Help eliminate the blood shortage, Join the International Blood
Registry. Blood donation is everyone’s fallback in emergencies
and life threatening sickness. The need for blood donors can
never be trumpeted enough, without enough of blood supply in
each type there are complications. This article is a look into a
factor that every transfusion procedure depends on: blood type
compatibility. Hypothetical problem: you figured in a road
accident, you’ve lost much blood and when you reached the
hospital, there is no compatible blood to give you. Solution:
wait for a compatible donor. Most asked question: Isn’t all
blood the same?! Some people may not realize this, but blood
compatibility is a very important aspect to consider in blood
transfusion. A type “B” leukemia patient cannot receive blood
from a type “A” blood donor. The same can be said for a trauma
victim with “O” blood type. He cannot receive blood from a donor
type “A”. Going back to the question we have above, the answer
to that is: NO. People have diff