It was then that Liu Xianglan discovered the blood transfusion bag labeled "Type AB" on the IV stand. She began to scream that the hospital had mixed up the blood types and killed her daughter, who was clearly Type B.
Bizarrely, the medical records from the time of the admission vanished into thin air after the incident. The distraught family accused the hospital of being guilty and intentionally destroying the evidence. Because the deceased was the child of a martyr, the hospital staff panicked, especially when the family produced blood type certificates for both parents. They were both Type B. Anyone with a basic understanding of genetics knows that two Type B parents can only produce Type B or Type O children—it is biologically impossible for them to have a child with Type AB blood.
It certainly appeared that a fatal medical error had occurred. But with a young life lost, the hospital had to find a scapegoat, and the nurse on duty that day was the first to be held accountable. Back then, clinical blood transfusion management protocols were underdeveloped; there were no "three checks and eight verifications" like there are today. The nurse, staring at the prospect of taking the blame, panicked. When her eyes landed on Jiang Yan, she grabbed at the opportunity like a lifeline, dumping all the responsibility on him. She claimed she had clearly specified Type B, but the child had relayed the instructions incorrectly, mishearing it as AB.
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