Category: LOL Moments

I was drawing blood on a female patient. Her husband was in the same phlebotomy room. I did my usual… Continue reading I’m Used To It

Over the of my career When working the night shift I have been called to draw blood from the ED… Continue reading Unusual Veins

I was working the graveyard shift and received a wet prep specimen. The order specifically said to check for those… Continue reading Wet Mount Entertainment

I work three 12-hour shifts at a family medicine/convenient care clinic, so every now and then we send patients home… Continue reading Not the Good Tupperware!

I used to work at this hospital where the ER beds are right next to each other, separated by a… Continue reading Baby Food Storage

Back in the day, we needed first morning urine for pregnancy tests. A patient called asking what kind of container… Continue reading Peanut Butter Jar

We once had a gentleman who needed to submit a semen specimen—but instead, he kept bringing in urine samples. Not… Continue reading Non Verbal Instructions

A hospital lab received an EDTA sample for a full blood count on a young boy. The specimen looked partially… Continue reading He only has 6 Platelets?!

I used to work in a 1200-bed hospital back then in Texas. Great hospital, with a few not so great… Continue reading Don’t Let It Clot!

So this happened quite a few years ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday. I work at one… Continue reading The Amputated Leg