The other day I needed to get some blood works done. I may have mentioned this lab before, like in the past, I always used the same neighborhood laboratory that was close by where I live. Because of their friendly and professional services, I would have never thought of going elsewhere for tests that my doctor ordered.
On that dark and wet December morning around 8 AM, at the lab, I met a very haggard looking technician. She in a cute smock appeared to be , if not more, as tired as a few of the patrons who were still in the sparse waiting room. To me, besides a good hair brush, she could also get a nap or two. This tiresome young person could not even spare any energy to say a short hello. I know how inept I was when I did not get a good night of sleep the night before. And this tired person was going to draw the blood sample from me!
Although, I had never heard of someone got hurt when giving blood samples, I do have reservation on sharp syringe needles, blood, delicate vein and a sleepy lab technician. Since there was only one other technician on duty, I was not able to find a way out to work with the other technician, I could only hope for the best, and let the matter run its own course.
After a few necessary words exchanged to confirm my identity, everything seemed to be going smoothly as it should be. But before the routing procedure was about to end, in a few fleeting seconds, I could feel a painful jab before a small cotton ball was placed on the tiny hole in the fold of my right elbow. And there was also some fidgeting going on when a disc-shape bandage was being placed to replaced the soiled cotton ball. Because of the technician's unsteady fingers, the tiny round bandage was not rightly placed either.
Now many days after my recent visit to the lab, luckily I have yet felt any harm that unexpected jab had done to me. But this unusual and painful poking at my vein had convinced me that it is dangerous around tired and exhausted people. - Ayee
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