- Almost 40% of the population has O+ blood
- Patients with Type O blood must receive Type O
blood - About half of all blood ordered by hospitals in
our area is Type O - Type O blood is the universal blood type and is
the only blood type that can be transfused to patients with other
blood types - Only about 7% of all people have Type O
negative blood - Type O negative blood is the preferred type for
accident victims and babies needing exchange transfusions - There is always a need for Type O donors
because their blood may be transfused to a person of any blood
type in an emergency
If your blood type is . . .
| Type | You Can Give Blood To |
You Can Receive Blood From |
Out of 100 donors . . . .
.
| 84 donors are RH+ |
16 donors are RH- |
| 38 are O+ |
7 are O- |
| 34 are A+ |
6 are A- |
| 9 are B+ |
2 are B- |
| 3 are AB+ |
1 is AB- |
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