How to Know What Blood Types Can be Transfused with other blood types

If you are curious about what types of blood can be transfused with your type of blood, this article will help you. This article will provide you with what types of bloods can your blood type take, and who you can donate your blood to.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. First know your blood type. You can get your blood tested at any hospital. It is always good to know your blood type especially that day when you will need it the most. The biggest need of blood transfusions is due to car accidents and other trauma events. The problem with this tragedy is that you never know when you will experience a trauma event thus you can never plan when you will need blood. With this in mind always know your blood type, and please donate to the blood banks so the hospitals can do their job and save lives! Below is the information about what can be transfused with the different blood types.

2. A+: You can give blood to these blood types: A+ and AB+.
   You can only receive blood from these types: A+,A-,O+, or O-.

3. A-: You can give blood to these blood types: A+, A-, AB+, and AB-.
   You can only receive blood from these types: A- or O-.

4. O+: You can give blood to these blood types: O+, A+, B+, and AB+.
   You can only receive blood from these types: O+ or O-.

5. O-: You can give blood to Everyone.
   You can only receive blood from other O- blood types.

6. B+: You can give blood to these blood types: B+ and AB+.
   You can only receive blood from these blood types: B+, B-, O+, or O-.

7. B-: You can give blood to these blood types: B+, B-, AB+, and AB-.
   You can only receive blood from these blood types: B- or O-.

8. AB+: You can only give blood to other AB+ patients.
   You can receive blood from any blood type.

9. AB-: You can only give blood to these blood types: AB+ and AB-.
   You can only receive blood from these blood types: AB-, A-, B-, or O-.