Jonnysource

Lab tech here. Get asked if you know how to draw blood...

I don't know about now, but back in the day most of the kids we treated were due to their parents injuring them intentionally so they could come in as well and get things like free meals and other stuff. Hopefully it's changed.

haha usually it's, "Wow! three tubes! Should I lie down after this?!" or, "What's the most you've ever drawn from one person?" 32 btw, 3 month pregnant woman with a thyroid disorder and she was being tested for a coagulation disorder.

US lab tech here. It depends on what you mean by misreporting. If you're talking about the whole 98% versus 9.4% or whatever, that's people not understanding the data they're given. The other issue, with the CDC mixing the antibody and PCR tests together is a really big mistake, but one that's relatively easy to fix. If you'd like more information feel free to ask me a more specific question.

Do you have any opinion on more evenly distributed scientific/medical fields? For example, I work as a medical laboratory scientist which reports to pathologists, which also is an evenly distributed to women-led field. Do you think this significantly affects the workspace and in what way and do you have any further comments on the topic? Along with that, how would you suggest promoting this field during a pandemic? We desperately need more lab techs.