Aura V. @auravulpes@computerfairi.es

Patient request from an emergency medicine casebook I'm reading: "I want a depo shot and a panic attack."

But in all seriousness, I can't say I like doing them. I'm terrified I'm going to, like, break the baby's leg or something. They're so small and I'm, well, not.

Had to do training today on newborn screens and, like, yeesh. That's how humans start life? So noisy...

So, in phlebotomy, we use two different needles. Straight needles attach directly to the hub, while butterflies have some tubing between needle and hub.

Anyway, I went out with a phlebotomist who I've not really worked with just now, and when he asked if I was "comfortable with straights", I had to stop myself for reasons you can probably guess

I get daily emails from ASCP with lab news and such, and today's led with that. It's great, one of the sources had a remark about how it wasn't expected to increased transmission rates. Not because the new guidance is safe, mind you. Because we're already letting it run rampant anyways. It's hard to let it run more rampant. We're really doing a just brilliant job with public health, huh? /s

Afterwards, my trainer made a remark about how I'd probably never drawn that many before and I was just like "Oh, no. I've drawn more. That wasn't even close."

Today, I drew 7 tubes from a patient. Not the most I've ever drawn, but he was looking at them and asked me if he could take a photo. It is a pretty astonishing amount. I told him yes and he's just looking at them like "wow!".

(Incidentally, the most I've ever drawn was, like, 15. There were more light blues in that set then there were total tubes in this draw!)

@angela I think you'd look good with it! Though, as someone growing hair back out from a side shave, it really is a bitch. Currently, ponytails are the bane of my existence because there's a rogue bit that hates staying in and likes to stick out. That said, if you've been thinking about it for a few years, go for it! As much as going back may be annoying, I can't recommend trying it enough

Crocker voice "Welcome to tiny train world, Timmy. Maybe you'll be able to catch one if you use your FAIRY GODPARENTS!"

(I know who he is. I just haven't done the Fontaine quests.)

Oh, has it? Has it really?

Uh...who are you?

Uh, yeah... I've totally been to Fontaine... Totally...

I totally haven't been putting off that set of quests or anything... No... Not at all... Ehe~

(I mean, how do you think the US gets away with it? Just don't formally go to war, dumbass!)

Pet peeve: youtubers who talk about "violating the geneva convention". Like, I get that it's colloquial for "doing horribly unethical things", but one, you've not actually done anything covered by the Geneva Conventions, and two, even if you had, you're not at war. It's hard to commit war crimes if you're not at war.

Great. Now they've fucking rick rolled us!

Ugh. Work computers only have Edge on them.

Also, I'm one of, like, two people here wearing a mask. That's...not great, given this is a hospital.

So, they're playing music while we wait for orientation to start and, uh...wasn't expecting to hear Super Freak come on

That's all the thoughts I can remember. Anyways, like and subscribe for more hot takes.