in my dept. I'm the only male in my dept. at the time this incident took place, and the only other male, currently, on our floor is the ER doc. Important in about 2 lines*
This guy starts freaking out saying he didn't want women touching him or talking to him etc. etc.
I point out to him that I cannot possibly move him on my own (he wasn't HUGE but he was definently too big for one person to move, not to mention to avoid injury to ourselves were taught not to transfer anybody on our own). I also point out that there aren't any males in the dept. except for me. and the ER doc is definently NOT going to come over here just to help transfer a patient.
So he goes back to ER to talk to the doctor and i dont know who else (some. human relations person). because it's apparently against his religion and/or cultural beliefs to have women touch him.
Anyways, about an hour later he came back over, and I he'd agreed to let the women techs assist transfering him over to the table. so we do and i get the xrays done. But the whole time he didn't address my coworkers or look at them or even acknowledge they friggin exsisted! talked and looked at and responded to ONLY me.
So yea I was a little pissed, and sorry, im not trying to start any arguments or whatever here. But if you come to Canada from another country we've got a few little quirks... such as allowing women into the damn workforce so yea your gonna get female nurses/doctors/emts/technologists/etc. DEAL WITH IT or go back to your own repressed country!
disclaimer: im tolerant of anyones cultural/religious beliefs mostly. to a point. refusing to accept half the human population as being ACTUAL people worthy of your attention crosses that point for me.
and.. end rant.
This happened a couple of years ago and was one of about... 3 or 4 patients i've had in 3 years that truly pissed me off. A patient comes over to xray from ER on a stretcher.
He's a middle eastern man and says he cannot stand for his xrays. Nor can he move over to the xray table on his own. SO i go to grab a few co-workers to help me transfer this guy over to the table.
*Note: I work in a fairly female dominated field. I'm one of about... 6 males in my dept. I'm the only male in my dept. at the time this incident took place, and the only other male, currently, on our floor is the ER doc. Important in about 2 lines*
This guy starts freaking out saying he didn't want women touching him or talking to him etc. etc.
I point out to him that I cannot possibly move him on my own (he wasn't HUGE but he was definently too big for one person to move, not to mention to avoid injury to ourselves were taught not to transfer anybody on our own). I also point out that there aren't any males in the dept. except for me. and the ER doc is definently NOT going to come over here just to help transfer a patient.
So he goes back to ER to talk to the doctor and i dont know who else (some. human relations person). because it's apparently against his religion and/or cultural beliefs to have women touch him.
Anyways, about an hour later he came back over, and I he'd agreed to let the women techs assist transfering him over to the table. so we do and i get the xrays done. But the whole time he didn't address my coworkers or look at them or even acknowledge they friggin exsisted! talked and looked at and responded to ONLY me.
So yea I was a little pissed, and sorry, im not trying to start any arguments or whatever here. But if you come to Canada from another country we've got a few little quirks... such as allowing women into the damn workforce so yea your gonna get female nurses/doctors/emts/technologists/etc. DEAL WITH IT or go back to your own repressed country!
disclaimer: im tolerant of anyones cultural/religious beliefs mostly. to a point. refusing to accept half the human population as being ACTUAL people worthy of your attention crosses that point for me.
and.. end rant.
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