What happens to blood after it’s been tested?

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I had another blood draw today for my GD test and it made me curious- what happens to the blood after the lab tests it? How is it disposed?

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I work at a blood bank where we test thousands of blood samples per day. The tube will be tested, and if it’s positive gets sent off to a confirmatory lab for confirmation testing. If it tests negative for everything we store it in a large refrigerator for 7 days before disposing of them in biohazard bins that are taken by a company to be incinerated.

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