Back pain and flushing during the transfusion

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A woman is admitted to the hospital after a motor vehicle accident and has sustained a splenic laceration that requires a blood transfusion. The woman tells the nurse that she has type O blood. During the transfusion, she develops a fever, back pain, and flushing. The woman's spleen continues to bleed despite bedrest and blood transfusion. She is taken to the OR for an ex lap and her spleen is successfully removed. One week after recovering from the transfusion reaction, the woman develops pneumonia that may be caused by poor inspiration and cough as a result of pain from her splenic laceration. The woman is administered several antibiotics to assist her body in fighting the infection. The goal of antibiotic therapy is the elimination of the pathogen.

What is the reason for her fever, back pain and flushing during the transfusion? What type of hypersensitivity reaction is occurring?

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