As the Waffle House turns....

It amazes me the type of people who call us for their "emergencies". You would think that after 7 years of doing this, I would be use to it, but tonight was a first. Tonight, someone was arrested for the abuse of the 911 system. Yep, you read that right, someone in the state of Mississippi was arrested for 911 abuse. I couldn't believe it either.

Its sorta sad what this girl is doing, but at the same time, you just want to smack her and say snap out of it. She had been making false abuse reports against her mother throughout the day for assault against her. The patient (and I use this term very very loosely) lost custody of her 5 month old due to drug use and her mother took custody of her. This woman doesn't have a pot to piss in, and yet she is taking in her grandchild to make sure it is raised in somewhat stable structure. This apparently pisses the patient off. I transported her earlier in the day,which was very interesting. She wouldn't let me do any examination, she just talked on the phone. Spoke about how,despite being 14 weeks preggers, she was surprised to have passed her drug test. Continued on about how the cops are out to get her and her boyfriend just because he led the police on a pursuit chase that led to the bf crashing and breaking both his legs.

After speaking to a med control dr, he said to have her arrested. I gave her a shot and said if she called back she would be arrested. The deputy said that wouldn't be needed, as he was handling it right now. This person could not grasp the concept of what she did wrong, with calling 911 or making false claims against someone. These are the people you aren't sure whether to pat on the back or have committed. Well, I know we wont have to deal with her again tonight.....until she gets to jail and starts complaining about chest pain that is.