“She lifts one of the patient’s breasts to clean underneath, and several cockroaches scurry away.”

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Updated 7 years ago,March 22, 2018

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We pull back the blanket, and the smell hits our noses and eyes like a Kung Fu punch.

GROSS: 21 Emergency Medical Technicians Share Horrifyingly Awful Cases Of Patients With EXTREMELY Bad Hygiene

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I had a patient who was in her 50s, and well over 500lbs.

She had urinated on herself (she didnt care, either).

So we go to clean her up.

GROSS: 21 Emergency Medical Technicians Share Horrifyingly Awful Cases Of Patients With EXTREMELY Bad Hygiene

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We pull back the blanket, and the smell hits our noses and eyes like a Kung Fu punch.

It was the most sour, pungent thing I have ever smelled.

I had a hard time keeping my eyes open it burned so badly.

The best way I could describe it was if you cut wet cardboard into confetti-sized pieces.

Luckily, I had her for maybe 30 minutes before she got shipped to another hospital.