Type a patient's blood group

A patient's group is confirmed only after two independent determinations by two different people. Until it is confirmed, the system allows only group O red cells with a serological crossmatch.

Enter and verify a typing

1. 1Open Blood Bank → Patient Typing and select New.
2. 2Choose the Patient and Facility. Enter the Sample Barcode, Drawn At, Drawn By and the Patient ID on Sample Label.
3. 3Enter Abo, Rh, the Antibody Screen result (and any Antibody Identified) and the Direct Antiglobulin result. Enter Tested By.
4. 4Save. The state is Entered.
5. 5A second person opens the record and selects Verify (second person).

Rules

• The identifier on the sample must match the patient. If it does not, reject the sample and ask for a new draw.
• The verifier must be a different person from the one who entered the result.
• A verified typing cannot be changed or deleted. To correct it, enter a new sample.
• If the two determinations disagree, resolve the discrepancy before allocating blood.

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