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What is Your Blood Type

In an emergency, anyone can receive type O red blood cells, and type AB individuals can receive red blood cells of any type.  That means that people with type O blood are “universal donors” and those with type AB blood are “universal recipients.” Find out more about your blood type below.  If you don't know your blood type, a great way to find out is to donate!
What is your blood type?

Facts about blood (from the American Association of Blood Banks):
  • Blood makes up about .7 percent of your body's weight.
  • An adult of average weight has about 10 to 12 pints of blood.
  • A newborn baby has approximately one cup of blood in his/her body.
  • Sixty percent of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood; however, only five percent do.
  • Just one pint of donated blood can help save the lives of several people.
  • There is no substitute for human blood.
  • Volunteers provide nearly all of the nation's blood supply for transfusion.
  • Every three seconds someone needs blood.
  • Approximately 32,000 pints of blood are used each day in the United States.
  • Blood centers often run short of type O and B blood.
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