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Yo techs of any modality, do you have any catchphrases/jokes/humorous instructions that you constantly use to either lighten the mood or earn a patient's trust or just to get a laugh?

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i work mostly overnights, X-ray/CT. 95% of my business comes out of the ER. Not a trauma center--small hospital.

"I'm cold." "We keep it cold to make our patients miserable." 19/20 times, gets a laugh.

"Oh, well, that was easy." "Well, I can always make it worse." 4/5 gets a patient laugh, haven't caught a complaint yet--makes MD/DO/RN/techs laugh 10/10.

Patient on the CT table when I've done what I can to make them comfy but keep they keep complaining... Me: "I never promised you comfort, I promised that I'd keep it quick." 0/10 laughs, 9+/10 times they quiet down and sit still for the next 2-3 minutes, outside of the patients that need more meds to tolerate yada yada yada...

I am going steal your responses and use them as my own.

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