Biomed story songMoving tagged equipment to biomed

Who Takes It Down

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Lyrics

Pump's tagged, spare's in, ticket's in

So who takes it down?

I tagged it out this morning and I

rolled a spare pump in, scanned the asset number

And I wrote down where it's been, copied the

alarm word for word, the way it's built

The ticket's in the system and I've done my part

Well, I got your ticket, June,

and that note was clear as day

But that pump's up on your unit

and the shop's a long ways away

Somebody's gotta roll it, somebody's gotta go

Who takes it down? Not me

I've got a med pass waitin'

Well, I've got a PM due

Who takes it down to the shop?

If it isn't me or you

So I come up with a

trolley like a cowboy with a cart

And I laugh, Wes,

it's got wheels already, that's the easy part

Housekeeping at the landing gives a cheerful little wave

Elevator's on its way, y'all,

and that's a trip we save

So I'll walk along beside it

and you push it nice and slow

We'll drop it at receiving and that's the way we go

Oh, somebody's gotta roll it, roll it, somebody's gotta go

Who takes it down? Not me

I've got a med pass waitin'

Well, I've got a PM due

Who takes it down to the shop?

If it isn't me or you

You tell me what you need to know,

I'll tell you where it beeped

I'll write it in the work order,

every word you said I'll keep

Taking turns is easy when you're walking side by side

A nurse, a biomed, a pump,

and a little elevator ride

Who takes it down? We do

You've got a med pass waiting and I've got a PM due

Who takes it down to the shop?

Well, it's always me and you

Oh, and there's another tag pump down the hall.

I'll get the trolley.

A biomed story song · Take A · 2:36

Who Takes It Down

A tagged pump and a ticket in: who takes it down to the shop? We do.

A biomed story song from our shop-floor series. Diagrams are simplified to tell the story; this is not a service procedure, so always follow the manufacturer's instructions and your facility's policy.

The story behind it: Moving tagged equipment to biomed

When a device fails on a unit, the first steps are to take it out of use, attach a tag that says what went wrong, and submit a service request. The next question is often the one in the song: who actually moves it?

Hospitals answer that differently, but a defective device left in a hallway can be picked up and used again by mistake. A clear rule for transport and a drop-off point at the shop keep the tag, the ticket and the device together until it is repaired and tested.

Reviewed November 1, 2026. General information, not a service procedure: follow the manufacturer's instructions and your facility's policy.

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