Blood groups

Blood types depend on the content of the blood cells and are inherited from parents. There are eight main types. Which type you have affects how you can receive blood.

ABO is the most important blood group, but not necessarily the EASIEST! This primer gives you the essentials to build your understanding.

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There are many more blood types than just A, B and O.

In some East Asian countries, a person’s blood type is believed to determine personality traits including temperament and compatibility with others. However, the scientific community dismisses the blood type personality theory, citing a lack of evidence. They say blood types are maintained as a classification system for safe transfusions of blood in emergency situations.Known as the ABO blood group system, different...

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Nursing Notes: Blood Groups & Rh Compatibility The ABO Blood Group System There are four major blood groups determined by the presence or absence of two antigens – A and B – on the surface of red blood cells: Group A – has only the A antigen on red cells (and B antibody in the […]

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