Bloodgroups 101

Blood of type A can be administered to type A and AB patients. Type B
can be administered to type B and type AB. Type AB can only be
administered to type AB patients. Type 0 can be administered to all
patients.

A patient with type AB blood can receive any type of blood. A patient
with type 0 can receive type 0 blood only.

A person with type 0 is said to be a universal donor. A person with
type AB is said to be a universal receiver.

Blood should be Rh negative if the Rh status of the patient is
unknown. Normally the Rh status of given blood should match that of
the patient.

A secretor's blood group can be determined from their saliva and other
bodily secretions. This can be of use in investigations against that
person.

Determining bloodgroup

00-04 AB
05-14  B
15-59  A
60-99  0

00-84 Rh positive
85-99 Rh negative

00-24 Secretor
25-99 Non-secretor

Document bloodgroup as <type><Rh>. Also document secretor status.

Examples:

AB+
0- (secretor)
A-


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