If you had to undress in front of someone in an emergency would you be ready?

[Roggers]

Another one inspired by the emergency thread as this still mortifies me now last year I was taken to hospital unexpectedly after a car crash. I had to be topless for the ecg, and then someone helped me into a gown after. When I fake tan I usually only do my arms, legs up to the bottom of my bum cheeks, chest to nipple line and neck as that's the only bits that ever show so why would I waste time faffing doing the rest. Her face when she saw my weird tan lines was a real treat. I hadn't shaved my armpits or legs for about 4 weeks (it was winter alright) and I was also wearing the biggest, most unflattering pants you've ever seen as I'd been at the gym

Now I wonder if I should be more prepared for if something like that were to ever happen again. Although I'm sure they've seen it all and much worse before anyway so if something similar happened to you would you be embarrassed or are you always perfectly presented?

I’m with you OP, my mate quickly whipped her jammies off and threw some jeans on with no underwear before going out to walk the dog one Sunday morning….she fell and broke her leg and was mortified when the paramedics had to cut her jeans off!

I do a lot of cycling/running without wearing knickers under my lycra…it’s only a matter of time before the same thing happens to me! 😆

And just to answer the question, no I wouldn't be ready. And would be suitably embarrassed! 😄

Oh op don't you know nobody is allowed to feel anything but gratitude that's you're not dead yet in an emergency!

I had to have an internal exam at the Dr's once which I was not expecting so I hadn't shaved or washed me bits before I went. so embarrassing. I had to ask to go to the ladies for a wee first amd had a quick hand soap wash which I'm sure she knew (and hopefully appreciated)

I actually changed Dr's not long after just because I couldn't face her again.
at least it wasn't a bloke.

My friend always used to be shaven everywhere and wear matching underwear in case of an 'emergency'.

She defined 'emergency' in two ways:

1. As needing urgent medical assistance requiring her to be undressed.
2. As randomly meeting a nice bloke and fancying an impromptu bunk-up.

OMG, did they just cut it all off on the pavement?! Sometimes I go dog walking/on school run with jeans over PJ bottoms (no knickers) and coat over PJ top, this has given me a new fear!

There was a thread on here about smear tests a few years ago which was full of people claiming to be HCPs and saying they absolutely did notice and judge people who were unshaved, noticed the shape of labia etc. It was vile and went completely the opposite way to how the OP intended (which was to get your smear done because they’ve seen it all before, don’t care if you’re waxed etc)

God, there are some miserable buggers on this thread.

@Roggers I'm the reverse, in that if I know that I'm going to have to strip off for a doctor's appointment/physio etc, I wear my oldest Granny pants and a vest and my M&S thermal long socks so as not to overly excite any man who might need to inspect me.

If I have an accident that requires A&E, I'm going to try to make sure it's a vest and Granny pants day.

Oh, right. So this isn't something everyone has. We don't all need to make sure we have a bag with matching OJs and treaty shower gel in. Good.

Don't worry OP. I understood this to be lighthearted. I've got a few horrors. Got run over in my teens, ended up lying in the road waiting due ambulance, school skirt up around my waist displaying my pink pants with obvious bulky sanitary towel showing through. A school bus had stopped and they were all looking through the windows and pointing. I was mortified with embarrassment despite being quite badly injured.

My youngest child was born 3 weeks early before I'd gone on maternity leave. Just after I gave birth (very rapidly in the waiting room) I looked down at my scruffy minge and said "oh no I had a wax booked next week" and the midwife laughed and said "I hear that a lot!"

More recently I had to have an ecg done. I was wearing a polo shirt with a mock leather collar which the coating had started to wear off but I hadn't realised quite how badly. I stripped it off and the nurse looked horrified for a moment. I had chunks of black coating dotted all over my chest and torso. Aaaarrggh!

I'm 62 years old. I no longer do fake tanning, trim my bush or shave my legs. It's a mixture of growing old and no longer care how it looks with d having less hair because the older I get, it's so thin nobody notices anyway.

I shower and change underwear and clothes every day, it's about as far as I'm prepared for an emergency.

These days I'm more worried about an emergency for my health happening that how good I look if it happens.

When I did have to get undressed very quickly and have an emergency op to save my life. I didn't care what I looked like before, during or after for quite sometime. I was just thankful to still be here.

I don't think you can add a "lighthearted" disclaimer on a topic that is outright misogyny through and through.

if you weren't totally bought in to the patriarchal oppression of women, the thoughts in the OP would never have crossed your mind for a second, lighthearted or otherwise.

However, my gran did burst her leg open and was bleeding very heavily. Whilst I was trying to stop the blood pouring out and talk to the 999 call handler, my gran was wrestling with a new pair of knickers because she wanted to have nice ones on. Absolutely everything was drenched in blood. I can laugh about it now but at the time I was stressing.
She also wouldn't be readmitted to hospital when the doctors were saying it was very serious until her hair was finished being set.
Bless her, it was the last time she actually got her hair done as it was indeed very serious but at least she was happy with her hair. 🙈

Yep, this.

Such a depressing thread

I got completely soaked through at a music festival once so decided to take off my sodden jeans and just drive home in my knickers. Was sure that would be the day I’d have to get out of the car in an emergency.

Of course healthcare workers notice. My midwife complimented my pedicure while I had my foot on her shoulder while giving birth.

If you had your foot stuck in her face perhaps she felt the need to say something, anything to put you at ease? Under normal circumstances HCPs do not notice or care.

@FeinCuroxiVooz

but if you’re right isn’t the OP a victim of patriarchal oppression? And you’re blaming her for that?

I think if the thread had been ‘Aibu to think that all women should make sure they’re appropriately preened in case they have a medical emergency’, people might be right to feel so passionately. But it definitely wasn’t, and it’s just people taking the piss out of themselves.

"Oh, right. So this isn't something everyone has. We don't all need to make sure we have a bag with matching OJs and treaty shower gel in. Good"

I can't work out your tone from this, but if you're taking the piss out of my prepared hospital bag, you can fuck off. Maybe the word "treaty" was a bit twee, however "luxurious" seemed wrong though as it's only that Source Minty one as a step up from own brand I'm glad you're relieved you don't have to be in the same shit situation I'm in though if I'm reading you wrongly, I apologise, admittedly I am a little sensitive about the situation currently, but your reply seemed a bit knobbish.

If people want a bit of balance, my DH is more obsessive about shaving his legs and armpits than I am <sexist roles and all Armpits for cleanliness (I wish more sweaty men would do this to be honest if they don't wear a good anti perspirant on public transport) and his legs as I have converted him to the feeling of shaved legs and clean sheets I DGAF about being judged for hair myself but I feel cleaner so prefer it. Not being able to shave one armpit due to a broken arm recently was very disturbing, one hairy and one shaved. Didn't feel right

(Broken arm contributing to my current pissed off ness with perceived snark over prepared hospital bag!)

Always matching underwear

Otherwise varies if I'm shaved or not

Toes/nails always painted

But honestly nurses don't even think about it. My friend is one

I know I’ll get 20 people relying ”oh I noticed and was embarrassed” but most people who are really unwell or injured, won’t give a crumbs about what they look like. Most people who are worrying aren’t on death’s door which I guess is reassuring.

For those who wear matching undies in case of an accident, what about if you’re unwell? You crawl into bed with a cough and temperature and then an ambulance is at your bedside and you’re wearing your very average pyjamas. I always think this is a scenario too and people don’t consider it. It’s the ‘hit by a bus’ but many illnesses will start when you’re at home or whatever.

WTAF?

I am assuming this codswallop has to be lighthearted, too.

I've got one

Emergancy grab bag

Crossword book
Charger
Bottle of water
Sweets

I drove to the McDonald's drive through once in my pyjamas on a sunday night in the rain. I skidded and almost crashed, and remember thinking "oh shit, they'll find me dead in smelly cat hairy pyjamas, covered in chips!". But to be fair, nothing's changed. I still wear crap and I haven't shaved anything since March 2020, I don't give a monkey's what anyone else thinks.