We’ve been out of line with the rest of #FOAM #MedEd podcasts for the longest time. Forget that haematology stuff, it’s time to talk about RESUS. Break out your adrenaline, it’s time to crack some chests and… wait what? You meant Rhesus? With an H? Oh right… okay. Put down those trauma shears as the only thing we’ll be cracking open are the ISBT Red Cell Immunogenetics guidelines. Join the Bloody Minded Crew take you though the basics of blood grouping with a focus on ABO and Rhesus. 

Timestamps:

0:56 - Cale needs help with the target
3:00 - Intro to blood groups
6:02 - What is a "blood group?"
8:40 - Historical diversion on blood groups!
9:47 - Cale speaks flawless German
13:49 - The ABO group: the hatted and the hatless
18:12 - The Bombay phenotype! No hat, no hair.
20:38 - ABO frequencies
21:11 - ABO compatibilities
21:49 - Interesting (to us) ABO tidbits
24:43 - Intro to Rhesus
29:13 - Nomenclature - RhD, C, c, E, e
36:27 - Wiener classification (brace yourself)
46:27 - Take home messages

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