Group and Save / Crossmatch

General Information

Group and Screen Sample Volume Requirements;

Adults: 6ml or 3mL EDTA

Paediatrics: 3mL EDTA

Neonates: 0.5ml EDTA

Blood Bank need to ensure that there are two distinct samples from a patient that have generated the same blood group from both samples. If Blood Bank have seen the patient before and already have a historic blood group (after 20th October 2015) then you only need to make a request for group and save or crossmatch as you normally do. If the patient has no previous records in Blood Bank then you MUST repeat the group and save or crossmatch with a second sample.