A patient with multiple traumatic injuries has experienced severe blood loss and is prescribed to receive blood immediately
The nurse realizes that because there is not enough time for type and crossmatch, the patient will most likely receive which type of blood?
1. O
2. A
3. B
4. AB
Correct Answer: 1
Type O blood is the universal donor. ABO antibodies develop in the serum of people whose RBCs lack the corresponding antigen; these antibodies are called anti-A and anti-B. The person with blood type B has A antibodies, the person with type A has B antibodies, the person with type O has both types of antibodies, and the person with AB has no antibodies (called a universal recipient).
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