Category: LOL Moments

Not me, but a former coworker. Years ago, before phlebotomy teams, we techs had to go to the hospital floors… Continue reading Finger Your Prick

I received a swab for bacterial culture that had no source written on it.   Nurse was called to find out… Continue reading Specimen Source: Skin

I got a call from a nurse who wanted to know if she could add on a stool culture to… Continue reading Repeat Stool Culture

Nurse from the ER calls and asks “What is the normal range on a blood alcohol?" I thought it was… Continue reading What’s Normal?

I had a paramedic draw blood for me one day. He came up to me after and said, “the gold… Continue reading Clot Tube Clotted

One day as I was processing pap smears, I received specimens with unlikely heath histories. First one was from a… Continue reading Postpartum Specimens

First week in my histology training rotation, I got an unlabeled surgical specimen and stopped the RN before she got… Continue reading Piece of Ass

I went to draw a guy back when I was a phlebotomist. Both his arms were under the sheet. He… Continue reading No Arms

I walked into a room to draw and patient and asked if he had a preference for which arm. He… Continue reading Missing Other Side

"Hello, can i have the results in five minutes?" The doctor asked. "Yeah sure", I answered while going through his… Continue reading 5-Minute ESR