We are here to help, not hurt.

My day started a little like this...

I walked into a unit of people to draw blood. I walk up to a patient smiling, I snap my gloves on and say hi. He turns to the nurse and says, "Well thats scary." The nurse  replys, "What is scary." "Well this beautiful blonde girl walks in and puts her gloves on."
He was relieved when I wasn't there to get him.
Although I may have acted this way purposely. I may like getting a reaction out of people to see how they will act, I couldn't help laugh the rest of the day at this conversation. I have to get back in some way for being called the "Vampire," "Blood Sucker," and "Mosquito" all day long.

Hospital Life

I am a Phlebotomist. I work in a Hospital. The events that occur here are sad, thrilling, funny, devastating, tender, grusome. Some things are too good not to share. Here is my life working in a Hospital, CHEERS!

What do I do? What am I?

We the people, phlebotomists, are more than often forgotten of our importance. We strive to help others, save lives, be healers. It has been said by the American Society for Clinical Pathology, estimated up to 80% of hospital diagnoses are made using blood samples, which often are drawn from phlebotomists.
Phlebotomy ("to cut a vein" in Greek) is the process of making an incision in a vein. It is associated with venipuncture, the practice of collecting venous blood samples, and bloodletting, the ancient medical practice.


A person who practices phlebotomy is termed a phlebotomist.


Via Wikipedia