Recently my wife who is a tour guide called an ambulance for a customer who fell on the sidewalk

[gordianot]

She hit her head and had a scrape that was bleeding. Being in her 80s she had fallen previously two weeks ago. The ambulance was called and she was able to set up and was coherent. When the EMTs arrived she knew the drill covering a concussion. Giving her name, DOB, location with some agitation she stated the President of the United States is that asshole Donald Trump, all without being asked. The EMT laughed and stated he never asks who is President in that it distresses people. After release on site and calming down over Trump she was fine for the rest of the trip.

[spooky3]

1. Its good that shes mentally sharp! Thats funny

About not asking that old standard question any more.

[Hoyt]

2. LOL. Took my FIL to neurologist. FIL said Al Gore was Prez when asked. Doc went nuts thinking

my FIL had severe dementia because bush was president (this was like 2002). I had to tell him, he knows who the Prez is, he just won't accept it. Ask him something else.

If only your wife could have gotten a video, it would go viral. Great story.

[gordianot]

3. My wife said the EMT was adamant about not asking Who is President?.

This happened in a State that went for Trump.

[delisen]

4. I guess I'd say H Clinton is prez and DJT occupies Oval Office.

[mercuryblues]

5. My Mom died

the just after Obama was elected. When I asked her about the election this was her exact response. "Any fucking asshole that voted for that other guy deserves what they get" In a small way I am glad she died before trump took office, so she didn't have her last days listening to him spew his shit and worry about SS and Medi. In an even bigger way I wish she was here for the colorful commentary.

[Alice11111]

29. Yes, that was probably Good. It was a sad day, and

it gets sadder as we go. Now, the Marie Antoinette Tax Relief Bill.

[orleans]

40. my mom died in october 2009

she was thrilled to see obama elected
i have often thought all this trump shit would have killed her

[Historic NY]

6. And the pukes are complaining about FBI bias...

[Squaredeal]

7. My 91-year-old dad was hit by a car Dec 1st...

...while on his bike and when the cop asked him who the president was, as my dad lay in the road with a fractured pelvis, he responded, “Dumb Trump”.

[treestar]

8. Lol good for him

And for still riding his bike !

[Squaredeal]

10. He hopes to be home from rehab by Dec 22d

He still drives, swims at the Y and does the Times crossword puzzle daily. He told me yesterday that he hopes to live long enough to see “Trump go down in flames.” A WWII and Korean War vet, he served on Truman’s Summer White House Navy clerical staff.

[58Sunliner]

14. Awesome.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

31. Why am I getting kinda choked up, reading about your Dad?

💧

[sprinkleeninow]

41. I am misty too. Honored to hear about your dad.

Tell him I salute him.

[Duppers]

23. Wow!

Your dad must be some guy! Riding his bike at 91! Fantastic.

[Alice11111]

30. Biking at 91! Awesome.

[Ilsa]

36. "That fucking moron" would probably also have worked. nt

[Lee-Lee]

9. The President question is actually falling out of use for that reason

Anymore agencies don’t want anything that can be mistaken for being political or causing issues.

I actually saw cases when Obama was president that older white folks would say “that damm ******” when asked.

Politics are so divisive now and that scumbag in the White House is such a threat to people that the simple question of who the president is can be so stress inducing it’s not regarded as safe to use as an assement tool. That speaks volumes.

[central scrutinizer]

39. I got that question

From my lawyer in front of witnesses when I had to sign a new will. My answer, "I refuse to say that name!" Guess that showed I was lucid enough to understand my will as it was accepted.

[Xipe Totec]

11. Clearly lucid. nt

[FailureToCommunicate]

12. My mom would make the same kind of wisecrack answers to EMTs. She campaigned for

Obama before she passed at 93. We sons were consoled she died knowing the country was in good hands.

[wishstar]

13. In 2009, my dying Dad in nursing home asked me how "Ali Baba" was doing in White House

He had a twinkle in his eye when I told him Ali Baba was doing great in White House helping country recover from Bush disaster. Very satisfying since my rabidly anti-Obama brother was sitting next to us but kept his mouth shut, knowing that our registered Repub Dad was disgusted with Bush and had voted absentee ballot for Obama. Dad was reassured to know our country was finally in good hands before his death that year.

[klook]

15. Now we've got the Forty Thieves!

For a while longer, at least.

[disndat]

16. I fell on the sidewalk recently

My doctor changed my blood pressure medicine to higher dosage causing me to pass out without warning on the street.
Many people fall suddenly for this same reason. Be sure your wife's is not falling is not caused by a change of medication. It is a common problem which few people on medication know about.

[Duppers]

24. His wife did not fall.

She was the tour guide - it was one of the clients on tour who fell.
But you have an EXCELLENT point. This happened to my 92 old mother a couple of years ago after her physician upped her blood pressure medication.

[unblock]

17. funny, but yeah, asking who the president is as a test for alert and oriented is just for hollywood.

never mind the agitation or the snarky responses, you're not trying to test for political awareness.

they specifically made this point in my emt training over 20 years ago; it's surprising anyone would still do this.

[Hekate]

21. Back in the early '70s my dad's post-surgery test included that

That was some rugged surgery. It was supposed to be a couple of hours for a valve replacement, but his heart turned out to be a mess and it took twelve hours.

When he was asked who potus was he said "Lincoln," to their consternation. But hey, the president at the time was Ford, and those are both names of cars.

[unblock]

22. and lincoln was indeed president! if they weren't careful to specify the time frame,...

[marble falls]

18. I was at the local natural pharmacy this morning and saw they had a Trump "dammit doll" blue ...

suit, red tie and flag pin. This is an area he probably took 80% of the vote and RWers are as likely to be 'natural' as any lefty.

[Hekate]

19. Priceless! I like that lady!

Two falls in two weeks tho? I hope she gets a good checkup after the tour.

[Jokerman]

20. My Dad answered "Al Gore" in 2003.

When the nurse looked puzzled he added, "you'll never get me to say the name of that son of a bitch who stole the election" and we all laughed.

[Duppers]

25. Love it! 😂

[msongs]

26. did your wife have to pay for the ambulance, since she called it? nt

[gordianot]

28. Covered by company.

[Irish_Dem]

27. The standard mental status questions have to be changed due to Trump.

Amazing.

[Norbert10]

32. Im a physician and used to ask as part of my mental status exam

But now I just find it insulting

[radhika]

33. My late dad refused to call Bush his President during a competency assessment...

But he made it clear that was based on the SCOTUS meddling in FL. The docs got the joke.

I think this is a refreshing trend among our elders.

[JoyBugaloo]

34. Listen to your elders, people....

Always listen to the elders

[Jspur]

35. Reminds me of this scene

from Blade 3. I remember watching this clip in the movie theater during the '00s and laughing and thinking about president Bush.

[pansypoo53219]

37. my great aunt called georgee an ass whistle. god knows what she would have called

the moron, but i bet scheiss would be used.

[dflprincess]

38. My mother could never say George W's name without preceding with the words "that ass"

as a rule Mom did not speak that way.

When she was 79 she had to have emergency surgery and before her release a social worker was sent in to make sure she could go home on her own. So the SW starts with her questions and all is going well until she asks who the president is. I could see Mom struggling not to use her favorite phrase in front of the SW and I could tell the SW was thinking "The poor dear doesn't know." Finally Mom blurts out "Well, Bush is living in the White House but Al Gore won the election." To which the SW replied "Your surgeon said she didn't think you needed this interview and I see she was right."

And that's where it ended.