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Blood Typing Emergency Room Worksheet

Four patients - Stanley, Millie, Bart and Gertrude - are injured in a car accident and need blood transfusions. Nurse Nan takes inventory of the hospital's blood supply. Stanley needs 100 units of AB- blood. Millie needs 88 units of A- blood. Bart needs 100 units of B+ blood. Gertrude needs 94 units of O- blood. The doctor can save Gertrude with the available O- units. Stanley can receive AB- and B- units. Bart can receive B+ and O+ units. Millie still needs 42 more units after receiving available A- and O- units. The doctor will request 42 additional units of A- or O- blood from a nearby hospital to save Millie.

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Blood Typing Emergency Room Worksheet

Four patients - Stanley, Millie, Bart and Gertrude - are injured in a car accident and need blood transfusions. Nurse Nan takes inventory of the hospital's blood supply. Stanley needs 100 units of AB- blood. Millie needs 88 units of A- blood. Bart needs 100 units of B+ blood. Gertrude needs 94 units of O- blood. The doctor can save Gertrude with the available O- units. Stanley can receive AB- and B- units. Bart can receive B+ and O+ units. Millie still needs 42 more units after receiving available A- and O- units. The doctor will request 42 additional units of A- or O- blood from a nearby hospital to save Millie.

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  • Blood Typing Worksheet - Answer Sheet: Provides a scenario involving four patients in need of blood transfusion with tasks to calculate and allocate blood units appropriately.

Blood Typing Worksheet- Answer Sheet

An Emergency Room Dilemma

DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage and answer the questions completely on a
separate answer sheet.

Gertrude, Stanley, Millie, and Bart have just been injured in a car accident and are
sent to the emergency room of their local hospital. Each victim is in need of a blood
transfusion. The hospital staff is concerned as to whether they have enough blood to give
each patient. Nurse Nan has taken inventory of the blood supply and she has recorded the
following data:
BLOOD TYPE VOLUME AVAILABLE
(Units)*
A+ 50
A- 40
B+ 80
B- 100
AB+ 120
AB- 10
O+ 160
O- 100

Each patient is given a blood test to determine his/her blood type. Each patient is
also evaluated to determine approximately how much blood is needed. The results are as
follows:
PATIENT BLOOD TYPE VOLUME of BLOOD
NEEDED (UNITS)*
Stanley AB- 100
Millie A- 88
Bart B+ 100
Gertrude O- 94
* a unit is approximately 450 mL

1a. Which blood types can Stanley, Millie, Bart, and Gertrude receive? Which blood
types can’t each individual receive?

Stanley can receive AB-, A-, B-, or O-. He cannot receive AB+, B+, A+, or O+.
Millie can receive A- or O -. She cannot receive AB-, B-, AB+, B+, A+, or O+.
Bart can receive B+, B-, O+, or O-. He cannot receive AB+,A+,AB- or A-.
Gertrude can receive O- blood only. She cannot receive any other type.

2. Calculate the total volume of blood (in Liters) needed to save each patient. Show all
work.
Multiple units times 0.450 Liters
Stanley= 45 Liters
Millie= 39.6 Liters
Bart = 45 Liters
Gertrude = 42.3 liters

3. Suppose you are an emergency room doctor at this hospital. Devise a plan to save each
patient. Explain how many units of each type of blood you can administer to the patient
and explain whether or not you have enough blood to save each victim.

Give Gertrude 94 units of Type O negative. She will be saved.


Give Stanley 10 units of AB negative and 90 units of B negative. He will be saved.
Give Millie 40 units of A negative and 6 units of O negative. She still needs 42 units of
blood.
Give Bart 80 units of B positive and 20 units of O negative (or 10 of O negative and 10 of
B-) He will be saved.

3. You have the opportunity to call a nearby hospital to see if they have any extra blood
for you. What type(s) do you request? How many units do you need?

I will need 42 units of type A negative of Type O negative to save Millie. If they have any
other blood, I will take it. It looks like we need to replenish the supply.

Blood Typing Worksheet- Answer Sheet An Emergency Room Dilemma DIRECTIONS: Read the following passage and answer the questio
Bart = 45 Liters Gertrude = 42.3 liters 3. Suppose you are an emergency room doctor at this hospital. Devise a plan to save e

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