#9 He wasn’t my patient but I saw in the ER tracking board that he came in for chapped lips. #36 Came into my ER complaining of insomnia....while falling asleep on my triage chair at 3am, and demanded a bed. ADVERTISEMENT#42 I'm not an ER worker, but I'll tell you my own ridiculous reason I went to the ER. Between the $50 ER copay or $270 doctor visit, I chose the ER. Part of me wishes that to gain access to the ER you had to define “emergency” But also yay healthcare in the USA.