Doctors of many disciplines, especially in the fields of transfusion medicine, anaesthesia, intensive care and internal medicine, are often confronted with transfusion medicine and immunohaematological problems in daily practice. Making the right decisions requires knowledge of the basics and the knowledge of clinics and practices on life-critical topics such as: Antigen and antibody reactions AB0, rhesus and other known human blood group systems HLA system Blood donation, blood and blood component preserves Risks of blood transfusion (including transfusion reactions, communicable diseases) Clinical immunohaematology This book provides you with all the (vital) knowledge you need in this field, including all known blood groups.