Behind the scenes: What happens to a blood sample?

In North York General Hospital's latest GoPro Behind the scenes video, Medical Laboratory Technician Esther Allen shows us what happens after a blood sample is taken in our Charlotte & Lewis Steinberg Emergency.

[BasketofBastet]

Thanks this is so interesting! I've had my blood taken all the time my whole life and I never knew exactly what happened

[Emi]

Wow so much goes into blood work. Thank you for sharing!

[Tor-Erik]

This is so facinating! Now I know why it takes about a few days or weeks to receive back results. Every details in the blood samples counts.

[PacoOtis]

Wow! Thanks for the video! To a lay person, like me, this is rather overwhelming! Please carry on!

[shankysays]

I came to know how blood test work but now I'm more interested in how that tube system works

[jennyc]

I need one of those tube thing for the laundry lol

[TheCapsule]

Who else is watching this while waiting in the clinic ?? !!!

[nashialittle]

Still doesn’t make sense why do they need 3-4 tubes

[MrSmoothis]

This is a great video, I would love to know how the tester actually works. I can understand why Thernos was trying to make it smaller lol

[MsSistren]

There's a lot of other steps missing. How do patients know how much of the blood is actually being used?

[Aoisimfy]

This could have been a shorter video by just saying "We ship it upstairs and they stick it in a machine"

[oldschoolfoil]

OK that's part one of a blood sample where's part two? the technologist? and it's disposal? or does it just sit around collecting dust at the technologist lab for eternity?

[destinyflores]

A blood draw can be a little bit scary but it’s OK to learn about your health and know about it be brave and wait for work blood results

[MaximilianonMars]

You missed the step where the sample goblin drinks half the blood vial and you get a message back that the volume was insufficient.

[abdullahal-shimri]

I am currently training to be a medical technologist, and I love my job.

[phokdis]

Lab Technicians/technologists once performed these tests instead of machines. More blood was needed when individuals went to school to perform the test, I don't know why so much is still collected. Yes, some samples have substances added for different test but...

[KidaleSmith]

cool n all but i want to see what's happening during the "appropriate testing"

[pokeyjourneys]

What about place where they melt it to the labs how do they package it you package it so it doesn't go bad depend depending how how the weather is in those areas

[davidderidder]

Why are you not describing the actual testing? This video is incomplete.

[melon]

I hate having blood work done on me. Or anyone around me. Why couldn't we just get a shot on our shoulder and get a little blood taken out at a time?