Start donating blood by booking your blood donation
appointment today by calling on Free Phone 80074313.
By doing
so you are ensuring that hospitals have the right blood type they need for
their patients.
Thus, you will be
helping those who are in great need at the right time.
O Neg
Did you know
that O Neg blood donors are known as Universal Donors!
This is because
O Neg blood donors are compatible with all
other patients’ blood types. Because of this fact, in cases of emergency
this is the first blood that may be given. Do you know that only 5.5% of
the Maltese population donates this blood type?
So if you
are blood type O Neg, be proud of how many lives you can save. Do
something amazing and start donating your precious blood by becoming a donor.
AB Pos
Have you got
AB Positive Blood type? Are you aware that you are a Universal Recipient?
A Universal Recipient means that this kind of blood type is able to receive any
donation as they are all compatible with AB Positive.
AB Pos blood
is very much needed to be donated to those who have this blood type so the
others can be reserved for their corresponding blood group.
AB
positive blood is also needed for its’ plasma content. The plasma derived from
AB positive blood is compatible with all other patients’ blood types. Due
to this fact it is greatly needed, in cases of emergency where massive transfusions
are needed. Only 2.7% of the Maltese population have this blood type.
O Pos
An O Pos
blood donor can give blood to all Rh Positive blood patients, that is to O Pos;
A Pos; B Pos and AB Pos since this blood type does not have neither A nor B
antigen.
This blood
type is the second most common in Malta 38%, and if you are one, we really need
your help by becoming a blood donor.
B Pos
O Pos; O
Neg; B Pos and B Neg blood types can be given to a B Positive Patient as they
are compatible with it.
B Pos donor
is able to help both AB Pos and B Pos patients.
A Pos
A Pos is the
most common blood group in Malta 42% thus the most used. However, stocks
may run low since A Pos blood may be given to all A Pos and AB Pos
patients. The blood bank really needs
this blood type to be able to help those who need it without depleting the
stocks of the other blood groups that are compatible with this.
An A Pos
patient can receive blood from A Pos; A Neg; O Pos; O Neg blood types.
A Neg
A Negative
patient is able to receive blood from A Neg and O Neg only.
And an A Neg
donor can help those patients who are A Neg; A Pos; AB Pos and AB Neg.
Only 5.5% of
the Maltese population have this blood type.
B Neg
B Neg
patient can receive blood from O Neg and B Neg donor.
Do you know
that B Neg donors are able to help those patients who have B Neg; B Pos; AB Neg
and AB Pos blood? Only 0.75%
of the Maltese population have this blood type.
AB Neg
AB Neg
patient can receive blood from O Neg and AB Neg donor.
An AB Neg
donor can help those patients who have AB Neg and AB Pos blood types. Only
0.33% of the Maltese population have this blood type.
