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  • Birthday 12/14/1954

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    Rugby Union, Cricket, cooking, wine, port, reading, crosswords, lecturing, more wine and more port!
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    Pretty boring really, but not that pretty!
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    Milverton, Somerset, England
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    I have taken a brand new role in the NHSBT and am now involved very much more on the education and training side of red cell immunohaematology. My title is still Reference Service Manager, but with Training after it (Reference Service Manager - Training). I am very excited about this change, as I have a passion for training and education.
    Reference Service Manager with the NHSBT.
    Chartered Scientist.
    Fellow of the British Blood Transfusion Society, having twice served on their National Council.
    Fellow of the Institute of Biomedical Science. Member of their Special Advisory Panel for Transfusion Science and Chief Examiner for Transfusion Science for the Institute.
    Author of the chapter "Human erythrocyte antigens or blood groups" in Fundamentals of Biomedical Science, Transfusion and Transplantation Science, edited by Robin Knight, for the IBMS. 1st edition, Oxford University Press 2013 (ISBN 978-0-19-953328-2, pages 19-44.
    Just been appointed to the BCSH Blood Transfusion Task Force (writing Guidelines).
    Member of ISBT and AABB
    I am now retired from the Blood Service, but still do the other things!
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    Malcolm Needs CSci FIBMS FBBTS

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    I would treated the patient's own red cells with papain or ficin (whichever is used by the manufacturer to make their enzyme treated red cells), and then test them against autologous plasma. My guess (and from this far away, it is just a guess) is that they will be positive. I think that there is a "cold" reacting auto-antibody there. I would also suggest performing an IAT panel in tubes, bringing the reactants to 37oC before mixing them, and using isotonic saline, rather than LISS as the red cell diluent, and then washing the tests in pre-warmed isotonic saline. This should show i
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    Welcome epannell.
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    Welcome LabLady.
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    Not in the UK.
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    Well done Arno!
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    Macroscopic every time.
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