Health and Fitness Information CenterBlood Type, Part 2
How is this information useful to me?
Knowing what types of blood, if you should ever need a transfusion, are compatible with yours is a pro-active step in your own health care. |
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Many people carry emergency information on their persons at all times - emergency contacts, insurance, etc. Including blood type with your emergency information is a recent recommendation. In an emergency situation if your blood type is known it will alert the medical team if you are of a rare or a common blood type. Another way this information can be useful is more global. You sometimes hear on your local news a plea for people with certain blood types to donate to blood banks when supplies are low - if you know your type you might be able to help.
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Blood Type TestThis potentially life saving information can be critical in a medical emergency or disaster crisis when immediate blood transfusion or replacement is required. Unfortunately, surveys indicate that the vast majority of people do not have this critical information either because they don't ask or because there is a notorious reluctance in the medical profession to inform patients of their chart details.