Twas the Night Before Christmas

[Brenda K Hutson]

Ok, so here is another "fun" e-mail (sorry, I will get back to offering my info. to your serious questions, as you all do for me).

Years ago, while working at a large Medical Center on a slow Christmas Eve Day, somehow we got the idea to write a "Blood Bank Version" of Twas the Night Before Christmas." I came across it last night so here it is.

twas the night before christmas

blood bank version

Twas the Night Before Christmas and all through the Lab,

Not a John Doe was Stirring, not even a Stab

The Units were Hung in the Refrig. with Care,

In Hopes that a Transplant, Soon would be There.

The Platelets were Nestled all Snug on the Rotator,

In Hopes that more Platelets would Join them there Later.

Pam in her Lab Coat and Sung in her Glasses,

Were Trying to Avoid any Vaporous Gasses!

When up from the Window Arose Such a Clatter,

Jean Sprang from her Chair and said, “Hey, what’s the Matter?â€

Away to the Window she Flew with a Flash,

Logged into the Computer and Hoped it wouldn’t Crash!

And what to our Wondering Eyes did we Catch?

But a STAT Heart Transplant with a 12 Unit Crossmatch!

With a Little Old Transporter so Lively and Quick,

We Knew at Once that the Patient was Sick (boy are we quick)!

More Rapid than Eagles the Antibodies Came,

I Whistled and Shouted and Called them by Name.

Now Duffy, Now Lewis, Now Auto, Now Kell,

On Lutheran, On Cellano, On Rh, On Vel!

As I Read all my Tubes, I Started to Call,

Now Shake Away, Prewarm Away, Vortex away All!!

[clmergen]

yet another item for me to print and share with the staff. Thank you for the laugh.

[L106]

Cute! I've always thought that laboratorians are particularly creative, especially when they have a little idle time on their hands (which, unfortunately, is NOT often enough!)

[Mabel Adams]

From a skit in MT school, Oregon 1979

To the tune of "My Favorite Things":

Red cells and white cells and non-squamous ep cells,

Broad casts and fine casts and triphospate crystals,

Thick strands of mucus, bacteria and yeast,

These are a few of my sediment things

[L106]

Mabel -

Precious!!! (Looks like you shared the "good ole days" when the MT students had to put on a skit every year during our Christmas Lab Pot-Luck!)

Donna

[Mabel Adams]

Actually, it was a video of several skits for our graduation. We got so into it and used so much of the video editing resources of the day that they said they weren't going to allow future classes to video. Fun while it lasted. Maybe someday the other songs will come back to me.