After two years as a basic, I've never really run into this before. We had transported a patient and had just brought her into the ED. The exterior door has a numeric keypad as I guess most do. My partner was doing his report, I went out to clean the truck. When I was done I headed back in and there was a guy hanging out by the door. He said "how do you get into this place?" and pretty quickly I figured out he was a drug seeker. I said "you need a code" and blocked the keypad while I entered it.
I went in and of course he followed behind me. I think he bothered a couple of nurses and I'm sure he was ejected eventually. No real harm, although the place was mad-house busy. I asked my senior what I should have done and didn't really get an answer. I could have tried to order him out, I could have shouted "I NEED SECURITY HERE" or I could just think "hey not my problem" but that seems wrong.
What do you do to stop drug seekers or others from piggybacking you into the ED?
Similarly one night I was in the ED and someone else's psych patient bolted for the exit with the medic yelling "hey hey hey! stop him!" which I was not about to do.
I went in and of course he followed behind me. I think he bothered a couple of nurses and I'm sure he was ejected eventually. No real harm, although the place was mad-house busy. I asked my senior what I should have done and didn't really get an answer. I could have tried to order him out, I could have shouted "I NEED SECURITY HERE" or I could just think "hey not my problem" but that seems wrong.
What do you do to stop drug seekers or others from piggybacking you into the ED?
Similarly one night I was in the ED and someone else's psych patient bolted for the exit with the medic yelling "hey hey hey! stop him!" which I was not about to do.