what exactly happens if the wrong bloodtype is used in a transfusion?

Question

what happens when the wrong bloodtype is used in a transfusion, and what if its a lesser amount of the wrong bloodtype, lets say 2-3cc?

teh reason is asked about the smaller amount was this thing in the paper yesterday, about someone injecting hiv injected blood into a drugged person.

when i heard that i thought, he must not have taken bloodtype into account and it could have been very dangerous.

besides injecting someone with hiv being stupid ofcourse

Answer 1

It depends on the blood type of the recipient.

If your blood type is O, and you are given A, B or AB blood, your body will see this as foreign and produce antibodies to the red blood cells that have been transfused. The blood cells will clump together (it looks a bit like brick dust), and can clog capillaries throughout the body. In particular, the brain (causing stroke) and the kidneys, causing kidney failure, and usually death. However, 2-3 cc is an incredibly small amount, and your body may well be able to deal with this amount of foreign material depending on how and where it was administered (In the days when becoming blood brothers was common, people didn't usually die from sharing blood - however, now with Hep C, Hep B and AIDS I wouldn't recommend the blood brother process)

If your blood type is AB you are able to receive all types of blood in an emergency, although it is better to have an exact match.

The ABO typing system is just one of the typing systems used. This is a bit of an example. You also need to be careful about rhesus factor (rhesus negative/ rhesus positive eg O+ or O-). If you are negative, you must receive negative blood, however, if you are positive you should receive positive blood, but at a pinch you will be OK with negative blood.

Answer 2

In most cases death - but no one uses only 2 or 3 cc of blood in a transfusion

Answer 3

The body would see the blood as foreign and the immune system would attack it. This would result in clotting, which is very dangerous and could be deadly. Smaller dose carries the same dangers.

Answer 4

Even 2-3 cc can cause a thrombus (clot) to develop, and that is almost certainly fatal if not treated immediately.

Answer 5

Happened to my husband, he got the right type but the wrong factor, and he got a severe reaction. Luckily he was awake and noticed it right away.

Answer 6

Even a small amount will cause a severe reaction and death may follow.

Answer 7

Then you can get rashes & stuff, and die. They learned that the hard way in the olden days

Answer 8

you can and will probably die if it is a fairly large amount

Answer 9

it treats it like a foren object and then your body rejects it!!!!!

Answer 10

do you think that dracular cares?