Lab techs ‘test’ Ramstein Airmen

Photos by Staff Sgt. Kris Levasseur
Staff Sgt. Amanda Sandry, 86th Medical Support Squadron laboratory technician, takes inventory of testing supplies and  equipment Jan. 22 on Ramstein. Tests performed at the medical laboratory are used to accurately diagnose a patient’s illnesses, allowing 86th Medical Group personnel to treat the problem.
Staff Sgt. Amanda Sandry, 86th Medical Support Squadron laboratory technician, takes inventory of testing supplies and equipment Jan. 22 on Ramstein. Tests performed at the medical laboratory are used to accurately diagnose a patient’s illnesses, allowing 86th Medical Group personnel to treat the problem.

 

Senior Airman Leslie Lyles, 86th Medical Operations Squadron medical technician, turns in a sample to the medical laboratory for testing Jan. 22. Samples processed through the medical laboratory are strictly tracked and monitored to ensure the accuracy of each test.
Senior Airman Leslie Lyles, 86th Medical Operations Squadron medical technician, turns in a sample to the medical laboratory for testing Jan. 22. Samples processed through the medical laboratory are strictly tracked and monitored to ensure the accuracy of each test.

 

Senior Airman Josef Ansorge (center), 86th Medical Support Squadron laboratory technician, demonstrates how to draw blood from Staff Sgt. Dean Hall, 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing, to Ramstein High School student Brittany Overton Jan. 22 on Ramstein.
Senior Airman Josef Ansorge (center), 86th Medical Support Squadron laboratory technician, demonstrates how to draw blood from Staff Sgt. Dean Hall, 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing, to Ramstein High School student Brittany Overton Jan. 22 on Ramstein.

 

Senior Airman Josef Ansorge, 86th Medical Support Squadron laboratory technician, draws blood from a patient for testing Jan. 22. Members of the medical laboratory handle more than 100,000 samples each year, allowing 86th Medical Group personnel fast access to results and expediting patient treatment.
Senior Airman Josef Ansorge, 86th Medical Support Squadron laboratory technician, draws blood from a patient for testing Jan. 22. Members of the medical laboratory handle more than 100,000 samples each year, allowing 86th Medical Group personnel fast access to results and expediting patient treatment.

 

Capt. Ryan Garrison, 86th Medical Support Squadron medical laboratory OIC, discusses procedures with medical laboratory leadership in order to prepare the flight for an upcoming accreditation inspection Jan. 22.
Capt. Ryan Garrison, 86th Medical Support Squadron medical laboratory OIC, discusses procedures with medical laboratory leadership in order to prepare the flight for an upcoming accreditation inspection Jan. 22.

 

Staff Sgt. John Marrs, 86th Medical Support Squadron laboratory technician, prepares a blood sample for testing Jan. 22. The laboratory performs approximately 65,000 medical tests for Ramstein members each year.
Staff Sgt. John Marrs, 86th Medical Support Squadron laboratory technician, prepares a blood sample for testing Jan. 22. The laboratory performs approximately 65,000 medical tests for Ramstein members each year.