Syntax

Syntactic actants

Actant 1: whose blood it is
(a) Genitive
(b) Possessive
Кровь инфекционного больного может быть опасна. The blood of a contagious patient can be dangerous.
Кровь его была густая и тёмная. His blood was thick and dark.
NB When the word кровь functions as a subject and does not have a descriptive modifier, the construction кровь у + Genitive is often preferred to (a) and (b), above:
Кровь у него была густая и тёмная. His blood was thick and dark.
Actant 2: where the blood is
(a) на + Prepositional or на + Locative
Кровь на губе (or на лбу, etc.) быстро высохла. The blood on his lip (or on his forehead, etc.) dried quickly.