Know Your Blood Type

[Illini Warrior]

Medical topic not mentioned that much - chiefly because our DIY mentality tends to bypass anything beyond our particular reach >> but SHTF blood typing won't be eazy and even possible in some cases - but blood transfusions just might be within reach - knowing your way around the topic could be essential ....


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You need to know blood types for you, your family, and all the other members of your group. You also need to know what types of blood you can receive and to whom you can donate.

A+ can receive A+, A-, O+,O- can donate to A+, AB+
A- can receive A-, O- can donate to A+, A-, AB+, AB-

B+ can receive B+, B-, O+, O- can donate to B+, AB+
B- can receive B-, O- can donate to B+, B-, AB+, AB-

AB+can receive everything--universal acceptor can donate only to AB+
AB- can receive A-, B-, AB-, O- can donate to AB+, AB-

O+ can receive O+, O- can donate to A+, B+, AB+, O+
O- can receive only O- can donate to everyone--universal donor

Because O- people can donate to anyone, they are called universal donors, or in more colorful language, walking blood banks. If you have one of these people in your group, and only one set of body armor, this person gets it.

[Kesephist]

This may help...

https://stemcelltulsa.com/products/blood-typing-kit

Me? I laughed myself silly when I found out I was the same type as Donald Ressler and Raymond Reddington.

Plasma, as far as I know, isn't typed.

[Illini Warrior]

This may help...

https://stemcelltulsa.com/products/blood-typing-kit

Me? I laughed myself silly when I found out I was the same type as Donald Ressler and Raymond Reddington.

Plasma, as far as I know, isn't typed.


if you have a group med officer - maybe even a doc >>> having a microscope and simple lab set-up for blood typing could be handy for a post SHTF community service widening program ....

[Sniper-T]

If you donate blood, they type you and let you know. If you donate regularly, it's on your card

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