Blood Type
- 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
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If your blood type is . . .
| Type | You Can Give Blood To | You Can Receive Blood From |
| A+ | A+ AB+ | A+ A- O+ O- |
| O+ | O+ A+ B+ AB+ | O+ O- |
| B+ | B+ AB+ | B+ B- O+ O- |
| AB+ | AB+ | Everyone |
| A- | A+ A- AB+ AB- | A- O- |
| O- | Everyone | O- |
| B- | B+ B- AB+ AB- | B- O- |
| AB- | AB+ AB- | AB- A- B- O- |
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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- |
Source: AABB.ORG