A patient comes in with blood type A. what type of blood besides his own can be receive if needed?

Question

A patient comes in with blood type A. what type of blood besides his own can be receive if needed?

Answer 1

Blood group A individuals have the A antigen on the surface of their RBCs, and blood serum containing IgM antibodies against the B antigen. Therefore, a group A individual can receive blood only from individuals of groups A or O (with A being preferable)

Answer 2

O

Answer 3

O negative. They are the universal donors.

Answer 4

Type O.

Answer 5

My brothers and O type and gives blood all the time, its the only one I know of that will mix with any other blood type, hope this helps, goodluck! :)

Answer 6

Besides A,he can receive O blood group(Universal blood donor)

Answer 7

If they are A+, they can receive blood from A+, A-, O+, or O-.

If they are A-, they can receive blood from A- or O-.

Answer 8

Definitely TYPE O- the universal type.

**Red blood cells have complex sugars on their surfaces; it is these sugars that determine whether the blood is type A, B, O, or both A and B. People with type A red blood cells carry antibodies against type B blood cells. If they are given a transfusion of type B red blood cells, their body will attack and kill the cells. Similarly, people with type B blood will mount an immune attack against a transfusion of type A blood.

Answer 9

Whole blood of type A

Packed red cell of type O, A

Plasma of type A, AB