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Confessions of a phlebotomist

Some stories from the hospital “vampires”:

It never seems to amaze me in the winter, people walk in with the big, bulk coat sit in the draw chair, and then say “oh, do I have to take my coat off?” how do you expect me to get the blood, I love to say, “no keep the coat on, it may take me 15 times to hit the vein, but I get it eventually.”

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