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An unconscious patient is rushed into the emergency room and needs a fast blood transfusion. Because there is no time to check her medical history or determine her blood type,which type of blood should you as her doctor, give her ?

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`O ^(+ve ),` it is universal donor. In O group individuals, Antigen A or B are absent on the surface of RBC. However the plasma contains both antibodies a and b.
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