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Question about blood types?
Everyone knows that those with Type O are the universal donor and those with type AB are the universal recipents. Type O can be transfused to type AB people but why can't those with type AB be transfused to those with type O or A? If its safe to go from AB and get O why don't they do it in reverse?
I know O is compatable with AB. But if you can but O into AB why cant you put AB into O. Its the same combination isn't it?
3 Answers
- TweekLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Your thinking is right here.
The idea is that AB blood has both A and B antigens on the blood cells, hence has antibodies against neither, so it can receive O, A or B blood as well as AB, whilst O has no antigens on the blood cells, so nothing for a receiver to react to. Hence universal receiver and donor.
But as you've twigged, there's nothing to stop anti-A and anti-B antibodies in O blood being transferred into an AB type.
So for this reason, blood transfusions don't use whole blood. Blood is separated into red blood cells (which have the antigens on), platelets and plasma (which has the antibodies in).
I think, if you have to pick, using whole O blood to donate with is better because of the concentrations involved, but if a large plasma donation is needed (eg for a burns victim) and their type is unknown, AB plasma will be used as the universal donor.
- Anonymous5 years ago
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