blood

[jannyneve]

what is the rarest blood group in the uk?thanks.

[gastwo]

I found this list - don't know how true it is though.

O Positive 40 out 100
O Negative 7 out of 100
A Positive 34 out of 100
A Negative 6 out of 100
B Positive 8 out of 100
B Negative 1 out of 100
AB Positive 3 out of 100
AB Negative 1 out 200

[jake-the-peg]

The above are the main blood groups there are over 200 really rare ones see here:

http://www.bloodbook.com/rare-chart.html

[B00]

Always new I was special - I'm AB Negative :-)

[nancie]

lets hope you don't ever need a blood transfusion then!!!

bless

[B00]

Ooooe yeah nancie, I didn't think of that! Now I dont feel so much special as scared....lol

[jake-the-peg]

Panic ye not Boo

You should be able to accept blood from any 0 negative donor

It's just you can't return the favour

[Mikeyd2]

Remember Tony Hancock's show . He gave blood eventually AB Neg. only to cut himself and need it straight back ....A PINT!!!

[LazyGun]

Actually, Boo is in the rather enviable position of being what used to be termed a "universal recipient".

Boo could receive blood from Group O,A,B,and A,B donors if necessary.

In the days when I was working in hospital blood transfusion departments, we often transfused group AB patients with group A or B blood, since group AB was so rare, and there were times when we didnt have any in stock.

[B00]

<Goes back to feeling special again>

[AGENT X]

I happen to be 0+ wich would make me able to give to most anyone but only able to recieve 0+. there are type specific blood types for people who have immuno deficiancies and there white blood cells would attack if not the same