Category: LOL Moments

We meet all kinds of people in the ER. Some have OMG types of backstories that are almost hard to… Continue reading Steak Knives and Syringes

I was on my morning rounds when coming to an elderly lady all tucked up under the duvet (comforter). I… Continue reading Bedside Confession

One night, I went to the ER to draw some labs on a patient. While I was in the hallway… Continue reading He Probably Died Happy

I ran into a coworker at the grocery store. We were both checking out at the same time, but she… Continue reading Grocery Store Encounter

In the 30+ years I've been doing this job I have been called a lot of names. In the hospital… Continue reading New Name

This happened before CLIA was implemented. At that time, lab techs do whatever they want in the lab—eat, drink, smoke,… Continue reading Chocolate Agar

I was on attachment in a lab setting on a rural area. I was helping with phlebotomy and received this… Continue reading Hold Your Spit

One day we received a clotted sample for a CBC so naturally I have to call the floor to have… Continue reading Please Spin Slowly

I had labs to draw on a 10 year old girl and called her name to have her come in… Continue reading It’s Not That Bad

A patient came in for blood typing for a possible blood donation. According to the patient, this was going to… Continue reading I’m Pretty Sure of My Blood Type!