Needed....GOOD BLOOD STORIES

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Specializes in ER; HBOT- lots others.

Okay, so i love hearing what has happened with blood stuff...i need some good stories to get this thread started.. i will give a couple myself to get it going. i need a laugh some days... just like we all do!

*I had an RN the other week start her blood; double checked it with her and watched her start it as i was talking with pt, okay it was fine and dandy, then about an hr later our shared NA comes out and says she feels really sorry for this RN. She comes out later in the pm shift and we are talking in the nurses station- you know sometimes with the alaris pumps you get air in the line, well we just open it up and snap it with our fingers....well (yes you know whats coming), she did this with the blood tubing......and....it exploded all over...her; NA; pt; walls.. everywhere. she laughed as well all did, and took away a key point.. dont snap the blood tubing! laugh my butt off!!

*this is an oldy, i am sure everyone has heard of- spiking the bag and literally SPIKE THE BAG, blood gushes down every where..not funny- but it is funny! lol.. sorry...but you know you laughed too!!

Bring em on!!

-H-RN

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Specializes in Ortho, Neuro, Detox, Tele.

nothing too major, but as I started blood the other day, I watched blood go down the tubing to the drip chamber...then start to go up the line to the NS....Yep, I left both lines unclamped! Whoops...clamped the line..and let it go.

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Specializes in CVICU, Burns, Trauma, BMT, Infection control.

Old story;nurse put pressure bag on whole blood(500cc bag) pumps it waay up>> BOOM! all over everything. And she ran into the supply room for a bottle of peroxide to clean it b/c it cleans up blood stains right? She pours it into the massive pool of blood on the floor and it starts foaming up and begins to take on a life of it's own. I just looked at her and the mess and said,it's 0630,housekeeping will be in soon sorry. I was in charge and had to give report on everyone and that mess was nearly worhty of the EPA. Yikes:smilecoffeecup::sasq::w00t::smiletea2: :trout: :jester::barf01::barf01::beercuphe

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Specializes in ED.

I had a massive GI bleeder one night. This poor guy needed the bedpan every 5 minutes or so (and no tech of course). So, I'm trying to put the guy on the bedpan, start PRBCs/fluid, find another IV, take verbal orders from the doc, etc. At the same time, a patient codes two doors down.

There are four RNs in this particular area at the time, and the 3 other than me are in the code (understandably, but I didn't know). As I'm trying to balance bedpan/hanging blood/etc. I come out of my room and yell "Are there no other RNs in Red that can help me????"

The unit clerk astutely called for my supervisor to come help me. At this point I am nearly in tears due to frustration because I simply don't have enough hands to do everything I need to do RIGHT NOW.

My supervisor comes in with a new unit of blood and we hang it. As I'm leaning over to start my 2nd IV (my first 14), he raises the IV pole to get the blood to run faster. Unfortunately the tubing was caught on something. The bag unspiked and the room was covered in blood. It looked like we had slaughtered an animal.

As I'm about to stick this poor pt, I look up to my sup and say "I'm sure as hell glad that was you not me. If was me I would have cried, but you made me laugh just when I needed it".

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology.
Old story;nurse put pressure bag on whole blood(500cc bag) pumps it waay up>> BOOM! all over everything. And she ran into the supply room for a bottle of peroxide to clean it b/c it cleans up blood stains right? She pours it into the massive pool of blood on the floor and it starts foaming up and begins to take on a life of it's own. I just looked at her and the mess and said,it's 0630,housekeeping will be in soon sorry. I was in charge and had to give report on everyone and that mess was nearly worhty of the EPA. Yikes:smilecoffeecup::sasq::w00t::smiletea2: :trout: :jester::barf01::barf01::beercuphe

I nearly snarfed my tea when I read that!! I just got home from work and was needing some levity... thanks for providing it. The mental image still has me chuckling.

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Specializes in ER; HBOT- lots others.

HALARIOUS!!!! KEEP EM COMIN!!

and the comment about snarfing on your teabag, k- that made me about pee my pants!!!

-H-RN

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