From the vein to the lab

What actually happens to my blood sample?

krone.tv follows the journey of the blood from the vein to the laboratory.(Bild: ©BillionPhotos.com - stock.adobe.com)

To check your state of health more precisely, your doctor must send a blood sample to the laboratory. Many of these samples end up at labors.at in Austria. But what exactly is the process from taking the sample to the result? First of all, there are many steps involved. Dr. Johannes Bauer gives us a video tour of the labors.at laboratory line.

In the gentle tranquillity of labors.at's Laborstraße in Vienna's 21st district lies a realm of around 11,000 m². Here, in this pulsating center, the lifelines of health are recorded. A well-coordinated team of 540 employees lovingly takes care of the "precious cargo".