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BIOLOGY
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Detailed explanation-1: -Universal donors are those with an O negative blood type. Why? O negative blood can be used in transfusions for any blood type.
Detailed explanation-2: -Who can receive O negative blood? O negative donors are often called ‘universal donors’ because anyone can receive the red blood cells from their donations. Although about 8% of the population has O negative blood, it accounts for around 13% of hospital requests for red blood cells.
Detailed explanation-3: -O negative is the most common blood type used for transfusions when the blood type is unknown. This is why it is used most often in cases of trauma, emergency, surgery and any situation where blood type is unknown. O negative is the universal blood type. O negative blood type can only receive O negative blood.