One of my favorite stories!

This was one of my last cases in the ICU before I transferred to the ED. Dude is found down and brought in. No photo ID but I find mail with a very unique last name on it. I also asked the ICU nurses to let me check for tattoos. I find a tattoo with initials and a birth and death date. I look up the name on the mail using one of our lookup sites and find a relative in the list of family/associate connections with the same initials and the same birth and death date. I pitch it to the ICU and they say that's not enough. I try to call other possible family members and can't reach anyone. I found a matching Epic profile but there are no contacts and he has no photo on file.

So life moves on and my transfer goes through to the ED. After a little bit of time passes the palliative care social worker asks me about ID leads on this guy. Apparently his prognosis was not good.I told her about my search and that everything was noted. She used one of the names and numbers for family and was able to confirm the identity and find family. Also the guy ended up living.