Last Survivor

We’ve all heard of patients passing out while drawing blood. But you probably haven’t heard of other people passing out, other than the patient, during the blood draw.

I was drawing blood on an outpatient. The other techs went on a break, and I was by myself. The patient was a young male, well built, no indication of being scared. When I inserted the needle, the patient started to seize! He was shaking and his muscles stiffened, and he was passing out. I immediately removed the needle, and asked the mom for help, who was standing behind me—at least that was the last time I saw her before the blood draw.

When I turned, I saw the mom turned gray, got weak, and laid down on the floor! OMG! Like I mentioned earlier, I was by myself— I went outside and screamed for help. It was like a scene in a movie where I was the only survivor!

It was scary at that time, but it’s funny now!

Submitted by:
Felicity Buenevenidez
Medical Laboratory Technician
New Mexico, USA