I don’t remember exactly the details of what I was doing, nor why I was doing the procedure the way I did it. It happened when I was still a lab tech intern—about 17 years ago. For some reason, I wasn’t wearing any gloves. I was holding a test tube with a sputum at the… Continue reading Gross Encounter
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Worst Mislabeling Ever
One of my biggest pet peeve in lab is mislabeling specimens. It is basic, elementary and requires a drop of common sense. I'm sure anyone who has worked in lab can relate. It does happens every now and then because of the cliche reason of being "human". At times, it is a case of the… Continue reading Worst Mislabeling Ever