The sun came out today and stayed. Very nice thank you.
Right at this moment as I’m writing this it is 2030 hours, 8:30 pm by the 24
hour clock, and it is still 19 degrees outside. Windows all wide open too. I
wonder if summer has decided to come back after all.
My day has been an interesting one with several challenges.
First was to try to figure out what tubes use for the blood test I was required
to do. Hmm one guide says take it in the plain tube and just send to the lab s
it is, no special care needed. Other guide say send in citrate tube (the blue
one) and on ice and stat (immediately) so erring on the side of caution I take a
plain top tube and a citrate one. Client thinks the citrate one is the correct
one, but I’m not so sure, neither is the lab who ring me an hour or so later
and ask me what the citrate tube is for. When I name the test, they say don’t
need the blue top tube. Oh well.
Next challenge is someone who has come back from an overseas
trip, having had a close encounter with a potentially rabid animal. He’s
already had two vaccinations over there and needs the course to be continued. Well
we don’t have any of the specific vaccine he is demanding. My travel vacs guru
says all rabies vacs are inter changeable. So next job will be to convince the
client. Also the health protection agency needs to be involved. Huge learning curve
today.
Third challenge comes right on finishing up time. Phone call
from one of the floor managers one of her colleagues was diagnosed and treated
in hospital for some peculiar infection. Question I am being asked is it Ok for
the colleague to return to work. Well I don’t know. Short version is, I tell her
I’ll find out nod phone her back, fingers crossed my guru is still at
work. Answer is yes, not infectious,
Phew, Quick phone call to the manager passing on the details. Now I can go
home.
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