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Madhulk Posted 17 years ago
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Unit of O-neg...

WOMAN 1 : Unit of O-neg. Is that just short for O negative blood?
Run a cross-and-type match. To check her blood and find suitable donors?
Start an arterial line right away.
And blood gasses.

WOMAN 2: Blood gasses, coming up.
WOMAN 1 : Prep for chest tube now.

WOMAN 2: Chest tube.
WOMAN 1 : Let's go, let's go.
  

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Madhulk WOMAN 1 : Unit of O-neg. Is that just short for O negative blood? That's how I read it.

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  • Madhulk WOMAN 1 : Unit of O-neg.
  • Is that just short for O negative blood?
  • That's how I read it.
  • 1 unit could be one bag of blood.
  • Run a cross-and-type match.
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Madhulk WOMAN 1 : Unit of O-neg. Is that just short for O negative blood? That's how I read it. 1 unit could be one bag of blood.
Run a cross-and-type match. To check her blood and find suitable donors? I believe so.
Start an arterial line right away.
And blood gasses.

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I don't know why the term is "unit", when we all know it is a "pint" in non-metrical terms.
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Just found this from a website:

A unit of whole blood is 450 milliliters, which is about 0.9510 U.S. pint. For components of blood, one unit is the amount of that substance that would normally be found in one unit of whole blood. The adult human body contains roughly 12 units of whole blood. Note: although the unit is defined by volume, it is actually measured
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