Talk:Cross-matching

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Could someone point to "Blood Type" from the article? (by unknown user)

See new transfusion medicine wiki links box.Snowman 22:22, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

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[edit] To do - can you help?

To-do list for Cross-matching: edit · history · watch · refresh

Cross off the list when done

  • Computer cross-match
  • LISS & enzyme treated RBCs
  • Cold and warm antibodies
  • Incubation temperature
  • Issuing blood in a dire emergency
  • Flying squad blood

[edit] bedside cards

Bedside cards are not acceptable at the hospital I am employed at. Do you know where they are acceptable? I am wondering if it is best to use- "if an ABO can be obtained type specific blood can be issued uncross-matched"- not knowing where the reader will be from. What do you think? thanks!--Ennaear 09:13, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

From my understanding they are only used where crossmatching is not available. Perhaps: "if an ABO blood typing can be obtained...".--apers0n 10:00, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Blood grouping

Suggest having a whole section or a separate page on blood grouping. It is also partially covered on the agglutination (biology) page. Snowman 17:51, 1 August 2006 (UTC)

I saw your comments there - what exactly do you mean? What would be in the page on blood grouping? InvictaHOG 04:37, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
Methods of blood grouping - emergency techniques and plate techniques in routine use. Photographs showing visual coagulation. Explanation of blood grouping from the RBCs and double checking with the antibodies in the serum. The reagents used. It might be merged on another relevant page, but at the present time it is not fully covered, I feel. Snowman 08:19, 23 August 2006 (UTC)
Cool, sounds like a good read. Since I don't know much (if anything!) about this aspect of things, I'll have to leave it to someone else. InvictaHOG 15:41, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] emergency blood typing

How do you determine blood sample compatibility in an emergency situation? Say, if blood typing serum is unavailable? [I'm not doing my homework on Wikipedia :p I just think there should be something here on that.] — riana_dzasta wreak havoc-damage report 06:39, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

If the patients blood is not available, then it is not possible to do a cross match. In a dire emergency (where the patients blood is not available and the patients blood group is not known) group O Neg blood (universal donor blood) might be issued. Snowman 09:01, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

I thought that might be the case. Cheers. — riana_dzasta wreak havoc-damage report 15:33, 12 October 2006 (UTC)