Reliability of the documented blood group in motor vehicle driving license in Kerala, India - A public health concern?
Eight out of 100 individuals had incorrect documentation in their driving license, which is a concern, especially in the situation of emergency transfusion requirements. Approximately 19% of participants revealed that they did not undergo blood grouping during the application process. License issuing authorities should ensure proper blood group verification during the application process.
Authors
- Vinu Rajendran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8703-6473)
- Prinu Jose
- Ramiz Raja Abdul Aziz
- Jasmin Abdul Gafoor
Institutions
- Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (IN)
- Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation (IN)
- Government Medical College (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_682_24
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Blood donation and transfusion practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.73