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MY BLOOD TYPE AND BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS

Let's hope history dosen't repeat itself!

Before blood types were discovered, scientists and doctors experimented on animals and humans in a Frankenstein like fashion. The first reported blood transfusion occurred in 1492 on Pope Innocent VII in Rome. However it was unsuccessful and the Pope died soon after. In 1665 English physician, Richard Lower, successfully transfused blood from one dog to another. Further fatal attempts on sheeps, lambs, dogs and humans passed until finally in 1900, an Austrian scientist named Karl Landsteiner discovers that blood comes in 4 main groups - A, B, AB and O . He was awarded the Nobel Prize for his achievements.

Blood Groups

The four primary blood groups: O, A, B, AB are divided into eight blood types: O-, O+, A-, A+, B-, B+, AB-, AB+. Not all blood types are compatible. For instance, if you transfer blood from a blood type B- donor to a blood type A+ patient, the donor blood (B-) would begin to agglutinate (cells stick together) resulting in death of the patient. During the transfusion process, blood matching must first be accurately done. A patient should ideally receive their own blood to minimize the chance of a transfusion reaction.

Red Blood Cells Compatibility

	Type A can give to: A and AB Type A can receive from: A and O
	Type B can give to: B and AB Type B can receive from: B and O
	Type O can give to: AB,A,B,O Type O can receive from: O
	Type AB can give to: AB Type AB can receive from: AB,A,B,O

BLOOD TYPE COMPATABILITY CHART