The Night Shift
They called from the OR,
We need this blood STAT.
Can you get it to us,
In two seconds flat?
Are you crazy
Is what I want to say.
It is not possible,
No how, no way.
We're working on it,
As fast as we can.
You could've called ahead,
Even tried to plan.
The patient is bleeding,
The doctor tells me.
No shit is my thought,
This is the blood bank, can't you see.
More platelets and blood,
And some FFPs
What else can there be,
Please no cryos to unfreeze.
My shifts finally over,
To the next shift the news.
Now I'll stagger on home,
For a well deserved snooze.
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fun picture of you in that t-shirt. but something about you is different. funny poem. it stirs memories of work in the real world where i tried very hard to just say ok, no problem even though it was unreasonable and unlikely to meet the expectation of "do this 20 minutes ago".
or some well deserved booze! haha! I like reading the old stuff.
Happy Sunday. I have an award for you!
chop chop. get it done now. better to get it done right than fast i believe. but alas in happens. snooze indeed. hope you have agreat sunday!
Three vampires went into a bar, they ordered 2 bloods, and one blood lite.
I could have sworn that poem would end with the word booze, not snooze. Though the booze would help lead to the snooze, so....
I agree with otin, have the booze first then the snooze......cool poem;)
That's really cute!! I'm glad you reposted it. :)
I'm referring to you as "the Blood Doctor" from now on. Because I like it. And it sounds macabre.
Maybe you can tell me where I can buy one of those little blood group cards that let's you test for your blood group, because I have the little band from my wrist from when I was born that claims I'm one blood group and a blood donor card from a decade ago in the UK that says I'm another. I don't know which is right. Same blood group but one's negative and one's positive. And I'm confused. As always. Please help me blood doctor. :) :)
VL,
BRAVO
What a stressful job...but what you do saves lives. That has to be a great feeling.
That tshirt cracks me up. : )
excellent choice of shirt to illustrate the poem...
What a great poem! Glad I got to read it:)
I love all your poems! And that t-shirt is hilarious! :)
Awww. You poor thing! I can't imagine.
Another good one! I hope you've shared this with your co-workers.
How do you get your blog posts to go to twitter?
Love the snow!
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