Blood type discrepancies on military identification cards and tags: A readiness concern in the U.S. Army

Military Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 785-787

  Rentas, Francisco J ^a   Clark, Patricia A ^a  

^a Blood Bank Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMY; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032694785     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/164.11.785     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. Gaydos JC, Polk AJ, Cowan DN, Clark GB, Stewart KR, Jones RV, Henry JM: Blood typing errors on U.S. Army identification cards and tags. Milit Med 1988; 153: 618-20.
2. Ensign BG, Dougherty TH, Bowlus IN, Konecki EA: ABO and Rh blood type errors on Air Force identification cards. Milit Med 1995; 160: 288-90.
3. North Atlantic Treaty Organization Standardization Agreement Number 2939: Medical Requirements for Blood, Blood Donors, and Associated Equipment, paragraph 5, May 1993.
4. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs: Health Affairs Policy 95-005, March 1995.
5. Field Manual 8-55: Planning for Health Service Support. Washington, DC, Headquarters, Department of the Army, January 1994.