NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -For emergency transfusions, blood group type O negative blood is the variety of blood that has the lowest risk of causing serious reactions for most people who receive it. Because of this, it’s sometimes called the universal blood donor type.

Detailed explanation-2: -ABO blood types If you have type O blood, you can only get type O red blood cell transfusions. But you can give your red blood cells to people with type A, B, AB, or O blood, which is why you are sometimes called a universal donor. (Universal donor blood cells are typically only used in emergencies.

Detailed explanation-3: -Of the four main blood types, A, B, AB, and O, only O can be given to any patient. This universal donor O-type blood is crucial for emergency situations where time or resources for typing are limited, so it is often in short supply.

Detailed explanation-4: -O negative blood can be used in transfusions for any blood type. Type O is routinely in short supply and in high demand by hospitals – both because it is the most common blood type and because type O negative blood is the universal blood type needed for emergency transfusions and for immune deficient infants.

Detailed explanation-5: -Because it is the universal blood type and can be transfused to patients of any blood type, type O negative blood is what emergency room personnel reach for when there is no time to determine the blood type of patients in the most serious situations.