Ninnyhammer definition: A fool

Ninnyhammer in EMS: A paramedic or EMT who makes decisions that are not in the best interests of anyone

Scene size up: Your patient asked to use the toilet before going to the ER. That was 37 minutes ago and every 2 minutes they insist they are almost done. Dispatch has checked to see when you were going to be clear 6 times now and there is no end in site.

Ninnyhammer in Nursing: A nurse who makes decisions that are not in the best interests of anyone

Your patient told you that they had to pee but they were about to be late for their MRI so you told them to wait. Now you are helping clean urine up off the MRI bed with some very unhappy Rad techs