Do You Know Your Blood Type?

Extremely serious question for all truck drivers in the United States of America: Do you know your blood type? If not, please find out just in case you might need an emergency blood transfusion. Also, it is possible that you may have to give an emergency blood transfusion to another individual to save his or her life.

God bless every American and their families! God bless the U.S.A.!



Blood Types in the U.S.

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[TABLE="width: 80%, align: center"]
[TR]
[TD="colspan: 2"]Blood Type & Rh
[/TD]
[TD]How Many Have It [/TD]
[TD]Frequency [/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]O[/TD]
[TD]Rh Positive[/TD]
[TD]1 person in 3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]37.4%
[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]O[/TD]
[TD]Rh Negative[/TD]
[TD]1 person in 15[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.6%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]A[/TD]
[TD]Rh Positive[/TD]
[TD]1 person in 3[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]35.7%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]A[/TD]
[TD]Rh Negative[/TD]
[TD]1 person in 16[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]6.3%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]B[/TD]
[TD]Rh Positive[/TD]
[TD]1 person in 12[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]8.5%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]B[/TD]
[TD]Rh Negative[/TD]
[TD]1 person in 67[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]1.5%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AB[/TD]
[TD]Rh Positive[/TD]
[TD]1 person in 29[/TD]
[TD="align: right"]3.4%[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]AB[/TD]
[TD]Rh Negative[/TD]
[TD]1 person in 167[/TD]
[TD="align: right"].6%[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]


©2013 Stanford School of Medicine

 

In the past, I have donated blood to The American Red Cross. I carry my blood donor's card in my wallet at all times, which states my blood type, "A" Positive.

"O" Positive ("O"+) is the most common blood type among the population of the U.S.A. -------- 37%

"A" Positive ("A"+) is the 2nd. most common blood type among the population of the U.S.A. -- 36%

"B" Positive ("B"+) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8%

"AB" Positive ("AB"+) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3%

"O" Negative ("O"-) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7%

"A" Negative ("A"-) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6%

"B" Negative ("B"-) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2%

"AB" Negative ("AB"-) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1%

"O" Positive can only donate blood to any of the "Positive" blood types, but only receive blood from "O" Positive or "O" Negative blood types.

"O" Negative" can donate blood to any of the "Positive" or "Negative" blood types, but can only receive blood from "O" Negative blood type.

"A" Positive" can only donate blood to "A" Positive or "AB" Positive blood types, but can only receive blood from "A" Positive, "A" Negative, "O" Positive, or "O" Negative blood types.

"A" Negative can only donate blood to "A" Negative, "A" Positive, "AB" Negative, or "AB" Positive blood types, but can only receive blood from "A" Negative or "O" Negative blood types.

"B" Positive can only donate blood to "B" Positive or "AB" Positive blood types, but can only receive blood from "B" positive, "B" Negative, "O" Positive, or "O" Negative blood types.

"B" Negative can only donate blood to "B" Negative, "B" Positive, "AB" Negative, or "AB" Positive blood types, but can only receive blood from "B" Negative or "O" Negative blood types.

"AB" Positive can only donate blood to "AB Positive" blood type, but can receive blood from any of the "Positive" or "Negative" blood types.

"AB" Negative can only donate blood to "AB" Negative or "AB" Positive blood types, but can only receive blood from any of the "Negative" blood types.

"O" Negative is the universal donor.

"AB" Positive is the universal recipient.

God bless every American and their families! God bless the U.S.A.!