Submitted by Doltron5 t3_zcu9dq in askscience
- Patient with the Blood Group AB needs blood.
- The only blood you have is of Group A and Group B.
In this scenario, which Blood Group would be better for transfusion, and why?
Thank you.
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slouchingtoepiphany t1_iz319ug wrote
The recipient should receive Type A blood, but you wouldn't know that from the information that you were given. People with Type A blood (30%) are more common than people with Type B (11%), so it the donation should be the based on availability of donor blood. However, physiologically, it would make no difference.
Furrypocketpussy t1_iz2zrsq wrote
AB can receive A or B because their immune system has antigens for both, so it doesn't matter for them which one they recieve. Its like picking between two glasses of water. Does get a bit more picky if you factor in rhesus factor but overall still the same answer.
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Vita-vi t1_izdywgz wrote
No lol! O blood doesn’t have anything that an AB person would attack. AB can receive A, B, O, and AB. Just remember the Rh factor.
Pseudo_Punk t1_iz2st1e wrote
It depends on if you are AB+ or AB-. If you have positive blood type then you can take blood of any type, if you have negative then you can receive any type of negative blood. The best part about being AB is that we have universal platelets/plasma. We are opposite of the type O blood donors in that regard.