Category: LOL Moments

A man came into the emergency room and had a cucumber stuck up his you know what! His story was that he went out to his garden in the middle of the night to get a cucumber. He was naked and it was muddy. He slipped and fell, and the cucumber went right up his… Continue reading The Peeled Cucumber

I worked as a processor in our Microbiology department. One time I was asked if I would like to volunteer for the Children's Health Fair. To this I delightfully agreed! It was a nice Saturday afternoon. I had several things set up. Swabs, agar plates, O&P kits, blood culture sets, pretty much anything involved in… Continue reading Stool Sample at the Children’s Health Fair

I went to the nursing home located just a short walk from the hospital I work in. The weather was great so I thought it would be a great way to enjoy a little break from the monotony while getting a little bit of sunshine! The draw is for two patients. One is a new… Continue reading Quick Change

When I was at the blood bank, we had to do a stint in the donor clinics. One day a very "manly" gent came up to front desk and was visibly distraught as he couldn't get past the initial hemoglobin screening to donate. He was anemic. He lamented, "I just don't understand this, how can… Continue reading No Way He’s Anemic

One Sunday morning my Coulter S was not feeling well. I've tried everything I can, including some very negative words. No luck. Called service - on his way. Walked over and kicked the generator out of frustration. Started right up! When service got there, he was amazed and asked how I fixed it. When I… Continue reading Kickstarting It

I was once drawing blood on a patient when a strung out intern came up and started talking to the patient in the next bed in the room. He said, "Mr. John Doe?" "I am." said the patient. The doctor said, "When you came in through the ER last night, you said you have been… Continue reading Fresh Stab Wounds

You know that absorbent pad that comes inside biohazard specimen bags? We know they're meant to absorb spilled specimens in the bag. Guess this patient had a different idea. One day a patient dropped off his stool specimen for a fecal lactoferrin. Instead of finding a stool specimen inside the cup inside the biohazard bag,… Continue reading Just A Wipe Away

A tech brings me all of our vaginal swabs and asks me which one of these is for the "Pocahontas" test. I said, did you say Pocahontas test? She doubles down and says, yeah. I'm racking my last 2 brain cells to figure what in the holy Disney movie is this chick talking about. Then… Continue reading Pocahontas and the Vaginal Swab

Working in the medical field opens the door to some of the weirdest stories and encounters with our patients. Some, a little over the top. Yet, shit happens! Some stories embarrassing as heck but to us, it's a good way to destress and have a few laughs. It was a typical day working in the… Continue reading Unusual Play Thing

I was drawing blood on a lady a few years back. When I finished and was wrapping her arm up, I asked her what color coban she wanted. She told me, "Red, because it matches my panties." I almost died laughing !! 🤣🤣🤣 Submitted by:Jules SpadoforaPhlebotomistUSA