Category: LOL Moments

An older patient came in the lab and handed me a crumpled grocery bag, indicating he wrapped something inside. I… Continue reading A Hurtful Misunderstanding

We all get them, unlabeled tubes. What do you do with them? Throw them away, right? I'm always one to… Continue reading Pick A Tube

As a new tech years ago, I was working evening shifts by myself in micro and the transporters would drop… Continue reading Not a Prank

Nurses can be just as nasty. I was an overnight Phleb at my previous hospital. One night, I came down… Continue reading That Nasty Nurse

Back in the day when I worked as a phlebotomist, I had the most interesting encounter with a demented patient… Continue reading She Killed The Light

I was working nights in the lab and my phleb thought she heard a sound coming from the boiler room.… Continue reading We Find Dead People

I was assigned at the patient receiving section when a sweet old lady came up bringing with her a crockpot… Continue reading Keeping It Warm

I went to draw blood on a combative female patient. Although the patient was restrained, I still needed some help… Continue reading Take The Cobwebs Out of What??

One day, I received orders for a bunch of bizarre tests and a request for a blood typing. I asked… Continue reading Something in the Ass

A couple came in the lab asking questions about how to collect semen for semen analysis. Of course I had… Continue reading Specimen Collection By Mouth