Wrong blood group in the ID card

[IceTea]

We all know that the ID card contains the type of blood group, and recently I have been told that in SQU while medical college students do blood tests as part of their study, some students found that their actual blood group doesn't match with what is stated in the ID card. This is something dangerous, isn't it?

My questions are:

1. Do you think that this can really happen, I mean having a wrong blood group in the ID card?

2. If someone invloved in an accident, in the hospital do they double check the blood group of the injured person or they just go according to the ID card blood group and start giving him blood if required?

[Navigator]

actually its somethin' to worry about ! but i guess they do double check b4 any tx of blood.

But lets hear it form the expert of the house .

[eL3yo0oN]

It is dangerous, but I think they check the Birth Certificate before putting in the blood group in the ID card.

[QuEeN]

maybe the SQU students are wrong?:os it is dangerous indeed!

[Oblivious]

This thing has been worrying me, when I went to find out my blood group type..I felt like they did it without paying attention, and I am not so comfortable with it. I have to check it again, but I'm too lazy lol.

I think they should check it again before transfering blood to anyone.

[HITMAN]

1. Do you think that this can really happen, I mean having a wrong blood group in the ID card?

2. If someone invloved in an accident, in the hospital do they double check the blood group of the injured person or they just go according to the ID card blood group and start giving him blood if required?

1- I haven't come across a case in which the blood group was stated incorrectly in the I.D card, but that doesn't mean that it can't happen. So yes, it can happen

2- Blood group typing can be done in seconds through a small finger prick blood sample just as checking the blood sugar & no one would risk to transfuse a patient without making sure about the blood group first in a proper healthcare facility
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IceTea, did you come across a case in which the blood group mentioned on the ID was incorrect & in resulted any serious complication?

[IceTea]

1- I haven't come across a case in which the blood group was stated incorrectly in the I.D card, but that doesn't mean that it can't happen. So yes, it can happen

If it can happen what do you think the main reasons are?



2- Blood group typing can be done in seconds through a small finger prick blood sample just as checking the blood sugar & no one would risk to transfuse a patient without making sure about the blood group first in a proper healthcare facility

The question is, is it a formal procedure in the ministry that the patient blood group must be checked before taransfering blood even in emergency situations?



IceTea, did you come across a case in which the blood group mentioned on the ID was incorrect & in resulted any serious complication?

Personally I didn't come across a case myself.

[-Alysa-]

hehe I think SQU students made a mistake, or this is just one of those rumours going around in SQU lol.

[Riahy]

anything can happen. i've heard of surgents forgetting their car keys in people's body durring surgery. so random errors happen and the best way to get rid of it is to check more than once. if someone needed blood transfer, they'ld check for blood first if possible. if it was a last min thing, then go with the ID. and that's just me <.>

[HITMAN]

In a proper emergency setup the things are done rapidly with very well trained medics & such a fatal error such as transfusing wrong blood group is something that can't be justified

And as I mentioned, the test is very rapid thus cross match is done before transfusion

IceTea, there is no 100% in any test & this one is no exception, though highly unlikely when done in labs by professionals

um albanin, you are in A&E, enlighten us further