Download Blood Type Universal Acceptor PNG. In an emergency, anyone can receive type o red blood cells, and type ab individuals can receive red. A blood type (also known as a blood group) is a classification of blood, based on the presence and absence of antibodies and inherited antigenic substances on the surface of red blood cells (rbcs).

What blood type a person ends up with is determined by genetics.

Blood typing helps your doctor determine what type of donor blood is compatible with your own. If an individual with type b blood is transfused with type a blood, the type a antibodies within their serum will detect and bind to the antigens of however, these individuals are considered universal donors as their serum contains no antigens and therefore antibodies present in a recipient's serum. Universal donor and universal recipient. There are four antigens, or antigen groups: