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You are transporting a patient who has had her neck slashed from side to side. You and your partner are caring for the patient while a police officer drives you to the​ hospital, which is minutes away. You are focusing all of your efforts to maintain her airway and your partner is controlling her bleeding. Which of the following will you be unlikely to​ obtain?

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In an emergency during patient transport, detailed medical history is unlikely to be obtained. In life-threatening situations with severe bleeding, type O negative blood can be transfused to any patient due to its universal donor status. When both anti-A and anti-B antibodies agglutinate in a blood test, it indicates that the patient has blood type AB.

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When transporting a patient with severe neck injury and focusing on maintaining her airway while your partner is controlling bleeding, the aspect of care you will be unlikely to obtain is detailed medical history. In emergency situations, the priority is to stabilize the patient and address life-threatening conditions, leaving less critical assessments for later when the patient is stable.

Emergency Blood Transfusion

In a scenario where a patient is rushed to the emergency department with multiple traumatic injuries, and there is no time to determine their blood type, the type of blood transfused is usually type O negative. This is because O negative blood is considered the universal donor and can be safely given to patients of any blood type in emergency situations without the risk of hemolytic transfusion reactions.

Determining Blood Type

When a patient's blood sample is tested using anti-A and anti-B antibodies and both samples agglutinate, this indicates that the patient has blood type AB, which is a normal response and no error has been made. Blood type AB means the patient's red blood cells have both A and B antigens on their surface.

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