diff --git a/code/game/machinery/OpTable.dm b/code/game/machinery/OpTable.dm
index 7b84ddcfe3f..3582d77c137 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/OpTable.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/OpTable.dm
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
 
 /obj/machinery/optable/attack_hand(mob/user as mob)
 	if (HULK in usr.mutations)
-		visible_message("<span class='danger'>\The [usr] destroys the operating table!</span>")
+		visible_message("<span class='danger'>\The [usr] destroys \the [src]!</span>")
 		src.density = 0
 		qdel(src)
 	return
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@
 
 /obj/machinery/optable/proc/take_victim(mob/living/carbon/C, mob/living/carbon/user as mob)
 	if (C == user)
-		user.visible_message("[user] climbs on the operating table.","You climb on the operating table.")
+		user.visible_message("[user] climbs on \the [src].","You climb on \the [src].")
 	else
-		visible_message("<span class='notice'>\The [C] has been laid on the operating table by [user].</span>", 3)
+		visible_message("<span class='notice'>\The [C] has been laid on \the [src] by [user].</span>", 3)
 	if (C.client)
 		C.client.perspective = EYE_PERSPECTIVE
 		C.client.eye = src
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@
 /obj/machinery/optable/proc/check_table(mob/living/carbon/patient as mob)
 	check_victim()
 	if(src.victim && get_turf(victim) == get_turf(src) && victim.lying)
-		usr << "<span class='notice'>The table is already occupied!</span>"
+		usr << "<span class='warning'>\the [src] is already occupied!</span>"
 		return 0
 	if(patient.buckled)
-		usr << "<span class='notice'>Unbuckle first!</span>"
+		usr << "<span class='notice'>Unbuckle \the [patient] first!</span>"
 		return 0
 	return 1
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/stacks/medical.dm b/code/game/objects/items/stacks/medical.dm
index 24e0ca02413..42be2e8ab44 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/stacks/medical.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/stacks/medical.dm
@@ -73,15 +73,15 @@
 					if (W.internal)
 						continue
 					if (W.current_stage <= W.max_bleeding_stage)
-						user.visible_message( 	"\blue [user] bandages [W.desc] on [M]'s [affecting.name].", \
-										"\blue You bandage [W.desc] on [M]'s [affecting.name]." )
+						user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>\The [user] bandages [W.desc] on [M]'s [affecting.name].</span>", \
+										"<span class='notice'>You bandage [W.desc] on [M]'s [affecting.name].</span>" )
 						//H.add_side_effect("Itch")
 					else if (istype(W,/datum/wound/bruise))
-						user.visible_message( 	"\blue [user] places a bruise patch over [W.desc] on [M]'s [affecting.name].", \
-										"\blue You place a bruise patch over [W.desc] on [M]'s [affecting.name]." )
+						user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>\The [user] places a bruise patch over [W.desc] on [M]'s [affecting.name].</span>", \
+										"<span class='notice'>You place a bruise patch over [W.desc] on [M]'s [affecting.name].</span>" )
 					else
-						user.visible_message( 	"\blue [user] places a bandaid over [W.desc] on [M]'s [affecting.name].", \
-										"\blue You place a bandaid over [W.desc] on [M]'s [affecting.name]." )
+						user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>\The [user] places a bandaid over [W.desc] on [M]'s [affecting.name].</span>", \
+										"<span class='notice'>You place a bandaid over [W.desc] on [M]'s [affecting.name].</span>" )
 				use(1)
 		else
 			if (can_operate(H))        //Checks if mob is lying down on table for surgery
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai.dm
index f5d1e198024..99e5684e4e4 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai.dm
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
 			for(var/obj/item/organ/external/affecting in H.organs)
 				if(affecting.hidden == card)
 					affecting.take_damage(rand(30,50))
-					H.visible_message("<span class='danger'>\The [src] explodes out of \the [H]'s [affecting.name][(affecting.status & ORGAN_ROBOT) ? " in shower of gore" : ""]!</span>")
+					H.visible_message("<span class='danger'>\The [src] explodes out of \the [H]'s [affecting.name][(affecting.status & ORGAN_ROBOT) ? " in a shower of gore" : ""]!</span>")
 					break
 		holder.drop_from_inventory(card)
 	else if(istype(card.loc,/obj/item/device/pda))