Very nice older black gentleman visiting from his home many states away forgot his COPD inhaler and comes to my ER with SOB. Medics got an IV en route but I couldn't get blood from it, so I decided to throw another one in.
While searching for a vein to hit the patient gives me the usual "My veins are tiny and they roll, they usually have to use a butterfly" line that makes my skin crawl. But he was a nice, normal guy so I didn't let it bother me.
After I easily drop a nice 20G in his AC..
Pt: Wow! The force is strong with you!
Me: Have some faith in me man! I am the Obi Wan Kenobi of IVs!
Pt: You are the Jedi Master girl! Darth Vader is NOT the Father!
We instantly become best friends, and the nurses and doctors in the next room are hysterically laughing at this interaction
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