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Originally Posted by Denver
I also see lots of ex-squaddie types with tattoos on their arms denoting thier blood type. However, I was told recently that even with the tattoo, medical staff are always going to do a blood test before giving you anymore. Tattoo or not! Perhaps Faulty can comment on that one.
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We would never assume that the tattoo was correct , blood would always be sent to the lab for cross-matching. Most squaddies would also have dog-tags which could be used to access medical records and check blood group on medical files.