What happens if the patient should need blood and only a Type and Screen was requested?
Because the ABO, Rh and antibody screen have been completed, blood can be crossmatched within a few minutes. In most cases the blood will be crossmatched and ready to issue before they arrive to pick up the blood. If the patient had a positive antibody screen, a crossmatch would have automatically been performed and compatible blood would have been found and made available for that patient.
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