Blood typing done using a "Know Your Blood Type" Eldoncard Home Blood Typing Kit. Done in the Anatomy & Physiology Lab here at Glen Oaks Community College. www.amazon.com...
This is a very helpful video, thank you for taking the time to succinctly explain everything! I’ve taken the eldoncard test twice, and both times I got O Negative
I kinda screwed up my Eldoncard a little bit. I poked myself but I still feel I didn’t put enough blood on the Anti-D circle and the Control circle. I know that I am AB though. But my friend did say that if you look closely, the third circle did react a little, and that means I am Rh positive.
This likely depends on laws within your state at some level, but probably only for hospitals and clinics and such. If I were just doing one of these at home on myself I would just throw the finger poker in the trash (the needle is encased when done and poses very little risk if any).
So I'm kinda confused cause I watched another video and for him your results would have been b+ I think cause with his test the A should have been an dark red 😅
Can you use blood from a bloody nose instead of poking your finger? Poking your finger hurts so bad and I have a bloody nose at very least once a week.
My worry is other contaminants, but blood from a bloody nose might work. You could do it as an experiment and let us know if it seems to work. I wouldn't be certain of the results though 🤔
If you see the clumping up of the cells (agglutination) it's a positive reaction in that circle. Sometimes they might look a bit different, the clumping is the key. The only thing I've seen that can be confusing is that the blood sometimes makes circular/lined patters when it dries... that is not agglutination and not a positive test in the circle. I hope that helps :)
For me the poke is about a 0.01 out of 10 (but I've been doing this kind of thing for over 30 years)... I've been told that it hurts less than plucking an eyebrow hair.
I just did it and it didn't hurt at all. The worst part is just the nervous build up to actually pressing it down that's scary. I didn't even really feel it at all.
