A person with unknown blood group under ABO system, has suffered much blood loss in an accident and needs immediate blood transfusion. His friend who has valid certificate of his own blood type, offers for blood donation without delay. What would have been the type of blood group of the donor friend?
- Type B
- Type AB
- Type O
- Type A
Answer
(3) Type O
Solution
∵ The recipient's blood group is unknown, the donor's red cells must not carry any A or B antigen that could react with the recipient's plasma antibodies.
As per NCERT, blood group O has no antigens A or B on its RBCs, so it can be given to persons of groups A, B, AB and O.
∴ Persons with blood group O are called universal donors; the friend must be of type O.
Answer: (3)