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
Category: LOL Moments
Not a Prank
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
That Nasty Nurse
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
She Killed The Light
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
We Find Dead People
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
Keeping It Warm
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
Take The Cobwebs Out of What??
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??
Something in the Ass
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
Specimen Collection By Mouth
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
Nose Only Mask
When the COVID19 pandemic started, the whole world put their heads together and came up with various ways to prevent… Continue reading Nose Only Mask